Go and Danielle Oishi2023-01-25T09:13:32-06:00

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 Go Birthday 03/23
Danielle Birthday 02/26
Go & Danielle Wedding Anniversary 05/19

Go Oishi

Salvation and Service Testimony

Growing up in a home where no particular faith was practiced or encouraged, most of my childhood years were spent not having any concept of who God was. Through a series of events that took place in my junior high years, I had become bitter at any concept of religion and became an aggressive atheist. I remember very vividly mocking those around me who professed faith in anything supernatural. As a public school teen with no direction in life nor any sense of moral standards, my life was headed to waste very quickly.

One night, while chatting with a community of online gaming friends, one of them began trying to witness to me. After countless times of turning him away, I reluctantly agreed to let him share the Gospel with me, succumbing to his persistence and zeal. Since I had no concept of God at the time, this young man took me through the entire story from God creating the entire universe, to the fall of man, to Christ’s death on the cross for our redemption. Despite myself being known to refuse placing faith in anything supernatural, something supernatural took place in my heart that evening. My soul was overwhelmed when I heard of this loving God Who could save me from my sins. Not being able to deny the Truth that was presented to me, it was that night as a 13-year-old teenager that I trusted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.

A year later, God had moved in the heart of my Karate instructor at the time to invite my family to a friend day at his church. Thankfully, it was a KJV, Independent, Fundamental Baptist church where I could grow in the faith. I was baptized there by immersion. Shortly after, I became an active member of their youth group. It was at my first summer teen camp that I surrendered my life to God. The second year, I surrendered to full-time ministry and to preach the Word of God for the rest of my life. That following fall in a missions conference, God gave me a specific, undeniable call to preach the Gospel in Japan when it was revealed to me that it was one of the least evangelized nations in the entire world. This call was confirmed by recommendation and counsel of my youth pastor and my late pastor.

I met my wife Danielle at Bible college. By the time I had met her, she already had a love for the Japanese culture and a heart for missions as God had already used her on the mission field in the Philippines while she was in high school. There is no doubt in my mind that she is fully persuaded that she is called to me, and thus is also called to be a missionary. There is neither any doubt in my mind that God has called my wife and I as a team to glorify God and to preach the Gospel in Japan for the rest of our lives.

Danielle Oishi

Salvation and Service Testimony

I have been blessed with a good, godly heritage and have had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home. At the age of 4, I attended a Vacation Bible School where I remember a lady teaching us verses. Although I don’t remember exactly what was said, that was when my family believed I got saved; but since I did not remember much of it, I struggled with doubt for the next 4 years.

I faithfully attended Wednesday night kids class at Faith Baptist Church, and it was there I accepted Christ as my Saviour and got the surety I needed. After hearing a story where a child won her friend to the Lord, we were asked if we knew for sure that we would go to Heaven one day. I raised my hand and they took me to the side. That night, as an 8-year-old child, I prayed and asked Jesus to come into my heart and take me to Heaven one day. I was baptized by immersion shortly after to show outwardly what had happened inwardly.

Growing up, I had always loved and looked forward to Missions Conferences at my church. I thought how amazing it would be to become a missionary, to go across the world and tell those who had never even heard the name of Jesus and about His love for them. I surrendered to go and to do whatever God had planned for my life as a teenager at youth conference. As for a calling to the mission field, I believe that happened when I agreed to marry my husband who was called to the mission field. My calling is to my husband, to love, encourage, and support him in whatever amazing thing God has called him to do. I am so blessed to be able to follow and support such a godly man.

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Go and Danielle Oishi Prayer Letter: Preaching the 57th Anniversary of the Senri Newtown Baptist Church

Go and Danielle Oishi Prayer Letter: Preaching the 57th Anniversary of the Senri Newtown Baptist ChurchPraise the Lord! Opportunities to preach the Gospel have only increased leading up to our final days in Osaka, the place where God has allowed us to begin our first chapter in Japan. February 5 was the 57th Anniversary Missions Day services at the Senri Newtown Baptist Church, and I was given the incredible honor of preaching all of the services. As this would be our final special service at this church before we move on to Hokkaido at the end of March, we invited every single contact that God has allowed us to make thus far in our area. We praise the Lord that we had three first-time visitors and eight returning visitors from those we personally invited! Most of them were connections that were made through the couple in the Chuo Ward of Osaka, whom we have been witnessing to for quite some time, and we are thankful for the many doors that have been opened just through this one couple. God worked in a way that only He could, as a saved man made the decision to get baptized and a saved lady made the decision to surrender her life completely to God’s will during the invitation! The altar was very full for both services, and many others made wonderful decisions that day. Many of our unsaved visitors listened intently as the Gospel was clearly preached. Please pray that God would continue to work in them that they might trust Christ and be born again!

Shortly after, on February 9, we flew once again to Kisarazu, Chiba, to finalize our construction plans on the site for our home and church office for our upcoming church plant, the Kisarazu Kibō (“Hope”) Baptist Church. This trip was made with our real estate agent in Osaka, which allowed us to tell him personally about Christ for the first time. Thank you for praying for his salvation, as well as for our church-planting preparation to continue progressing smoothly!

One of the families that came as our visitors for the anniversary service was a mother and her six children from the city of Kobe in the neighboring Hyogo prefecture. We decided to follow up on this family by visiting them personally on February 11, especially because of how intently her two oldest daughters listened to the preaching. Their oldest daughter answered the door, and the visit was mostly made with her, while we also enjoyed the company of their two youngest. We were able to give them a John and Romans during this visit and invite them to the church’s upcoming Teen Camp. Please pray that she will be able to attend, as it will present the perfect opportunity to remove the many obstacles that prevent so many from receiving Christ’s free gift. Starting February 12, I was given the privilege of teaching a three-week series on world evangelism in the Teen Sunday School. At the end of the lessons, I challenged the teens to write a name of an unsaved person that they know and commit to pray for their salvation, while seeking an opportunity to tell them about Christ. Please pray that God would give them the boldness to shine as lights in the dark world they live in, as many of them are among the only born-again Christians in their public schools. On February 15, we were given the privilege of witnessing to a struggling mother of two sons through the introduction of a faithful couple in the church. Though I will not give the details of her situation, please pray for her and her children, especially for their salvation. It appeared as though she was about to make the decision to trust Christ right there at the table we were sitting at, but she decided not to at that particular time. Please pray, as God is clearly at work in her heart.

The Morgan family, a fellow FBMI missionary family to Japan, are set to arrive permanently on the field on March 2, and we were able to retrieve the keys to what will be their new house in Japan on February 28! Thank you for praying for this family of eight as we continue to help them in the days leading up to their arrival. We are excited to see how God will use them! Praise the Lord for another family of laborers to Japan!

Danielle’s Journey

This month was Missions-Emphasis Month at the church, so I had the privilege of giving my testimony in Japanese in the children’s church and teaching them a song in English to emphasize missions. I was also asked to write the weekly “Grace” (a paper with testimonies printed out for the ladies of the church) at the beginning of this month. I was able to thank the church for how good they have been to me, as well as let them know our upcoming plans in their language! In my Japanese lessons on Fridays, I have been learning how to write Sunday school lessons and how to teach core Bible doctrines, such as our sin nature and redemption, in Japanese. Towards the end of the month, my mom came to visit for the first time! It was so nice to introduce her to everyone at the church and to show her where we have been living for the past two years. Next, we will be preparing for the arrival of the Morgan family. They are an answer to our prayer for more missionaries, and we are so excited to have them here! Thank you always for your prayers.

Your friends and co-laborers to Japan,

Go and Danielle Oishi

March 16th, 2023|Tags: , , |

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