LOTTIE!

Sonah wasn't the only one who called me "June Oshiro".

My sister Janice, who lives in Minnesota, located Lottie Quisenberry (her maiden name), who lives out in California; another MK (missionary kid) from our growing-up days in Okinawa. Apparently, Lottie and her sister Ruth had both gotten married and served as missionaries in Brazil, altho' some of their children, it seems, have found their way back to Okinawa. Janice found her on a social media site, and Lottie responded by sending several photographs of the old Light of the World camp.

God knew that was just the thing I needed. Getting back in touch with Lottie, I excitedly told her about how it was Mrs. Styles, one of the old-timer missionary wives who held a children's Bible Club at which I dedicated my life to God when I was 7, knowing full well what it meant to give myself wholly to Him; and how it was there at the Light of the World camp I rededicated my life to God to serve Him however He wanted, even back here in Okinawa if he called me back.

The past few weeks, after getting banged up because of my fall, I'd been so inactive, pretty much sitting on my bed, feeling like a stump on a log--it wasn't that important that I get better anymore; I was all washed up now, I felt. But these two contacts did much to change how I felt. Sab and Sonah with memories from college and early missionary life in the 1980's; and now Lottie, with memories from years even before that!

Mere secular professions may consider seniors "less able" for work, but when it comes to servants of God...look at Moses who BEGAN his work of leading the children of Israel out of Egypt when he was 80 years of age! I need to remember I haven't decided to start just any old career, but God has called me to serve Him...which means I ain't "washed up" until I get "washed up" on Glory's Shores!

Thank you, Lottie. Lottie is a bit older than we three J's (Joyce, June, Janice). It's just that we remembered all the other MK's on island. And Lottie was so talented, singing with her guitar--I wanted to be able to play just like her, and I remember I imitated it. She was once my counselor and told me God would use me someday. That stayed with me a long time, but I think God has used Lottie for me.