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New Hope and Miracles
New Hope and Miracles
Yutaka and his daughter Jane came all the way from California, U.S.A., to Japan, taking 10 days off to visit Tsushima at their own expense to help with the evangelistic work there.
They brought to Tsushima a box full of large American-sized shovels, pickaxes, electric pruning shears, and other items needed for farm cultivation that were not available in Japan. When I loaded their luggage into my car at the airport, I was surprised at how much they had brought with them and how heavy it was. When I thought of the difficulties, they had gone through to bring it from the U.S. to Tsushima, which is located on the edge of Japan, I was humbled, and my heart was filled with gratitude.
They volunteered tirelessly from morning till late in the evening, spending their own time and money during their stay. Thanks to their hard work, we were able to plant many fruit tree saplings. However, when the work was almost finished, Mr. Takahashi, the gardener, noticed a problem. The winds in Tsushima were stronger than in other parts of Japan, and the saplings he had just planted would not be able to withstand the strong winds.
We Needed a Solution
It is true that when typhoons hit Tsushima, my farm was also severely damaged, but I had never planted small saplings, so I did not think much of it. So I had to put up poles and windbreaks around the garden. However, with the rising cost of living in Japan, I found that it costs more than $50 to put up a single pole. We needed many of those poles and more than $3,000 to cover all the saplings. Of course, we could not afford to spend that kind of money, so we prayed to God for help. Then God reminded me that five old long poles were lying unused on another farm. I wondered what good would five old poles do, but for some reason, God prompted me to go to that farm at that moment.
I immediately went to the farm with him and found that only five long poles were lying there. I told Mr. Takahashi that this was not enough and was about to leave. Then, unexpectedly, Mr. Takahashi casually lifted one of the poles, and we found a new pole lying underneath it, one I had never seen before. To my surprise, every time I lifted it out, a new pole appeared from underneath one after another miraculously.
God's Blessings are More than Enough
When we took everything out and counted it, we found that there were more than enough pillars to surround the entire garden. Mr. Takahashi and I were so happy that we shouted for joy and thanked God for providing for all our needs. The day before they left Tsushima, we succeeded in putting up all the poles and windbreak nets. And when the work was finished, the blessing rain that had not fallen during the work began to fall. Thanks be to the Lord.
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