A few songs during the year, but they learned gospel music for the first time in their lives.
This year there were 600 children in the entire school.
We asked those children, 4th grade and up, to write down their impressions and here is an excerpt.
These are the real voices of children, 99% of whom are non-Christians and do not even believe in God.
Here is an excerpt
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I love gospel music because it gives me courage. God helps me.
I believe in God a little because of gospel music. Gospel music can make people happy and cheerful. I want to know more and more about gospel music after watching the movie.
Gospel music is good music with different pitches and rhythms, so I thought it would be good if Japan could do it like that.
Gospel music makes people who listen to it feel good.
I felt that gospel singers in other countries are powerful. I learned that if you believe in God and miracles, good things will happen.
I wish gospel music would become more famous in Japan.
Since I learned about gospel music, I have enjoyed myself at home and when I play music. When I sing gospel songs, my sad feelings became joyful.
I set my alarm to gospel songs.
When I listen to gospel music, I become happy or somehow I become happy. Gospel music is mysterious.
I didn't understand gospel music because it is in English, but I will pray to God, too.
I was not so interested in music, but after listening to gospel music, I became interested in music.
I was surprised to know that there are many people who believe in God in other countries.
I had only studied classical music and Japanese songs, but I am glad to have learned songs that I can sing at the top of my lungs like gospel music.
I don't believe in God, but I want to believe in miracles.
I was able to learn a new world.
My love for singing became very strong. Hallelujah from my heart!
I will ask God for help when I am in a pinch too.
I felt the power of singing from the gospel.
Singing makes me feel better.
I didn't believe in God or miracles, but when I found out that I was actually helped by them, I decided to believe in them 1%.
I thought it was good to believe in miracles, but I'm not sure if it actually happens.
I thought it was great because I could enjoy the songs so much even if I didn't know what they meant.
I've never had fun singing before, so it's so fun to sing freely about everything!
It's great to sing together!
I want to wish God and make the best of life.
It was great that everyone could move freely and each person had his or her own personality. I could forget my shyness and dance happily only when singing gospel songs. So I decided to live my life openly without being shy even if I don't sing gospel songs.
I want to know more about gospel.
I realized that miracles do happen.
I think I will tell my wish aloud to God when I am also negative or make mistakes all the time.
The people in the country who were suffering believed in God and were able to survive, which made me realize that miracles really do happen.
I have never believed in God and I never believed in myself, but from now on I will believe in God. I am going to do my best and hope for myself.
I wondered if people who were slaves created gospel music to push someone's back.
I didn't know what it meant to believe in God, but through the gospel, I realized that believing in God is also believing in myself. It was a fun class where I felt the strong feeling of believing in God and myself through gospel music.
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