As it is now the Easter Holidays I have been spending some time reflecting on what Christ has done for us and the mission ahead of us. On Good Friday evening we had a dinner with some old friends and made some new friends with their friends. We spent some time sharing testimonies with each other of how we came to Christ. All of this just reinforced the importance of being able to share basic message of the Cross with others.
My mates in Grave Forsaken (a Christian Metal Band) have a song called “Back To Basics” which talks about getting back to basics of the faith and going out there and reaching the lost. They are missionaries to the Heavy Metal subculture and they translate God's message into the language (i.e. Music) the people in that subculture understand. As missionaries to the Japanese people we also have to translate the message into language they understand, it is not just about the translating the words, but also actions into a way that they will understand the message of the Cross within their cultural context.