Before I came to Australia, I didnt think of becoming a Christian AT ALL. As I got baptized when I was a new born baby, I was interested in Christianity a bit, but I had lived as a normal Japanese girl without knowing there was a true God.

Since I came to Australia, I've joined OCF, and I went to a Bible study (Church's home group) almost every week while I was there. In the very beginning of OCF, we discussed how everything around us existed now. At that time, I was not a Christian, so I answered that eveything had evolved from something, and humans had evolved from apes. But Christians said, "God created everything". I couldn't believe in God's creation at that time since it was totally different from what I had learnt in school. So I asked why the evolution theory was wrong and why God's creation was right to some people. They explained to me very patiently. I understood what Christians believed and why they thought it was right and that the evolution theory was wrong. However I still couldn't believe it.

In the middle of July, I cut my finger seriously. Blood wouldn't stop and I got into a panic. I went to the hospital immediately, and the doctor gave me 5 stitches. He said, "Don't touch water for the next few weeks, otherwise your injury will open again". I couldn't cook and living with only one hand was really inconvenient. But, what happened to me after that was so amazing! Everyday, different friends invited me over for lunch or dinner. Talking and spending time with them gradually healed me mentally. One day, one thought came up in my mind, "God has provided food to me! He is watching and caring for me!" He never failed to provide a meal until I could cook for myself. I found that God loved me and I didn't have any reason to refuse His love. So, personally, I was ready to receive Jesus. However, there was a big problem.

My parents sent me an email saying that they disagreed with me becoming a Christian. They even wrote that I was crazy. I wanted to accept Jesus with their blessing, but I had no idea what I could do to change their mind. God changed my heart suddenly, and I decided to trust God that He would show me the way and change their hearts as He did to with me. However, at that time, I didn't realize that I became a Christian at that moment. One day, I told my decision to trust God to a Christian, and he said, "Oh, you're already a Christian". It was an amazing and joyful moment!! And then, finally, God's creation became true for me because I knew that He exsisted.

God has been gracious. At the second semester's camp, I was one of the camp committee members. The first job I was asked to do was taking charge of cleaning. Actually, it started with UN(ex-chair person)'s joke :) But whatever the job was, being a committee member itself was such a privilege for me since I just had become a Christian. And God told me that "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." (Luke 16:10) So I said, "Thank you God, and I will do my best!!" I was so happy to just do cleaning stuff, but God gave me another job! Heaybin was supposed to take charge of the kitchen, but because she was unable to come, UN asked me to do that as well. I was happier and I told God that I would do my best again because it's more of a privilege for me. Finally, UN asked me to be one of the Bible study leaders! I thought to myself, "what can I do with my poor knowledge about Christianity? And I'm not even good at leading people!" But I also thought,"what if it is from God?" Then, I couldn't say "NO" to God. God is so faithful! He helped me with many people to go through all the Bible studies during the camp.

And now, to my surprise, I'm on the committee this year even though God knew that I had to go back for my study in Australia was only 9 months. I'm not very sure what God has planned for me and for OCF this year, but I'm sure He has chosen me for His purpose!

I'm so privileged to share my testimony with you how amazing our God is. I pray that God will touch your heart and reveal Himself to you through this testimony.