This is an update from Pastor Yoshiya Kondo in Iwate prefecture, Japan, who has been serving and ministering in the disaster area since the tsunami.
The inn we helped cleaning out last week turns out to be a different house than the “house that needed help” that a pastor told us about! So we made a mistake. We then wondered, what was that “Hey!” about then??
Today, I wanted to see the inn keeper again and visited the inn. ME: “How’ve you been?” INN KEEPER: “Oh!! Thank you! Thank you!” ME: “By the way, we have a little problem. As we keep helping the people in disaster area, it’s hard to drive from Morioka to Miyako every time because it’s so far. So we’re looking for a place where 5 or 10 people can spend some nights, just rolling on the floor is fine.” INN KEEPER: “Oh, yeah, sure, use my inn.” He offered happily on the spot.
Although the lifeline of water and electricity is still cut off, we ensured a shelter from wind and rain. That “Hey!”… The jigsaw puzzle of God’s plan is being put together. (by Pastor Yoshiya Kondo in Morioka city, Iwate)