“We met in Bible school in 2018,” says Esther Morshita. “We started doing outreach together and we started liking each other. Shortly after graduation, he came to visit me in China and he proposed the next day. Three months later, we were married in December of 2018. We were praying for our next step.”

Masamitsu Morishita recalls, “One thing I told God was , ‘God, I will go anywhere, except for Japan.’ Even pastors and Christians said Japan is really hard. It’s a missionary graveyard. That's what I was hearing. My wife doesn't speak Japanese, and I personally didn't like to come back to Japan. We both had a strong conviction about a calling for Asia. God started to speak to us about Japan, going to Japan, planting a church in Japan.

Esther continues, “Then we kept seeing visions and signs everywhere we went. He always showed us the sign: I love Japan, I love Tokyo, on people's T-shirts, on the book, everywhere. We were overwhelmed by this confirmation from God.”

“That's the time we decided to pack our suitcases and move back,” says Masamitsu. “We didn't have a team or finances, and of course, it was right before COVID hit, so it was very tough for us.”

“When we started our church, we only had two or four people gathering in a small, narrow living room,” shares Esther. “But look at what God has done. We now have over 100 people attending our Sunday services. It is so crowded that we need another location. We are praying and hoping for a Shibuya venue."

"Our desire is to see the body of Christ come together, united under the gospel and in love, in harmony," says Masamitsu. "Now, as one family of Christ, we share the gospel. Every Sunday, we go to the street after the service, attracting people with music. Someone grabs a microphone and preaches a clear message about the gospel. We see people touched by God, healed, and saved. Every week, we see the ground being cultivated and the spiritual atmosphere shifting. In the beginning, no one wanted to hear about God.”

“Before Jesus met most of them without purpose, lifeless, depressed and had suicidal thoughts,” Esther says. “We keep hearing all this isolation and loneliness. After they receive Jesus, we see their smiles from the heart really and their eyes knowing the Heavenly Father loves them.”

“Personally, I have a really big passion for social media, but for Asia to be transformed, the churches need to be awakened,” Masamitsu explains. “Right now, we are focusing on empowering the churches. We want to show them what God is doing here, impart his hope and heart for this nation, and see them go to the street and share the gospel. We want to raise up Christians who want to grow and live their lives for God. We believe this is just a small beginning. This is just a pocket. When you know who He is and what He has done, you know that God is at work in Japan. If God can do this here, I know God can do this in your country and region, wherever God is calling you."

"Five years ago, we came to Tokyo not knowing what would happen," Esther concludes. "But now, seeing people being equipped and saved, and churches growing and planting, we are definitely standing on the side of revival, on the side of God's victory."