Say Yes!

I went to the Lawson 100 (Convenience Store) to pick up some milk and orange juice.  As I was waiting for the clerk to finish bagging my items, he ask me a question in Japanese that I didn't understand.  Trusting the clerk, I just said はい (Hai= Yes).  Next thing I knew, he was putting two long straws into my bag.

I say yes a lot here in Japan.  Would you like to go to a party?  Yes!  Will you help shovel snow?  Yes! Do you want some of this weird looking food?  Um...Yes? Each time I say yes, I have little clue what is on the other side.  I say yes mostly out of curiosity. If I didn't say yes, I would miss out on endless experiences.  Yes opens doors. Yes leads to adventure. Yes sometimes leads to crazy exhausting days.  But if I had said no, I wouldn't know how delicious Japanese food tastes, got to see a Japanese home, learn how great of a hostess a friend can be, or have two giant straws in my kitchen drawer.

The journey to Japan started with a single Yes to God.  Yes, we will serve.  As missionaries (that's you, too!) we are all invited into God's mission.  We are all given the opportunity to say "yes" to Christ's love and go out and serve each other.