Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to share why I came on Mission Megumi at the Student Impact weekly meeting (Immanuel meeting). Through my sharing I was reminded of God’s grace for me because he had been moving and preparing me long before I even realised or even considered coming on this project. In thinking about why I am here in Japan, I was reminded of John 15:14-16 which was part of the sermon on the first week at the Japanese church Juli and I have been attending called Honjigahara. I was reminded of God’s grace in bringing our whole team here and that He was the one that chose us to be lasting fruit bearers here to tell of His grace to the Japanese students.

14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

Also, yesterday at lunch, we were able to experience God truly answering what we asked in His name when we prayed for a contact that Juli and Yukari (a graduate from Nanzan) had met the week before. Minori is a 3rd year student with Christian parents but hadn’t made a decision for herself to trust in Christ. At our prayer time before meeting students for lunch, we prayed for the opportunity to share the KGP with her and for her to trust Christ. Praise God for answering that prayer! Yukari and Joyce (a CCC staff member) got to share the Gospel with her throughout lunch and even into 3rd period when she was supposed to have class. Please pray that Minori will now grow in her faith and that God will strengthen and protect her in this important period.