The Preschool

Yesterday our team went to a preschool to minister to some children and to the moms of a preschool. It was so great to minister to the children. We were able to play with them for about an hour and then do their chapel service. I got to play with several girls. Once they figured out that I couldn't speak Japanese they would grab my hands with their little hands and drag me around and point. They were so fun to be with. One of the girls in particular would not let go of me and didn't like the idea of me playing with someone else. She just wanted to be with me or for me to hold her. It makes you wonder why she feels like she needs to hold on so tightly? Just knowing that us playing with them and showing them who Jesus was made my day. They are all precious children! We were then able to sing with them and share the Gospel.

Afterwards we were able to minister to the moms. We sang some songs, I shared my testimony, Aaron spoke something from his heart and we did a skit. My testimony, the skit and what Aaron spoke on all went together hand in hand. I shared how Jesus set me free from anxiety attacks and went through the vein of how I would always try and do well on tests but in the process of studying would be so overwhelmed with stress that I couldn't do it. But Jesus came and took away the stress and told me that just trying my best was okay. Then we did a skit on how Jesus loves us even when we seemingly fail. Aaron did a great job by bringing it all home and went into more detail of the skit and explaining more into who Jesus is. We then all went and ministered to the moms on a one on one basis and there was immediate fruit brought forth. Toni Lynn was able to share the gospel with one of the moms and she accepted Jesus.

At one point I was looking around at everyone and was struck that the name of Jesus in Japanese and He longs for His name to be called on. I was beginning to feel Jesus' desire for His name to be called upon in Japan. Jesus knows Japanese and loves the people here but so few know Him and the ones that do it is so hard for them to have a context to grow in their faith and to keep it. One of the moms loves Jesus so much and as I watched her throughout the afternoon I would watch her try and hold back the tears. She would tell me in her broken English how much she loved Jesus and I knew how much she was touched. Jesus is longing for the Japanese people and many of the children and moms may never hear the Gospel ever again. But they were able to hear it and I know Jesus' heart went to them.

Jordan Danielle Marquess