 WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I didn't think of anyone but myself. After junior high, I wanted to study abroad, even though my parents were worried about me being so far away. But I was indifferent to their feelings.
I fled to America because I didn't think I could be happy at home. I lived with a family in Chicago but didn't understand English. Since my host parents worked a lot, I grew very lonely and began to miss my family.
Change of Heart
Whenever I thought of my parents, I became overwhelmed by remorse. I was convinced my actions had severed all ties with them and I feared I'd never see my family again.
Though I attended a Catholic high school and went to church, I wasn't sure what I thought about Jesus. But I couldn't stop praying. "If you're there, God, please forgive me. Please protect my family. If you'll allow it, please let me see them again."
After graduating from high school, I returned to Tokyo to live with my family. I started attending a church near my house and my faith grew.
But I'll never forget the anguish I felt after I moved to Chicago. It was the first time I recognized how sinful I was.
Joining FEBC-Japan
When I first began seeking employment, I pursued any job I could find, but I sensed this wasn't the right approach. I'm so thankful God led me to FEBC. My prayer every day is this: "Please Father, use me as you see fit at FEBC."
My host mother in America once gave me this advice: Reach the unreachable, teach the unteachable, love the unlovable. I'm hoping God will use me as an instrument to deliver the young people of Japan from darkness to the light of Jesus.
Miyuki Iguchi is 23 years old and is the newest staff member at FEBC-Japan; she joined in April 2008.
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