Late last year, as I prayed over the needs before me, I began a guitar class together with a guitar-playing fellowship group. Making use of the skills I had been given with my hands, I also decided to repair and sell guitars. Since then, more than twenty guitars that were destined to be discarded have come back to life and found their voices again.

As I gradually came to understand the principles behind musical instruments, I began challenging myself with other instruments as well. I repaired a clarinet and sold it, and eventually I turned my attention to digital pianos. Around August last year, I repaired my first piano. Recently, I have been working on a second one.

When I carefully examined the internal structure of the first piano, I discovered that a connection cable had simply come loose. Once it was reconnected, the instrument functioned perfectly. It was a true “Eureka” moment.

With the second piano, I followed the same process—disassembling it and inspecting every corner inside. Before long, I discovered why it would not operate. Among several circuits, one board had been damaged. After considering various possibilities and analyzing the problem, I became convinced that replacing that single board would restore the instrument.

The real challenge, however, was where and how to obtain the damaged component. To find it, I employed what I call the “Seek–Find–Wait Prayer Method.” Entering the second stage—seeking—I searched through music stores and explored several well-known websites. After many difficulties and failed attempts, I finally turned to ChatGPT for help.

It kindly provided the email address of the manufacturer’s headquarters in Japan, giving me a way forward. Using English, the common language of the world, I wrote a sincere email explaining my situation and attached photographs of the damaged part.

There was no response.

Fifteen days passed. I assumed it was impossible. Yet on the sixteenth day, a reply finally arrived. The representative said they would look into the matter and asked me to wait a little longer. Another ten days went by. At last, I received the joyful news—they had found the part.

When I requested a quotation, another five days passed before the reply came. Nearly thirty days after I had begun this process, I finally received the estimate. The cost was about NZD 180. Filled with gratitude, I immediately transferred the payment.

Now all that remains is to wait.  How long? I do not know. But I will wait.

If the part arrives and is installed, and the piano is reassembled, I believe its rich original sound will return. Of course, the story has not yet reached its conclusion. Yet within this very process lies my faith.

In many ways, our salvation appears to follow a similar journey in principle. I sought the truth until I found it. Having found it, I gained conviction. Now I stand before the yet-unfinished completion—the final heaven—holding onto hope within what may seem like an uncertain certainty. That is faith.

The digital piano I am repairing now would have been thrown away as rubbish if not for this process. Yet through someone’s need and earnest desire, a path toward restoration has been found, and we now wait in hope for its outcome.

These days, as I repair guitars and digital pianos, I am learning a simple truth: new life and truth are gifts given to those who ask, seek, and patiently wait.