God raised me up by a youth pastor when I was young. I was so shocked about the average age of a Japanese pastor being around 55 years old. How lucky am I? My pastor was 30 when he guided me to become a disciple. I would like to help Japanese youth have this "luck." That's why I asked God to call me to be a missionary and use me in his hand. After that time, I tried to know more details about Christians in Japan. God asked me to be a youth pastor when I just wanted to be a missionary, but not a pastor. Immediately, I said, "What? I don't want it." I struggled for around 3 years. HE asked me to Love HIM more than others (be a pastor). I completely surrendered to HIM. I would go where God leads. "Can you see how 'unlucky' Japanese people are?" "Yes, I can see it." I am grateful that now God has called me to be a missionary, to reach the Japanese people for Him.

"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew 9:35-36).

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