Go & Danielle Oishi2023-10-06T09:07:58-05:00

GO OISHI FAMILY

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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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Hammond, IN 46320
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Go and Danielle Oishi Prayer Letter: Preaching at the Senri Newtown Baptist Church Family Bible Camp

Go and Danielle Oishi Prayer Letter: Preaching at the Senri Newtown Baptist Church Family Bible CampGlory to God! After seeing what was our fullest month of labor thus far and our second soul saved since starting the Kisarazu Hope Baptist Church, God continued to give our church new growth and our ministry new opportunities both to encourage the saved and give the Gospel to the lost. We praise God for another great month!

The FBMI Japan Missions Trip group concluded on August 2, and everyone returned safely to the United States with a new love and burden for Japan. On August 1, we all spent a day of fellowship in Tokyo, and we were delighted to have the lost elderly Japanese gentleman who has been coming to our church since December join us for that activity. He told me that it had been nearly 20 years since he’d enjoyed such an outing. Please pray that God would continue to draw his heart as we continue to love and witness to him. On the following Wednesday, he and the lady who trusted Christ on Christmas Day but has not been able to come to services due to her work schedule and family opposition came to join us for our midweek service. We praise God that the lady has returned regularly since, and the gentleman has been listening to the Bible messages more seriously. We have been holding our midweek services since the very beginning of our church plant, and for our first six months, we held them with just my wife and me. We now have three to five people attend every week. We praise God for His working in people’s lives and the growth of our midweek prayer services!

On August 10, I was given the privilege once again to witness over the Internet to 36 Japanese exchange students hosted by the Christian school of one of our supporting churches. Please pray that they would trust Christ! On August 14, we held our first outside church fellowship activity. We had a wonderful time, and we look forward to creating more opportunities for our new family in Christ to fellowship and be encouraged, especially in a nation where Christians are deprived of fellowship as the minority of minorities.

Speaking of fellowship, the Senri Newtown Baptist Church of Minoo, Osaka, where my wife and I trained for our first 2½ years in Japan, held their annual Family Bible Camp starting August 15. We were given the honor of being invited as the main speakers this year. I spoke for the adult sessions and Danielle for the children. The camp was attended by 122 people, many of whom we served and worshipped with while we were in Osaka, including the Morgan and Madrigal families, who are fellow missionaries to Japan. Spending time with all of them again truly gave us much-needed encouragement, as this church family is what we consider to be our hometown in Japan. I had the privilege of preaching in the three camp services, and we praise God that during the first session, a man came forward during the invitation to make the decision to get baptized! This is a major step in a nation where such an open profession of faith is considered socially unacceptable and is often met with persecution from family, friends, and the workplace. Please pray for this dear brother in Christ. Our return to Kisarazu was delayed by the typhoon, but we praise God that we were able to return safely in time for our Sunday services. We were encouraged to hear from a couple we had given counseling to for their struggling marriage during our time in Osaka; they texted us to let us know that their marriage has since been healed. July and August have been two of our busiest months since coming to Japan, but they have also has been some of our most fruitful. We praise God for allowing us to serve Him here in Japan, and we look forward to what more He will do!

Danielle’s Journey

We began this month with the end of the FBMI missions trip. It was so encouraging to spend time with them and even more encouraging when several of them told us that, if God allowed, they would love to serve the Lord in Japan one day! Throughout this month, we also had several visitors, as well as friends we haven’t seen in a long time! The lady who accepted Christ as her Saviour on Christmas Day last year, whom I’ve stayed in touch with regularly, had yet to attend a church service because of family opposition. We were thrilled to see her walk through the door on a Wednesday night, as well as several services since. Another highlight from this month was Family Bible Camp, held by the church in Osaka where we trained. I was invited as the main speaker for the children’s classes. It was a huge honor, and I was so thankful for the opportunity. Camp was an incredible encouragement to us both. It is always a joy to be around the people of God. Thank you for remembering us in your prayers.

Your friends and co-laborers to Japan,

Go and Danielle Oishi

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