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Chapter 5

Going Where God Calls

When was God going to tell the Cowmans where He
wanted them to go? How would they get there? They had no
money!
One day, after their church service had begun, a young man
quietly slipped into the seat in front of Charles. After the pastor
closed in prayer, Charles introduced himself to the man. The
visitor replied, “I am Reverend Juji Nakada. I am from Japan.”
“What brought you here today?” asked Charles.
“I have come to America to attend classes at Mr. Dwight L.
Moody’s Bible institute,” said Juji. “I need help with my
preaching back home. I want to do a better job of telling people
about Jesus.” Most of the people in Japan had never even heard
of Jesus.
The next night, Juji went to church again. The preacher
invited people to ask God to fill them with His Holy Spirit and
take away their selfish, sinning hearts. Juji was already a
Christian, but he wanted more of God in his life. He prayed,
God, send Your Holy Spirit to change my heart and make me
more like Jesus. After he prayed, Juji knew that God had taken
the sin from his heart. The Holy Spirit would make his
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