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We at Iwa believe that the stories of real-life people and their relationship with a very real and living Jesus Christ, can have a powerful impact and a lasting impression on those who don't know him, even more so than the presentation of the Plan of Salvation, especially for people of Japan and Asian ancestry. So we have developed some faith stories that can help introduce people to the Jesus Christ we know who is active in our daily lives.

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Miracles in Little Tokyo


Miracles in Little Tokyo: Seeking the Prosperity of the City is the story of Bill Watanabe, Executive Director of Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) and how God led him and LTSC to create services and programs that have revitalized Little Tokyo.  Union Center for the Arts, Casa Heiwa, the Tofu Festival, Asian Americans for Miracle Marrow Matches, the Little Tokyo Recreation Center--Bill has amazing stories of God being involved in these and other projects that have breathed new life into Little Tokyo.


Read a sample of Bill's stories here on the left.
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Miracles in Little Tokyo Study Guides


Three study guides have been created to make Miracles in Little Tokyo usable by churches.  Instead of Bible study, the study of Bill’s story can be “life study.”  And it can be used as an evangelistic study to introduce seekers to God as Someone who is alive and real, and active in the lives of people and on behalf of whole communities in concrete ways.

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Sharing A Story of Hope


This is the story of former Iwa staff member, Danny Matsuda.  Danny shares how a devastating divorce brought him into a relationship with Christ who gave him hope, healing, and a future.
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May I Introduce Someone To You Who Changed My Life. . . .


This booklet is the result of an attempt by Iwa Executive Director, Cyril Nishimoto, to create a new and different kind of sharing tool—one that introduces people to a living and very real person, Jesus Christ, rather than to the Plan of Salvation, through stories. There are seven stories from the Bible about the encounters of real-life people with Jesus, and seven stories about Cyril’s own present-day encounters with that same Jesus depicted in each of the Bible stories. Designed also to encourage Christians to write their own stories and use them as sharing tools for introducing people to Jesus, the booklet ends with an invitation to the reader to begin an intimate relationship with Jesus, or in the alternative, to get to know Him better.