March 11, 2016
By Sharon Messmore

Accidentally Witnessing

Hikari Saiga was an ordinary student Waseda University in Japan. And she liked it that way. Being anything other than ordinary is risky and unusual, especially when it comes to being a Christian in a country where less than 1% of the population is Christian.

But recently, while an exchange student at the University of Washington in Seattle, God worked through her reluctant efforts and made himself known. This is her story, which she told at Urbana 15 as part of the International Students Track:

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Growth | Missions Stories | Urbana Conference

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Submitted by Ronny Santana (not verified) on Sat, 2016-03-12 08:52

From my 9 year old son Joel: That was amazing and awesome at the same time. That was a amazing story. My family is a christian too. Good job Hikari !!!!!!!!!!

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