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What I’ve learnt in the last 10 years

August 27, 2019 by ateamjapan in Video and tagged mission, video

Second installment of my video mini-series. Here are some thoughts (not all of them!) about a few lessons God has been teaching me during the last 10 years of working with OMF.

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#Repost @omf_japan ****** Shinto? Buddhist? How to tell the difference?⠀ ⠀ If you have traveled in Japan, you will most likely encounter #temples and #shrines at some point. One is Buddhist and the other is Shinto. Japan has more than 150,000 temples and shrines! Do you know which is which?⠀ ⠀ A #Shinto shrine is called a “jinja” (神社) and “otera” (お寺) is a #Buddhist temple.⠀ ⠀ Shinto shrines have a simple gate (torii), often painted red, which marks the transition from the mundane or earthly world to the sacred one. Fushimi Inari is a famous shrine in #Kyoto with thousands of red torii.⠀ ⠀ Buddhist temples also have gates, but they are more complicated structures than at a shrine. They have a large hanging bell, that is rung at New Years. At some temples visitors burn incense in large incense burners. It is said that by covering yourself with the smoke you get blessings.⠀ ⠀ Shintoism originated in #Japan and does not have a founder, but has the belief that there are gods dwelling in all things. These gods are called Yaoyorozu no kami (literally translated: 8,000,000 gods).⠀ ⠀ Whereas, at a Buddhist temple, there is a #Buddha statue and Buddhist teachings are preached by #monks.⠀ ⠀ Will you be able to tell the difference now?⠀ ⠀ #ThisisJapan #JapaneseReligion #OMFJapan #JapaneseCulture #LifeInJapan

#Repost @omf_int by Hiromi Soma, OMF worker in the UK ****** ‘The #coronavirus has started to spread rapidly in the UK. A little while ago we still met at church without shaking hands or hugging, but we still could meet ‘same as usual’. However, from 18 March, churches have stopped physical meetings and started to do things like Sunday services online. All pubs, restaurants and cafes are now closed. Everything has changed so quickly. I have had to cancel all our gatherings and the #Bible study. The #ministry seemed to stop before my eyes. However, I created a LINE group (similar to WhatsApp) with Japanese mums who came to the gatherings and the Bible studies. I called them at 10:30 on Thursday and seven mums joined the group. We shared our fears and worries about the #virus. We could smile at the end of the call as we felt relieved to know that we were all OK at the moment. We enjoyed our chat and laughed a lot. When I was organising the gatherings and the Bible studies, I was always busy. I rarely had time to really chat with them in the two years since I started hosting all these activities. Now I am able to talk with them one by one much more deeply on the phone. When I closed the LINE group by praying to God, I saw some of them feeling relieved by hearing my #prayer. I asked three #students if they wanted to do an online Bible study. I started it with one student this week. I asked him if he wanted to continue to do it next week. He said ,“ummm,…” I thought he didn’t like the Bible study online. Actually he said that he wanted to do it more than once a week. He asked me to do it 3 times a week! As all activities have been cancelled, I have plenty of time to do it. He said, “I want to know Jesus more! Thank you, Hiromi, for spending your time for me.” I came here to share #God’s love, the good news of #Jesus, with #Japanese people in the UK, which I have done. But I have started to learn to receive from God as I cannot meet people because of the coronavirus. My usual ministry seems to have stopped but I can see #God has started working in peoples’ hearts differently in this chaotic situation.’ #COVID19 #missionarylife #greatcommission #BibleStudy

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