Looking Up at Everest… Will I ever climb this mountain path… or can I!?

I feel like I’m looking up at Everest… Will I ever climb this mountain path… or can I!? This is the real feeling I had when I started to seek to be the JCFN staff a few years ago.

I have many opportunities to talk about the reasons that led me to the ministry, but surprisingly few opportunities to talk about the period between my return to Japan and the installation. For the first two years after returning to Japan, I worked part-time as a couple. I made shiso rolls (have you ever heard of shiso rolls? ), my wife had a part-time job teaching English at a children’s school, and on weekends, we visited churches that asked us to come. At the churches I have visited, I have been told, “That’s a great decision and faith.” At such times, I could not say, “I believe in God, I am filled with peace, and I have no worries…” It wasn’t that great. I was happy and sad, and sometimes depressed. But each time I was shown that it was not up to me to do something about it, but that God would always open the door. Everything is in God’s hands, and “what He does, He does!” It was a period of time when I saw this obvious thing. I realized how easy it is to forget or doubt this simple thing. It’s like the Israelites in the Bible. Whenever I feel weak, I realize, “So that’s why I need to rely on God!” Through this repetition, I think I have been able to take one step at a time.

In the past, there were many times when I wondered if my family size would be a hurdle to overcome, or if I would have to worry too much about my financial situation. However, I have not taken this step alone, but as a family, and my wife and children have been led to this point while going through their own challenges. I believe that this was a preparation period that God gave us in order to be used as a family. It is definitely God’s best for this family to be led together. It is definitely God’s best for us to be led as a family because God, who is full of wisdom and love, has opened this time as the best time for us to be led.

Please pray that they will be granted visas. Also, our daughters have been meeting and parting with friends, and each time it has been painful, but new friends have been given to them everywhere. Please pray that they will be given good friends and a good environment in the midst of future changes, and pray that the ministry will be used in the places where they are given.

Daisuke Tsuchida

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EC Reunion is coming!

Hello hello, my name is Kristine Reddington and I’m an associate staff for JCFN 🙂

Last year, I had the privilege of serving as the EC20 Beyond director.

It is crazy to think that it has already been a year since then.

How has God been speaking to you these days? Have you enjoyed LISTENing to Him :)👂?

So! Because we didn’t know how things were going to be with COVID, we are NOT having our usual EC this year😢 But!

We are having an EC Reunion online🥳🎉👏

 

1/21(Fri) 6pm~9pm (Pacific time) + optional hang out

1/22(Sat)11am~2pm (Japan time)

 

We will have EC / post EC testimonies, short sermons from last year’s EC speakers, sharing time in breakout rooms etc. so it should be a great time✨

I’m hoping we will get to reflect on the past year as we remember what God has done at EC and beyond.

Recently, I’ve been feeling so distracted – I’m realizing that I haven’t been stopping to really LISTEN. Although I am not always faithful, I am so thankful that God continues to speak to me and never gives up on me.😭💖 So! wherever you are in your life/ your spiritual journey, I hope you’ll get to join us! (Those who’ve never been to EC are also welcomed👌)

 

Thanks be to God who is constantly speaking, who is always reaching out to us..💓

I’m so excited to see you all!

EC Reunion Registration: English Registration Page

 

 

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