“…this gospel is bearing fruit and growing…” (Colossians 1:6) When the Francey family went to Okinawa as missionaries, we rented a building in the city of Nishihara, and began passing out fliers announcing the meetings. One elderly woman took one of these papers home to her son. The son wrote to us, saying he was a very bad sinner. He had jumped on the Bible to destroy it. Could our God, Jesus Christ, forgive him? We were glad to have a “Yes” answer. This man, Tokeshi, came to the meetings and was saved. He asked God to deliver him from drinking sake (rice wine) and God did! His mother couldn’t stop thanking us for what we had done. We reminded her it was Jesus who did it. Tokeshi had a serious heart condition, and he asked for prayer and God healed him. Then, he needed a job. Again we prayed, and God gave him a government job where he worked for years. Some years later our family was invited to visit and minister in Japan and Okinawa. We visited the church we had pioneered in Nishihara. Tokeshi greeted us by pulling out of his pocket the worn flier his mother had given him years before. He was still serving the Lord. ~Billie Charles Francey – Former Missionary to Asia Story taken from, "From the Field: 365 Missionary Stories to Encourage Your Daily Walk" (2002)
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:00:44 +0000