Of late, things have been unusually stressful. Jinsei ga taihen dai yo! To~ttemo isogashii ne. But one thing as become more and more certain, that I should complete my Church Planting Associate application.
“You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?”
Galatians 5:7, ESV
What is it that’s been holding me back? Is it a person? My work? Netflix? More importantly, why is it so difficult to get people overseas into missions? One would think that you’d be excited to go, not fearful. You’d think that everyone would hound you to continue the pursuit. You’d think that God would just hand you everything you’d need on a silver platter because you’re doing His will, right?
No that’s not the case. It’s hard. Very hard. It’s that nagging feeling that says, “If you move to Seattle, you’ll never go to Japan.” But at the same time, there’s that other one that says, “If you want to win C-‘s heart, you have to keep serving the Lord in Japan a priority.”
Well, it turns out, I’m not the only one. Reading this article by Asian Access (aka, A2) missionary, Nozomi (who first contacted me when I was learning more about A2), who had to engage E’s family to get their support and approval for her plan to work in Japan. Wow, it is that hard.
Pray for folks like Nozomi, Emi, and Peter, who have been engaging people like me, trying to get us moving towards helping in the harvest. I didn’t realize how stubborn I am until reading this. I’m stoke to see Peter and his family next week, Lord willing. And I need to update my autobiography and finish the Psyche review essay questions this weekend. Hopefully it’ll be quick and I can do some apartment hunting at the same time.
