Moving Testimonies
Read some remarkable stories of lives who have been forever changed. We stand amazed to see the many ways in which God has transformed people's hearts. These short testimonies will move and inspire you.
by Neil & Peggy Verwey “One day during 1954, a man who I, Neil Verwey, had never seen before in my life, came to my door and asked if he could borrow my bicycle. “Yes, you can use my bicycle,” I replied, thinking to myself that the man obviously did not know that I had…
One day a Japanese man was walking home from the public bath. On his way the thong of one of his wooden shoes, fitting between his big toe and the other toes, broke. He did not know how to go further. He heard people singing in one of the nearby buildings and made his way…
By Dr. Kiichi Ariga “My name is Ariga Kiichi and I was born into a staunchly Buddhist and Shinto family. When I was three years old, my mother tried to teach me a long, Buddhist prayer, but I made so many mistakes that she often scolded me and punished me by making me go without…
Mrs. Sonoda, our next-door neighbor in Ikoma, discovered a lump in her left breast. It proved to be malignant and so the doctor had CD to perform a mastectomy. We earnestly wanted to talk to her about the things of the Lord at that time, but did not find Mr. Sonoda very cooperative. Then the…
“I believe in the presence of God!” a Christian friend said to me one day at work and those words began to change my life! With my Buddhist background, I just could not figure out how the presence of God could in any way be related to human affairs. I closely watched my friend, and…
“Look! That clever dog is looking for drugs!” I pointed out to Peggy, recently at an airport as we waited for our luggage to appear on the conveyer system. A collie, on the lead of a dog trainer, was wagging its tail and having a great time jumping from one piece of luggage to another.…
The Kagato Church in Japan is is one of the oldest. It was started more than a 100 years ago. The church went through hardships and had to endure much persecution, but they tell wonderful stories of how God worked among them. At the very beginning of the Church’s existence, one of the believers made…
I have driven for 51 years and have never had an accident. Until not so long ago! Then in one day I was involved in three accidents! The first one occurred in the morning. I landed in a ditch at the side of the road. Several strong men stopped and helped to lift the wheels…
Going home one day after a meeting, I, Neil Verwey, was quite discouraged. I so much longed to see more results from our ministry and there was no song of rejoicing in my heart. God looked down and saw my discouragement and decided to lift the curtain a little to let me see that some…
On November 3rd, 1993 Norio Maekawa, our “Voice of Joy” radio broadcast technician and coordinator, went to be with the Lord. In September 1944, during World War 11, he joined the Japanese Navy, when he was seventeen years of age. At that time, B29 bombers were active over Japan as the 2nd World War increased…
“Why ever was I born a pastor’s daughter!” Misao Kawaguchi often asked herself, resenting her parents and God. “Why do I have to live in a church building of all places?” The Kawaguchis lived in a small town where they all knew everything about each other and Misao hated to be different from the other…
Miss Yoshida, a 25-year-old schoolteacher, was on a train speeding towards the famous honeymoon resort, called White Beaches. Alongside her sat a honeymoon couple, very much engrossed in each other’s company. A few weeks ago, she herself had happily contemplated marriage and a honeymoon trip to the same destination. Now, she found it hard to…
“World War II changed the world as we knew it. All our belongings went up in flames,” Hiroyuki Kodama shared. “At 31 years old, my mother was widowed and had 5 children to feed. We fled to the countryside of Okayama and started a very poor existence. As soon as we returned from school, we…