After a day of orientation at OMF headquarters in Ichikawa, I made my way up to Aomori and met the Ghents and the team from Brisbane. As the team had already been around for a week I hit the ground running and tried to keep up with the schedule as best as I could! The Ghents and the Brisbane team were great in welcoming me in and making me feel included.
God gave us many opportunities to meet and speak with people. I went to two of the services, one Japanese (Itayanagi) and one English (Grace). We also had two lots of English classes before each service and lots of eating in between. For the adult English class we had them read and act out the Parable of the Wedding Banquet (Luke 14:15-23).
Over dinner, R-san from the English class asked me for my testimony - I was told this was a great development as she has been in contact with the Ghents since she was in high school (she's now a mother). She ended up staying for church even though she had intended to leave after class. I also met A-san who was wearing a cross and asked him if he knew what it meant for Christians. It was only an accessory to him, but I was able to explain why Jesus had to die on the cross for us. It's amazing that people are so open to talk about Christianity here, we just need to rely on God for the boldness to steer the conversation that way!
- Sharon
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neat to read about and also see first hand how God used you.
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