2001 Previous Broadcasts, English Page 3

September-December 2001
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Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#802	"Change of Heart" -- *Yoshiyuki Yoshida & Machiko Endō* From the time he was in his teens, Yoshiyuki Yoshida lived the life of a Yakuza gang member and eventually rose to become the leader of a 100-man group. Since becoming a Christian, he has been working in the real estate business and can often be found telling others of his experiences at the various places he is invited to speak. The topic of our conversation is the recent publication of a book about his life. We welcome him and the author of the book, Machiko Endō, on this week's program.
	Week 2	#803	"Spring 2000 Holy Land Tour (1) -- Jerusalem to the Dead Sea" This is the first program in a re-broadcast of our series shot during the Spring 2000 Harvest Time Holy Land Tour. The Judean Wilderness, expanding southward from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea, is the focus of this program, highlighted by a look at the towering natural fortress of Masada.
	Week 3	#804	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 6" This is the sixth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapters seven and eight: "The Women That Served Jesus," "John the Baptist in Prison," and "The Parable of the Sower."
	Week 4	#805	"A Journey to Meet Anne" -- *Miwako Ōtani* Author Miwako Ōtani is a well-known children's author who has, in the past, dealt with such subjects as the meaning of life and family problems. She and her book about the life of a former Hansen's Disease patient, "To Live," was featured on one of our programs in July and drew a significant response from viewers. Today we ask her for her thoughts on the life of Holocaust victim Anne Frank as we look at a video that she herself helped produce.
	Week 5	#806	"Living in the Land of Promise" -- *David Katz* David Katz was raised in an American Jewish family and emigrated to Israel in 1992. He is now the assistant director of "Sar-El Tours," the only tourist agency in Israel run by Messianic Jews (Jewish believers in Jesus Christ). While traveling in Japan, Katz spoke at the recent "Israel Week" meetings in Osaka. In this program we bring you some highlights from that meeting.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#807	"A Lady Restaurateur Paints the Holy Land" -- *Masako Tokumitsu* The proprietress of the restaurant that hosted the meeting where the foundations of the Meiji Constitution was laid is our guest on this program. To celebrate the 170th year since the restaurant's opening, owner-operator Masako Tokumitsu organized an event called "Israel Week." During the event, an Israel Art Exhibition opened, featuring oils painted by Ms. Tokumitsu and some works of other artists. We'll talk with her about what thoughts motivated her to paint scenes from the Holy Land, and also what it's like to be the proprietress of a Japanese restaurant with a long tradition.
	Week 2	#808	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 7" This is the seventh of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapter eight: "Jesus Stills the Wind," and "The Healing of the Demoniac."
	Week 3	#809	"Come Sunday, the Section Chief Turns Pastor" -- *Masanori Ogata* Today's theme is taken from a book published recently by Forest Books entitled, "Bible School For Businessmen: Surviving the Now" (Ima wo Ikinuku Bijinesuman Seisho-juku). The author, Masanori Ogata, has for 25 years been wearing two hats in his professional career -- public relations section chief for Ōte Enterprises, and church pastor. We'll be talking with him about his experiences in this unique lifestyle and about authoring his book.
	Week 4	#810	"Transformation of a 'Wild Pony' Narrator" -- *Mari Kawakami & Keiko Nakamura* Today's guest was one of the narrators featured on the "Stories of Love on the Wind" CD. Mari Kawakami grew up in an affluent family, but afterwards traveled a path with plenty of ups and downs. Her pursuit of money, love, and other goals left her with little but disappointment. Just as she was losing the will to live, however, she remembered the Bible that she had read long ago. How was it that she found the strength to go on? Keiko Nakamura, a fellow narrator who observed these changes going on in Kawakami's life, joins us for the discussion.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#811	"Mitsuyo Miura Talks About Ayako" -- *Mitsuyo Miura* Today we bring you a look at the recent Memorial Forum in Osaka that commemorated the second anniversary of author Ayako Miura's death. The event was organized by the Kansai chapter of the International V.I.P. Club and guest speaker was Ayako Miura's husband, Mitsuyo. His address included some behind-the-scenes recollections about the writing of Miura's first best-seller, Freezing Point ("Hyoten"). A fascinating program.
	Week 2	#812	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 8" This is the eighth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapter nine: "The Feeding of the 5,000," and "Peter's Confession of Faith."
	Week 3	#813	"A Ventriloquist With a Message: Rest!" -- *Takeshi Ikeda* Originally a new-drama stage actor, Takeshi Ikeda currently displays his multiple talents through acting, public recitations, and even ventriloquism. Most recently, he has been presiding over a group of amateur ventriloquists that has been energetically at work with activities like performances for retirement home residents. What caused him to start this kind of work? He and his dummy, "Grandma Sarah," join us in our studio for this program.
	Week 4	#814	"Don't Worry About Anything!" -- *Mitsuo Sasaki* Today's theme is taken from the title of the book, Don't Worry About Anything! ("Donna Koto Nimo Kuyokuyo Suruna!"). The message in the book is a powerful one that addresses our era, sometimes referred to as "The Age of Uneasiness" or "Murky Times." The book's author, international lawyer Mitsuo Sasaki, joins us in the studio to talk about the secrets for living life positively.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#815	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 9" This is the ninth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at two more scenes from chapter nine: "The Transfiguration," and "Fight at the Foot of the Mountain."
	Week 2	#816	"As the Bird Sings" -- *Yvonne Williams* A truly talented vocalist, Yvonne Williams has sung on numerous movie sound tracks and performed on stage with the likes of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. As a child, people in her church fellowship recognized her extraordinary ability and prayed a special prayer of blessing over her. In this program we talk with her about what has happened on her journey from that time to the present. We'll also take a look at part of a performance she gave at a recent gathering sponsored by Harvest Time in the United States.
	Week 3	#817	"Recitations That Echo in the Heart" -- *Makiko Iohara & Tomoko Shimizu* This week's guest, Makiko Iohara, recently gave a dramatic reading from Ayako Miura's best-selling novel, "Freezing Point," at the Memorial Forum commemorating the second anniversary of the author's death. Iohara lives with a handicap that makes her bones brittle enough to break if subjected to the slightest shock. Since childhood, she had successfully taken on numerous challenges, but, in the end, it only left her with an empty heart. Then, she discovered something at a church. A member of that church, Tomoko Shimizu, joins Iohara and talks with us in the studio about that "something."
	Week 4	#818	"Gospel Choir Festival" This week we bring you a look at the Gospel Choir Festival held at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo on December 1st. Seven finalist groups from Tokyo, Okinawa, and the Tohoku area vied with each other for the 2001 Grand Prix award and we'll be introducing their lively voices to you. We'll also take a look at part of a powerful concert performance by the Festival guest group, Chu Kosaka and Gospel Family.
	Week 5	#819	"The Hippopotamus Postman" Series, Part 4 -- *Joseph Paul Ozawa* Psychologist and pastor Joseph Paul Ozawa is known as "The Hippopotamus Postman" because of the messages of love that he delivers to people. In this program, we introduce you to some more of the moving true stories he has encountered in his journeys throughout the world. Following the theme of "Light Shining in the Darkness," we present two stories: "A Bit of Rice" and "Forgiveness in Rwanda." (Re-broadcast).

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