The Calling 呼召

God has called us to do mission for Japan:

神呼召我們去日本宣教:

From having “no heart” for Japan at the beginning, He touched us, and gave us direction and confirmation.

由一開始對日本“無心”，祂感動我們，且給予我們方向及確據。

He has given us the Scriptures on Isaiah 42:10-13 about the islands:

祂給了我們以賽亞書四十二章十至十三節關於島國的經文:

Sing to the Lord a new song,
    His praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
    you islands, and all who live in them… …

Let them give glory to the Lord
    and proclaim His praise in the islands.

The Lord will march out like a champion,
    like a warrior He will stir up his zeal

航海的和海中所有的，海島和其上的居民，都當向主唱新歌，從地極讚美祂！ … …

他們當將榮耀歸給主，在海島中傳揚祂的頌讚。

主必像勇士出去，必像戰士激動熱心

The Encounters 屬靈指引

God has shown us multiple visions and given us experiences to confirm the calling:

祂給了我們多個異象及經歷去確定祂的呼召:

1) Spiritual understandings of “Shining light in the darkness, Japanese flag and the Land of the risen Son”

1) 有關“在黑暗中出發亮光, 日本國旗及日出之地”的屬靈領受

2) Experiences of being evangelised twice by two different evangelists asking if we were Japanese, and being led to an accommodation where Japanese exchange students occupied them. They left a converter in our room, which was written “warrior”. It was an agreement on Isaiah 42:13.

2) 兩度被不同的傳道者問我們是否日本人，被引領得到一個住所是被日本留學生暫時住着的。他們留下了一個轉插器，上面寫着“勇士” 這是以賽亞書四十二章十三節的和應。

3) God also used additional visions, people and things to stir us with His hearts towards Japan.

3) 神也使用額外的異象, 人及事物去燃起我們對日本的心。

The Needs 需要

There are great needs for the Body of Christ in Japan:

日本的基督身體有極大的需要:

• Japan closed Herself from other nations for 265 years from 1603 to 1868. As a result, She was delayed in receiving foreign missionaries and Jesus. Japanese remain as the second largest unreached people group on the earth with less than 1% Christian.

• 日本曾經有二百六十五年(一六零三年至一八六八年)的鎖國時期，以致她對宣教士及耶穌都延遲接待的機會。日本人到現在仍是全世界第二大最有需要得着福音的民族，並只有少於1%的基督徒。

• The local people prefer conformity. Being the minority makes many local Christians not comfortable to express their faith. Some believe in Jesus when they are oversea, but they lose their faith after adapting back to the local culture easily. They need examples and discipleship to stand firm in Christ.

• 當地人屬意“大多數就是對”的想法。成為少數對於當地的基督徒來說十分不方便他們分享信仰。有些在海外信主的在回到當地文化後便失去了信心。他們需要榜樣及門訓去在基督裡站立得住。

• Some churches do not have Pastors or one Pastor may lead two to three churches at the same time. The Body of Christ is seriously lack of leaders and labourers who serve there.

• 有些教會沒有牧師或一個牧師可能要同一時間照顧兩至三間教會。基督身體嚴重地缺少領袖及工人去事奉。

There must be reasons why God has called more of His children to serve in this land recently. It is going to have a move of God there. God would like to water the seeds (with the Living Water, the Holy Spirit) that have already been sowed there for a while and bring in a season of harvest. We can foresee the victorious picture of having Japanese involved in the ultimate worship in front of the Throne of the Lamb in advance, but what are God’s strategies to bring forth this? We are happy to discuss for more. :)

如果神近期呼召祂更多的兒女去這塊土地去事奉，那就必有祂的原因。那裡會有神的動工。神要將當地已種好一陣子的種子，去加下水(聖靈的活水)，並引領日本進入收割的季節。我們能夠預見日後在羔羊的寶座前敬拜的得勝影像當中會有日本人，但神帶來他們復興的方法是如何呢? 我們很期待可以與你討論更多。請隨便聯絡我們。 :)