Missions to Japan

Religion has always been a part of my life, but not a relationship with Jesus Christ. At the age of 13 my father told me to go down front and asked to be baptized. I obeyed, but there was no conviction and I wasn't quite sure what I was doing. As a teenager I rebelled alot against my parents and thought that I knew what was best and I was very mean to alot of people. I also allowed my friends and my own poor judgment to influence me into some bad habits. It wasn't until years later that I realized, when I became pregnant with my daughter at the age of 18 and the world seemed to be leaning all it's weight on my back that the Lord was starting to steer me towards him. I had never heard words such as, salvation, saved, blessing, prayer warrior, Messiah, or Jehovah until I met my husband. At first I resisted, I was judgmental and hesitant to join him at church. I always believed there was a God, that wasn't the problem. My dilemma was listening to the call, that I heard loud and clear and turned away before. I had anger issues deep down from how men, in particular, had treated me so far in my young life. When he placed Will into my life I wasn't sure how to treat him, I put up a wall of defense. I expected my life to keep crumbling, getting stepped on and I wasn't trusting God.

After a couple of years I finally surrendered my life to Christ. I heard him calling faithfully. I felt the Holy Spirit pulling at my heart. It felt great to shed unwanted and unneeded baggage. My walk with the Lord hasn't been perfect, but life is a whole lot easier when you have Jesus Christ there to listen to you, carry your burdens and even carry you in times of grief, anxiety and doubt. I became a child of God in 2007, that same year I had a chance to hear missionaries from the Ukraine speak at our church. I felt a strong interest in missions. I didn't give myself the benefit of the doubt and let the idea go to the way side because I was a brand new Christian. When my husband came to me 3 years later with the idea to become missionaries to Japan, I resisted, only because I was scared, comfortable with my life, and doubtful. I knew I couldn't be in the way of God's plan, so instead of asking for him to change Will's heart, I asked the Lord to change mine. He did within time, and I realized we were called to share the gospel, and I shouldn't keep it to myself. I've developed an interest in women's ministries obviously and would like to share with the Japanese women the blessings of being a Godly woman, wife and mother.


Why Japan?

I'll be honest, I would have overlooked the Japanese easily because we are so used to the term, "Third World Country". They need so much help. But you see, those areas have been flooded for decades with missionaries and it is easy to forget that even a "First World Country" has lost people in it.  I invite you to view the video below to grasp a better understanding.

 

 

 

 I have to remember I'm not a servant to man, but God. He qualified those who resisted, were humble and questioned him. 

 

 When giving my testimony, I have spoken of my comfort zone. When God called us to be missionaries, I was happy with the house we had just purchased, it had 4 bedrooms, two living rooms,  two bathrooms, an acre, we lived in the country, a BIG kitchen, two cars, a shed full of stuff we used on occasion............but................those are material things! Plus I was spending alot of time cleaning this large house!

 



So we decided to put our house on the market. We were in Japan for 2 days when we got an email for an offer! It took us 3 months to sell our 1st house/turned rental house in the middle of Edmond the previous year. The Lord's hand was behind this sell. It was in the country, on a dead end road, not much for expecting drive-by traffic. We shed almost 1/2 of our material possessions with this move. I've been asked questions pertaining to how I feel about selling or giving away most of our things.

The answer is: It's not that hard.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6: 19-21

I will leave you with some photos of our trip to Japan and the people that God placed in our paths. We also ask that as we prepare to move forward that you prayerfully consider supporting us and remembering us in prayer.

 

 

 

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:4

 

 If you would like to support our vision please visit http://pazjapan.org/footer/donate.php?gifttype=monthly and select William and Nicole Olson in the drop down box or you could send a donation to
Fairview Baptist Church, 1230 North Sooner Road, Edmond, OK 73034.
Thank you and God Bless!