It has been little over 2 weeks
after coming back from Japan. From the
experience of the last trip to Japan, before she fell asleep Hiroko tried to
tell herself to look around the bedroom that this is Chicago. Still Hiroko dreamed that she missed the
Shinkansen, almost missed the airplane because she had over slept, and trying
to meet the people she supposed to meet, Hiroko cried out to know where she is,
etc. Waking up with these dreams made
Hiroko very confused and depressed. Last
time Hiroko dreamed these dreams for over 4 weeks almost every night, but this
time about 10 days only. Do you think it
worked to tell herself that here is Chicago before she sleeps?
This time Hiroko would like to write
about God’s blessings, His miracles, the answering to the prayer during this
trip to Japan. It can be said
coincidences but Hiroko looked them as the works of God. Friends were praying for Hiroko during her
trip to Japan and asked about the typhoons in Japan. Usually typhoon comes to Japan in September
but this year it came twice beginning of October. Lisa wanted to see the relatives of Dan-san,
so Hiroko made a plan to move from Yamagata to Hiroshima on October 5, Sunday. On the day Typhoon would be coming said by
weather report, but they safely arrived in Hiroshima around 3 pm, October
5. Hiroko will write about how wonderful
and good time in Hiroshima in the “Japan Trip Diary” soon with lots of photos. By the way the typhoon came near Tokyo area
on October 6, Monday. Many Shinkansen
between Tokyo and Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima were cancelled. Thinking about this typhoon would come on
October 5; it was a big problem for them. Hiroko had to give Thanks to the Lord.
The next typhoon should come on the
day Hiroko/Dan-sanwhould move to Sapporo from Obihiro for catching the airplane
to Osaka. Hiroko’s friend from Osaka
called and asked to pray for turning the typhoon from Obihiro to thePacific
Ocean. It came true that the Typhoon turned
from Obihiro to the Pacific Ocean. Dan-san/Hiroko
had safely arrived to Osaka and had a wonderful time with Osaka
Kumiko-san. Hiroko wanted to call these
are the Miracles by the Lord.
Prayer for Hiroko’s brother/sisters
and all her relatives to become believer of Jesus Christ. Hiroko’s brother, Yoshiteru attended the
church for the first time. Hiroko’s
friend, Kyo-chan visited to Yamagata to see Yoshiteru and Hiroko, and said she
would take Yoshiteru to the church. She
waited patiently, wise like snake, and gente like dove for Yoshiteru to do his
things before the church, and finally she brought Yoshiteru to the church. Hiroko couldn’t do that. When Hiroko gave thanks to Kyo-chan, she said
it wasn’t to her, but God did at His time.
Give thanks to the Lord God for this great work and praise to Him.
Addition to this, Hiroko’s
sister-in-law said she rather be with Jesus.
She attended Christian school from grammar school to high school and had
been attending Christian church for 17 years, so it seems Jesus is much closer to
her. However, she married Yoshiteru,
whose family was Buddhist believer, and as Japanese customs, she faithfully
followed the belief of Yoshiteru’s family religion. Her heart is very pure and seeking for
something. Kyo-chan and Hiroko wish for her
to find that truth, and pray for her to attend the church continuously.
Another miracle story is Hiroko’s
cousin’s son, a Dentist family. Hiroko
has always been concerned for their big problem with their college age sons,
and prayed to Jesus for caring for them.
The Dentist family welcomed Dan-san/Hiroko to reserve the most beautiful
Hot Spring hotel at Jozankei. There were
many changing color leaves sightseeing people in the Hotel, because the hotel
is famous to see the scenery. It was
beautiful view from Hot Spring. Hiroko
will share those photos later. The
friend, Jenny who was attending Devon Church in Chicago is living in this area,
so Dan-san and Hiroko decided to attend Jenny’s church. We had a wonderful worship service at Jenny’s
church. At the evening the Dentist
family came to pick Dan-san/Hiroko to have the dinner. Hiroko asked Dentist’s wife to invite Jenny
to dinner together, and it was wonderful dinner. Jenny is not too sociable and chattering
person, but something happened to her and boys, they were talking like hundred
years acquaintance. Dentist and his wife
were very happy to see their boys were talking with someone they just met, and the
wife asked Jenny to be friend and come to visit the boys, and someday she would
visit to her church. Isn’t it a miracle? It is His time. His time is beautiful.
At Osaka, this lady Osaka Kumiko-san
who used to attend Devon Church said after she came back to Osaka she tried to
attend church, but she has not been attending the church. However, she found the church she would like
to attend week before, but the church belongs to Seventh Day Adventist, so she
was wondering this church is not cult.
Hiroko answered that this church believes the most important saving
knowledge which are Jesus is God and at the same time He is a human as having
human body, died on the cross for people’s sin to express His love, 3 days
later resurrected, ascended, and will be coming back again someday, and also
saving from sin is not work but the grace of the Lord God The church preached in English, so she wanted
to attend the English section. It is
good.
Another one happened at the night
before Dan-san and Hiroko were leaving for Chicago. Everyone had already slept, Hiroko enjoyed
drinking with nephew, and then, surely the nephew asked Hiroko how I became a
Christian. First, Hiroko didn’t
understand his question, so asked him making sure his question. While Hiroko was asking him, Hiroko talked to
the Lord, too. Then, Hiroko told him
that since 5 years old, Hiroko was anxious to know where human being goes after
death, because Hiroko experienced the death of Hiroko’s favorite Grand-ma at 5
years old. Everyone around her was
crying and saying she went to somewhere over the different world. Hiroko wanted to know so much where Grand-ma went. Hiroko found the answer in the resurrected
Jesus Christ. That’s the way Hiroko
became the believer of Jesus Christ.
Hiroko had the Worship Service at
the church Kyo-chan attends. The church
was fascinatingly burning in Christ with many Korean believers. Dan-san and Hiroko could also attend the
“Iwa, Tomo-no-Kai” which originally came from Aoyama Gakuin Christianity
Department to listen to the speaker.
They, especially Hiroko returned to school age, and rekindled her
heart. Give thanks to the Lord for His
wonderful work, and give praise to the name of Jesus to hear the Christian
populations in Japan were up to 3 percent from 2 percent. Continuously pray for Japan to become the
wonderful country.
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