So we are walking, looking for some sort of fish when we stop and pray again. At a sushi restaurant. This time I saw a fish in my mind. I thought- well I probably just got it because they said they got that. But this image I had gotten was quite detailed, and I felt it was significant. It was swimming to the right too. One in the group said that didn't matter which way it was swimming, but I felt God nudge me that it did matter.
We keep walking toward the sea wall and start to get discouraged; all the pictures of fish we see are swimming to the left. Then Jonas says- "I just saw a fish that looked like what Sarah described around the corner." I got curious and went down the alley (it was safe and lit, mom). All of a sudden I see another sushi restaurant and outside, a sign. The sign had a fish on it, the same in my mind, and swimming to the right. And there was a freakin arrow pointing to the right too! I smiled and said Lord, let's do this. I slowly walk up, and a dinner host about my age walked out and asked if I wanted to buy sushi. I said, "no, but what's your name?" "Naa'uao," he said. [pronounced nu-uh]. It went from there.
I told him how the Lord led me to him with a fish in my head, and that He cared about him that much that He would do so. He responded saying, "man, dat so cool cause other YWAMers have said dat too man.'' W began talking more and I found out he knew of Jesus but not about grace. "I try to do pretty good things I guess," he said. I started to explain how we are saved by grace when his manager pulled him away to do work. Determined, we stuck around and we eventually got his phone number...he seemed anxious to know more!
So last night, Jonas and Katie and I went back. We had arranged a hangout with this guy. He had just gotten a new keyboard, so we played away. I learned a few beats myself. Then his mom, who worked at the sushi place, brought us California Roll and a huge bowl of soup. Fo' free. So we played piano, ate sushi, and talked about Jesus and grace. In the end, we had a new brother. Praise God, yes?? He loved this boy so much that He kept sending YWAMers his way. Naa'uao also mentioned he wanted to do something radical- wanted to change the world. No knowing what kind of plans our God has in store for this young Hawaiian.
Me with Naa'uao and his mom
