I was raised in the church from a young age, but I was never involved in anything other than the standard Sunday morning and Wednesday night services. I never felt the need to serve in any area of the church, nor did I want to be a part of any youth group; I just simply went to church and went home without any further thought of my purpose in the church body. In early 2017, I moved in with my aunt, where I had constantly seen her passion for the lost. I’d hear stories of her experiences as a missionary in places like Argentina and Russia, and it stuck out to me that there are billions of lost souls in the world, and we have the opportunity to cry out to the Lord for them and to go out to spread the gospel. I’ve been on active mission for the Lord since late 2017, and I’ve seen how a little obedience goes a long way. The Lord has used me to point others to him, including my best friend from high school, dozens of homeless people passing through my workplace, outreach with my local church, and currently, through my career in corrections, where I get ample opportunities to minister to inmates.

Matthew 9:37 says, “The harvest is great but the laborers are few.”, and as an able body I want to be sent further into the world to reach the lost and point them to Jesus. Just like every other country, Japan is in desperate need of Jesus, and the burden has been laid upon my heart to go and work alongside the ministries in Japan, seeking the lost, expanding the kingdom, and glorifying the Lord.

It’s all about the lost!