Yasu's Testimony

Yasu arrived at Central Washington University in September 2006 for six months of study. If you recall, our church hosted a Soup & Bread night at last October, to which many international students were invited. A couple at our church, Dave & Lori, got to know a couple of Japanese students that night, and on Halloween these Japanese students asked Dave & Lori if they could be involved in their family’s activities, and if they could bring some friends. Yasu was one of these friends. Before leaving to go back to Japan, Yasu gave his testimony at church – he had become a Christian while he was here.

Here is part of what he said in church recently: “I looked for love all of my life and I found Jesus in America. He was what I was looking for all my life,” a celebratory round of applause occurred here, and later he continued. “For the last month I have cried a lot in church. I was afraid of going back to Japan because I have never met a Japanese Christian, but I found this verse,” he then quoted John 14:27 where Jesus speaks of not being troubled or afraid because He gives us His peace. “Now I am really excited to go back to Japan,” Yasu said, “I can teach Jesus in Japan. So many people do not know Jesus’ love and grace.”

This is why we do what we do. Not all international students become Christians while they are here, but as Yasu mentioned, so many of them have never even met a born-again Christian, ever. One of our goals is to help change that in a major way for the internationals who attend classes at Central each year.