[:en]NOZOMI HOPE
In 2011, a magnitufe 9 earthquake followed with a tsunami hit Tokyo. It took about 19k lives and destroyed 230k homes. They launced the “NOZOMI” project meaning “HOPE” to provide sustainable income, dignity and hope to the community. Nozomi women sift through the rubble of homes and furnishings to discover broken china shards that they sand and insert into fittings to form jewelry. The jewelry is sold arounrd the world to provide livelihood for the women while sharing symbols of their faith in Christ.
During New Testament times, they hide valuables in the vessels of simple clay pots. Paul also described the treasure of the gospel being contained in jars of clay (2 Cor. 4:7). It shows that even if our lives are broken, God’s power can be revealed in contrast to our imperfection.
Our lives are imperfect and sometimes broken. But the healing hope of His power is visible to others. Although His repair work leaves the scars of cracks, but our brokenness can lead to wholeness – (Elisa Morgan)[:]