Crisis provides chances
Responding to a prompting from the Holy Spirit, Amy reached out to her friends with her testimony
After coming back to Japan (Tokyo) from the global conference earlier this year, I got a fever and a cough. On the one hand, I was afraid that I had been infected by COVID-19, but on the other hand, God also encouraged me to write my personal testimony and share with friends that I had had difficulty sharing with and are not yet believers. This was really a big challenge for me and it was hard to start. However, God encouraged me many times through devotions and Bible studies. So, I finally finished my Japanese testimony in late February and grabbed the chance to send it to my not-yet-believer friends when they sent me birthday wishes. In two months, I have already sent it to 25 friends!
Some friends didn’t reply, but other told me their thoughts, and some even said they want to think about Christianity again.
I’m thankful God let me share this opportunity I had with my Bible study and church’s cell group members. Through sharing and inviting them to pray, it helped them think about what they can do for God. Thanks to God for his guidance, which let me share the gospel to not-yet-believers, and also walk with Christians—these are the two missions God gave me in Japan.
Recently, I read this in a devotion: “If the surrounding environment is bright, why do we need to be a light on the path? We have to be the light because the world is dark.”1 This is also how God first called me to serve as an intern missionary in Sendai years ago!
Let’s shine for the Lord in this dark world.
1. Translated from Erdaozijian, “A legend accomplished,” Facebook, March 31, 2020, https://www.facebook.com/erdaozijian/posts/2502607539987062