Thursday, May 25, 2006

Stories to Explore

Nagasaki, 5 Feb 1597, 26 martyrs were crucified. 1945 Atomic Bomb.

Miyazaki, the place of the ancient tales of gods and goddesses, the making of the earth, and the making of Japan.

Oita, we have Lord Otomo, the Damiyo (a samurai) that became a Christian.

Kagoshima, the beginning of Catholicism in Japan.

Okinawa, suffered great lost of life during WW2. Even discriminated by mainland Japan.


Each prefecture in Kyushu seems to own an unique story by its own. It's worth to press on and pray! One thing that I had been challenged by my Lord, are we praying for them? Are we praying for the Japanese? Is it enough? We shall pray in one accord, crying to the Lord, deeply in our spirit, until we see a breakthrough in Japan! Amen.

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