Hello! My name is Becca Fujimoto. I was born in California and moved to Colorado when I was 3. I’ve lived in a small town called Monument since then.
I’m 20 years old. I’m a nursing major and I LOVE it. It’s hard, demanding, and extremely challenging, but it seems to be what God planned for me – otherwise, I would’ve switched my major a long time ago! Once I have my RN, I plan on getting involved full time in medical missions. I’m not sure where exactly, and I’m not sure when. All I know is that God is faithful – He is the shaper of our hearts and I believe that He has called me to serve Him in this way – and I believe and know that He will get me there.
I grew up in a Christian home. We always went to church; it was the norm. God became real after I experienced a little about the real world. I went on week long mission trips to Tennessee, New Mexico, and Mexico – and each time I’d return home, something felt so off. While it seemed like everyone else was thrilled to be home, I found it much more difficult to get back into the swing of things. I knew that week-long trips weren’t enough…I wanted something more long-term; I felt like more of an impact is made when you take time to develop relationships. After high school, it seemed like some things in my life were very uncertain. I knew I wanted to be a nurse, but I wanted to hear from God before I made any huge decisions. So I prayed, constantly, asking God to reveal something to me; to confirm what I felt was right in my heart. He spoke to me in a dream, and He was outrageously clear – I’m going to serve Christ in a third world country.
Last summer, I was on a 2-month trip to Swaziland, Africa. I was in a team of 19 people, and the trip was through AIM. It was the best 2 months of my life, hands down. I loved that we had so much time in one village to really get to know the people we were there to serve. I witnessed the power of God – and the weakness of myself when I try to stand alone. God was suddenly a whole lot bigger to me! I saw Him work in ways I’d only read about, and I heard Him speak to me at the exact moments when I needed His guidance and grace the most.
When I got home, I realized how much I’d changed. I looked at life differently. I treated my friends and family differently, and I lived differently. But the chaos of life continued on, just like it always does. I was taking a full load at school, and things were pretty hectic. Then I got news that some of the people in Nsoko (the village I’d lived in for 2 months) had passed away – it was hard news to take. After that there were a couple people who passed away at my church as well…it’s the kind of church where everyone knows each other and it was difficult trying to make sense of it all. Then there was a boy I knew in high school who died – and some of these deaths were so sudden it hit me pretty hard. I also had a friend, a mentor, who’d been diagnosed with Lymphoma while I was in Swaziland. This friend, he was always supportive of my music, my dreams, my heart. He’d give me a big hug and ask me (in his little texan accent), “How’s your heart, friend?” He cared SO MUCH about people’s hearts. If I ever knew someone who reminded me of Jesus, it was my friend Kevin. He passed away on March 20th, 2010.
Death does funny things, doesn’t it? God showed me a lot through the whole thing…but two of the biggest things were that God is more than ok with our tears and nothing is guaranteed. He wants our hearts, not a false front. If we’re hurting, or upset about something that’s happened to us or around us – He wants to hear our voices and only when we voice our pain to Him can we really accept the comfort that only He can give. Our God has a BEAUTIFUL heart. And time…it isn’t guaranteed to us. It really isn’t! If you think of how fragile our lives really are, EVERY day we have is a miracle. Life isn’t gauranteed. Friends aren’t, family isn’t, and jobs aren’t. We have no idea what will happen in the next 5 minutes even…so why do we take it all for granted?
I’m trying to live with a purpose – to burn with the desire to be a better reflection of the love of Christ, and to decrease, so that He may increase; that in this way I might be a useful tool in the hands of God. I am an ordinary person, but I have something that I can’t keep quiet about! I know a God who is worthy of praise! He is truth, and love, and He is justice. And He loves me!! He’s all the things that the Emptiness of the world tries so desperately to fabricate…and fails. He is the only true fulfillment. I am on the journey of getting to know and recognize an incredible Father who desires to walk with me! I am reminded, constantly, that He does things in His time, regardless of how convenient it might be for me 🙂 And, most of all, I am reminded that He is good to us, all the time.
That’s a little about who I am!
Becca
