Wednesday, December 22, 2010

信仰の先輩


アメリカにあるBSFという英語のバイブルスタディはインターナショナルな集まりで、日本にも東京と横浜にクラスがある。ずっといままで東京クラスだけだったけど、今年初めて念願の横浜にクラスが増設されることになった。

帰国後の3ヶ月はその横浜のクラスに週一回通った。クラスの流れはいままでとすべて同じなのが嬉しかった。アメリカで続けていたことが、日本に引っ越してきても続けられることは、生活の何もかもが変わっている私にとって心の支えだ。

今月になって東京方面で仕事に就けたので、今回東京のクラスに移動することにした。そこに、横浜クラスの方からお手紙をいただいた。

「主を信じ一日一日を歩んでください。BSFを横浜に開くことは、
17年間の私の願いと祈りでした。主は本当に誠実です。」

横浜クラスでだれよりも多く仕え、喜び一杯で働く彼女の姿を思い浮かべ、涙がじーんと出た。彼女のような人が近くにいることを神さまに感謝した。

2 comments:

sachiko Tamura said...

Dear Yuri,
My name is Sachiko Tamura. I am a 63-year-old woman and I am a Christian. I am very impressed by reading your blog. You describe your honest feeling very well and you are warm hearted person.

By the way, I went to the USA and attended the IEP class in University of Central Arkansas this fall. IEP is the class for international students to learn English before entering regular classes of the university. Most of them are very young students in their 20th. I joined them just for 2 months to improve my English.
After 2 months learning, I came back to Japan on Dec.18th.

I have an American friend living near UCA and she took me to her home on weekends and most weekends I spent with her at her house. She is 70 years old and she is a Christian belonging to BSF inter national .Once she took me to BSF international meeting to observe. I like it very much.

I am looking for BSF in Japan. You mentioned about BSF in Shinohkubo and Yokohama. I ‘d like to know more about BSF. Could you give me some more information about BSF if you don’t mind?

I live in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. My e-mail address is tmrsachi227@dance.ocn.ne.jp

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely
Sachiko Tamura

ゆりっち said...

Dear Sachiko,

First of all, thank you for your message on my blog and I am very much encouraged. And, I am very sorry for the late late response!

Have you found the any info of BSF International yet? BSF is such a great program to study the truth of the Bible, but I am very much concerned one thing that all classes are about 2 hours train away from your place.

BSF is always welcome and open for anybody who has interest to study the Bible. Even you are not able to commit to attend for a program, you can have an orientation for first visitors whenever you have chance to go down to Tokyo area.

If you like to attend orientation, please contact class administrator from the following and send request from
http://www.bsfinternational.org/Classes/Locate/tabid/81/Default.aspx

You will see the following classes:

TOKYO JAPAN DW
Wed 10:00 am
Seisho Kirisuto Kyokai Tokyo Church
1-12-3 Toyotama-Kita Nerima-Ku
Tokyo 176-0012

YOKOHAMA JAPAN DW
Tue 10:00 am
Yokohama Uenomachi Church
2-54 Uenomachi Naka-ku
Yokohama 231-0842

TOKYO JAPAN EW
Tue 7:10 pm
Yodobashi Church
1-17-8 Hyakunin-cho
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073

Write message that you have an interest and would like to have an orientation or ask about if there is any other plan to open the class close to your home.

Thank you again for your encouragement, Sachiko. Praying that the Lord provide you the best bible study group for you and your ministry.

May the Lord our God continue to bless you and use you for His glory.

In Christ,

Yuri