This morning I was getting ready for church... I made my bed and was organizing my room a bit. When I went to place a book on my book shelf, a sheet of paper came down from my top shelf. It fell flat on the ground with the backside up. I turned it over and it was pure Japanese writing. I smiled big as I remembered exactly where it came from... A lovely Japanese artist from Vancouver, Canada. I had stopped in his gallery and we had a nice chat about Japan. He said, "I would like to make something for you Priscilla." I sat and watched as he started writing in Japanese on a piece of paper. After he was finished, it looked like a piece of art work. When I asked him what is said, he said it means "I wish a life of peace and prosperity and I hope that you come to visit Japan one day." I told him I would definitely be visiting Japan because it was a beautiful country at the top of my bucket list. 
Now fast forward a couple hours after church when I stopped by Panera cafe to have a coffee. There was a large group of Japanese people having a family gathering. There was a mother and father with their 5 or 6 year old daughter, a few older gentlemen, and a few ladies. They were all sitting around smiling and speaking in Japanese. When they left one another, they bowed towards one another in such a lovely, formal manner. They cleaned up their tables and reorganized the chairs back to perfect position. 
There I sat smiling thinking, "Here I come Japan...here I come." 
It's been for many years I have had a strong admiration towards the Japanese culture and when I would see Japanese people my heart would fill with pure joy.  I know that I wanted to go to Japan, but I wasn't sure when I would go.. 
When would be the right timing and how would I know?
The Japanese painting I completely forgot I had in my room and the encounter with the Japanese group witnessing their lovely behavior and kindness. Was this a sign?
Yes, I believe it was a sign and it was God giving me the green light. 

How do we tune into God's signs? 
We open our eyes, our ears, our heart, and our mind to what is surrounding us in nature and our environment. What are we seeing and feeling around us that is giving us a push in a certain direction. It may be evident as day and it might be as dark as night. Some signs are clear and placed right in front of us and others(the ones I find the most beautiful) are those signs you have to have heightened awareness and really tune in to see, hear, or feel. 
God wants to communicated with you. He wants you to know he has your back. He's looking out for your best interests.  An example, you're not sure if your son should attend a specific Catholic school.  You have a great rapport with the school director. You meet a parent at the grocery store whose daughter attends the school. You go to church and the pastor tells you he used to go that school when he was a young child.  You have all these great connections with this school. God is giving you the green light for your child to attend this school.  It's in your fate and it's meant to be.  

Sometimes we don't want to see the signs that God gives us, but we have to have an awareness into what is being presented to us in our lives.  We have to know that God is giving us guidance and direction in our lives. He knows what is best for us and wants us to make our best decisions.  When you have doubt or have lost hope, God wants to show you the way to take and encourage you to have faith in your decisions. Let God give you the green light and you'll be living your best life. 

Thousands of "Great Lakes Region" and Chicago People to come together for a Reinhard Bonnke Gospel CrusadeChicago and the Great Lakes Region (June 26th, and 27th 2015)—Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke and his ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), are readying to receive thousands of Chicago and the Great Lakes guests at the upcoming Gospel Crusade.  The live event will be held in Chicago, at the ALLSTATE ARENA, located at 6920N Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL, 60018 on Friday, June 26th at 7 PM and beginning at 6 PM Saturday the 27th.  Chicago is the fifth host city for the U.S. Gospel Crusade tour. The Christian event is free to attend and is open to persons of all denominations on a first-come, first-served basis.  Online registration is encouraged but not mandatory.

  The Chicago Crusade will follow on the heels of the Houston, TX Crusade where more than 27,000 gathered over two nights.  Christ for all Nations is expecting the Allstate Arena to be packed to capacity with people from all walks of life.   CfaN has had teams on the ground in the Great Lakes Region for a few months now and have had a tremendous response from the churches coming together to see this event be a success.

Many denominations of churches make up the 400 churches in Chicago and Great Lakes Region that have joined the fast-growing roster of churches registered to participate in the Gospel Crusade.

In more than 50 years in ministry, Evangelist Bonnke is best known for Great Gospel Crusades across the continent of Africa. Born in Germany, God placed upon his heart to minister throughout Africa. He dedicated his life to hold open-air Gospel campaigns across the Continent with as many as 1.6 million people in attendance at a single meeting.  In 40 years of ministry, CfaN has recorded more than 73 million documented decisions to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Explaining the reason to bring the Gospel Crusade to the United States, Bonnke stated, “America needs the Gospel like never before. Despite years of sharing God’s saving message abroad, I believe God is now calling me to turn my ministry inward to help America find renewal and revival.” Bonnke recently became a U.S. citizen. “My work in Africa was paid for mostly by American Christians, and I am so thankful for their giving hearts,” said Bonnke. “But God spoke to me and said, ‘I did not send you to America for the country to just be the offering plate for Africa. I sent you to America for the sake of Americans.” “We are winning millions to Christ, one soul at a time” says Bonnke “Every single, solitary soul is precious.”

CfaN will not receive an offering at the Chicago Gospel Crusade and all new persons who receive Christ at the Gospel Crusades are plugged into a local participating church so they can be discipled and grow in their walk with the Lord.

Attendees can anticipate two days of powerful messages leading up to the transformative Gospel by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, as well as praise and worship, healing and thousands making salvation decisions. The Gospel Crusade features performances by top Christian worship band Planetshakers and worship leader Ingrid Rosario.

FROM THE WEBSITE- https://gospelcrusade.org/chicago