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few weeks ago we were honored to welcome one of our Brazilian friends to Japan
as a mid-term missionary, assisting our church with sports evangelism. She had
a rough start, even getting sick in the airplane and having to miss her connecting
flight because of that. But our God is
mighty and here she is. She has been enveloped
into our family, and the joy in my heart is great. She has left her home to come halfway around the
world to share the love of Jesus with Japanese people who are dying without Jesus. She must live alone, away from her
family. She must adjust to new language,
new foods, new families, a new church.
Is
it worth it? Yes!!! It is always worth what it takes to obey
God. It is never worth the cost to
disobey God. Miriam, I am thankful you
obeyed and are here in Japan to be part of our team. Let us all expect great things in your
ministry because we serve a great and mighty God. Hallelujah!
I know a Miriam from Brazil, as well. Jeffrey, did Miriam tell you about poor people in Brazil who can't afford a doctor? Many are going to the church to be healed.
ReplyDeleteI've been to Brazil twice, and am both really sad at what I see, but am very happy when I seem to have an "instant rapport" with the believers in Christ. Have you experience that?