So I realise that I didn't update my blog last week, and to be honest at the moment I'm sturggling with it as well, so I apologize for a lot of misspelling and weird sentences that are in this post...
So these last two weeks have been basicly prepping us for outreach which begins on monday. First we had a couple people from the base staff to share with us about just basic stuff, like speaking in public, sharing a testimony, behaving in another culture, and to our great delight, two demonstrations of how to use a squattie potty. We also had to drink a cup of indian salty butter tea, which was pretty disgusting. The more we've been going over these things, the more I'm happy that I'm going to Japan.
This week we had a brasilian guy teaching about missions. It was like the perfect ending to the 12 week lecture phase. He was very down to earth and solid in what he said, bringing evangelism to a whole new level, that actually sounded like it would appeal to people. Now I'm not an evangelist, in fact it's something i hate to do, to go share the gospel with someone. Mainly because I feel like nobody wants to listen to me. And maybe nobody does, just because usually the gospel is so poorly presented. But Pablo looked into how people were saved in Jesus' time, and how Jesus never really evangelised anyone. He gave us some really good Dos and Don'ts when we are sharing the gospel. I just realised that I'm not meant to share it with words, cos nobody does want to listen. Nobody listens. So rather than talk, I should listen. It's not about changing people, it's about loving them for who they are. It's not about bringing them to my God, it's about showing that God is already there. It's not about increasing the number of people who go to church, it's about people finding a deep relationship with God. And seldom does telling someone that they're going to hell help anyone.
So I'm really pumped to go to Japan, though it's gonna be hard because of the spiritual nature of the country. I don't really know what our job description is even gonna look like. In tokyo hopefully we'll be able to play a lot. But as far as I know in Osaka and Kyoto we're mostly just gonna be helping the churches and being an encouragement and a blessing to them. It's deifinitely gonna be intresting. The spiritual warfare is already happening, and not just in our team but the whole school. There's tiredness, illness, confusion, and all sorts of things. I myself am feeling like all my mind is just a blur and it's hard to catch a thought, especially during quiet time when I'm trying to listen to God. Annoying, but nothing that prayer wouldn't conquer.
So keep us in your prayers, pray especially for unity in our team and communication. I'll be sure to keep you posted! Sayonara!
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