Louis Sotelo
Louis Sotelo song lyrics, was the first-ever
Missionary to preach the gospel
In northern Japan. During his graduate
Studies, he felt the call to serve God.
He was ordained by the Franciscan Society
And was sent to the Philippines.
There he worked among the Japanese settlers
In Dilao. However, this Japanese settlement
Was destroyed by the Spanish forces
In 1608. But Sotelo didn’t give up
And continued to learn Japanese
In Manilla with a vision to serve one day
In Japan.
Biography:
Birth: 06-09-1574
Home Calling: 25-08-1624
Native Place: Sevilla
Country: Spain
Place of Vision: Philippines
In God’s providence, Sotelo reached Edo
(Present-day Tokyo) in 1612.
With conditions seeming too favorable,
He was soon able to establish a church.
But the situation changed with the ascension
Of the new ruler Hidetada Tokugawa.
The practice and teaching of the Christian
Faith were banned and the Sotelo’s church too
Was destroyed in 1612. The King’s decree also
Resulted in the persecution of Christians,
Which caused the missionaries
To leave Japan.
Louis Sotelo ministry in Philippines
But when you are determined to serve God
Despite the persecutions, He opens the doors
Wonderfully. All you need is patience.
Sotelo had once miraculously healed the wife
Of a powerful landlord called Date Masamune.
So, under the protection of Masamune,
Sotelo continued to preach the Gospel
And establish the churches.
Once when Sotelo was imprisoned
For doing the ministry illegally,
Masamune himself vouched for him
And had him released.
With the vision of building new churches
In Japan and recruiting more pastors
To lead the churches, Sotelo went
To Rome. He also took the new Japanese
Believers with him and got them baptized.
But considering growing persecution
In Japan, the church authorities forbade
Sotelo from returning to Japan.
But after several trials,
Sotelo was able to enter Japan secretly
In 1622. Soon he was caught by the officials.
At the age of 50 years,
Refusing to give up on his faith,
Sotelo was burnt alive on 25th August 1624.
Beloved, are you willing to be patient
And faithful to your call, till God opens a
New door for you
Take away from the article
“Lord, help me to be patient till You open
The right doors and opportunities
For my life. Amen!”
Word of Prayer
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