"My Grace Is Sufficient For You" - Testimony

God is always amazing and faithful! In my last week in Japan, I experienced a little about what handicap would mean to a person. 

I had a severe back pain that caused me to collapse after teaching in KBI, then I was immobile for a several days before I was able to walk again by myself and headed on to Tokyo by Shinkansen on Monday, that was Jun 15. 

I wasn't able to move even an inch of the lower part of my body because of the pain. As I prayed to the Lord to take away the pain, this verse came to me, "My grace is sufficient for you." Then I thought I would probably be in that position forever as I thought about the accident that Joni Eareckson had. 

I knew exactly the reason why I had suffered that pain: I had been traveling too long with extra loads on my back, physically and spiritually. My body had decided to protest and some parts of my body decided not to response. As I realized how serious it could be, I couldn't help by tears kept streaming down. I checked myself if there was any regret, but my heart was in perfect peace. I will still carry the materials with me, and I will still distribute the materials wherever I go. If there is no one that will help me to carry the loads, I will still carry it. If there is an invitation to share about the visions of Heart4Japan, I will still go. If there is an invitation to share the knowledge of Hikikomori and suicide, I will still go. The Lord said, "reserve these three months for Japan", then that should be, regardless whatever it takes. And that was the perfect timing to collapse, for the benefit of both KBI students and me. For the KBI students, they will probably never forget the lessons about Hikikomori and Suicide that day. For me, I fell into the hands of a group of experts (people who suffered back pain before, nurse, ambulance man, acupuncturist), and of course many prayer warriors to intercede on my behalf. Imagine if I fell a day before or a day after, I would probably be on the street....... Yet, there was a great sorrow when I thought I would never be able to dance and sign again in worship as I used to do.

In His perfect peace, I was able to walk again after putting myself in His great healing hands. I also survived seven hours of journey, with approximately 10 hours of sitting and reached home on June 18. All the dates were significant to me, as June 11, 15 and 18 marked the days when my father had an terrible accident, and finally left us to HOME. Remembering these days as I spent my time dealing with handicap humbled and encouraged me.

Now, it had been almost two weeks since I reached home. The condition of my back is improving each day. I managed to sit for a 4 hours exam on last Saturday, and managed to sit through the Sunday Services. God is GOOD! 

My back is still pain, yet He is keeping me. Some friends had felt that this is a warning sign that God sent me, so that I will know when to take rest.  ^^ I'm not sure if that's true... a warning sign? 

The verse "count the cost" came to me, and the peace in me reminded me again about this, "Counting the cost is about understanding of my limitations, and the consequences that comes with the decision that I make. And after knowing the cost, we will be rest assure that we could only depend on the Lord in fulfilling the projects that He puts in our hands because of our limitations." So understanding my limitations should not be holding me back to response to Him as He calls. Understanding my limitations should cause me to keep preparing, keep going in the trust that the Lord to be my strength and He will provides all that I need as I response.  TIME is in His hands, that includes my time. He never calls at  wrong time. Even in practical it might seems to be "wrong" timing, difficulties might threaten us, but I had learned from this trip that He has a perfect plan, and we have to response by faith and see His plan to be reveal to us step by step. 

Yes, yes, I will rest, and God had already signaled to me that I will take a long rest after the trip to Japan even before I went. Yet, taking a rest does not mean that it will be rightful not to response to His call because my physical health is weak. Yes, I have a weak back, I can't drive, I can't sit for long hours at the moment, it will not hold me from keep sharing the work of the Lord in Japan. If He calls me, this will not hold me from spending time to prepare any work that is needed for this course. Instead of just simply seeing this as a warning sign to the binge of my health, perhaps, we should see that He is calling His people into His service. It is time for more people to step in, to share the burden in Heart4Japan. My advice is:  PRAY and SEEK for His heart and His will for Japan as a Father, and He will guide your steps! I don't head Heart4Japan, Jesus does. That's what I felt about this incidence. 

 

God is my strength! God is your strength too! May this testimony encourage both you and me!

Reassurance of Heart4Japan

For you who have been praying for Japan with H4J, the Lord have been merciful, graceful towards us and Japan! What I could say is that we have been praying along with the Holy Spirit, and this could be testified by the work that He had accomplished and still doing in these 3 years. 

(For the very centre issues that Heart4Japan have been focusing, please refer to the following attached three articles...)

WE WELCOME YOU HERE

WHAT IS TAKING PLACE IN PSYCHOLOGY

THIS IS THE TIME MORE THAN EVER

The Key Word in Heart4Japan is: SEEKING   FATHER'S    HEART

The Lord had called and stirred up warriors to take action towards ONCE the LARGEST UNREACHED nation ( - 2008) - JAPAN, to wash their eyes with tears and PRAY and GO! Heart4Japan was formed in 2006 November, starting with two to three to pray, till now an official record of 520 people around the world. The original materials of Heart4Japan (video and brochures) have now been translated to Chinese, Portuguese and  Japanese. Slowly, a step at a time, God spoke to individuals who then fit into a certain position in Heart4Japan, and begin to TRUST God in that area, and began to move on for things that God had stirred them to do. 

When you refer to this article, "The Ministry Map" , Please understand that we are at the bottom level (3rd level): "Interceding", "Equipping", "Connecting". Taking part in this level is simple: check the box that you think you can do, and start focusing on it, and share everything that you do with the people in Heart4Japan. ALL the works that we do will be pursuing the 2nd level, for the vision of 1st level. In the ministry of Heart4Japan, it is about:

His children getting together

putting aside what is in our hands

and

begin to Pray together

Understanding His heart to Japan

Understanding a Father's heart to the Japanese people

and

Work according to His will, 

Stand In the Gap for each other's ministry

One main thing in Heart4Japan is to Stand in the Gap, Keep Watch for each other! 

"...He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful...... No branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine. Neither can  you bear fruit unless you remain in me......“ （John 15: 1-4) May this verse encourage you and me. Let's remain in Jesus, joining Him with our Father, acknowledging every work is done by Him, and accomplished in His name, and then be rejoice to witness fruits bearing season in our lives!!! For JAPAN :-)