Weekly Re-Cap

Thoughts on the week… 1. Too many tests! I had a big one yesterday, and lots of not-so big ones literally every day. We’ve come to the end of the first textbook, which means it’s all-new stuff from here. Which means I should add about an hour to my...

June Prayer Letter

I just emailed this to my supporters, but for those of you not on the list, here’s my latest prayer letter: Hi everyone, It’s been a beautiful spring here in Nagoya, and we’re fast approaching that magical time of year known as “rainy...

Weekly Re-Cap

It seems like it was a pretty quiet week, but here’s a look at school and life here this week, such as it was… School is moving along quickly, though. In fact, we’re getting into stuff I don’t really know that well and by the end of the week...

On Acculturation, Personality and Fitting In

I didn’t begin pursuing a life of ministry in Japan because I thought I would fit in here. I fell in love with Japan because of having lived here. I also didn’t have a great sense that my personality or talents would lend themselves to ministry in Japan specifically....

Vision

I just realized that as of yesterday I’ve been back in Japan for FIVE months now! Time flies… Remember when you were a kid and you thought adults were weird when they talked about how time speeds up the older you get? Now that I’m grown-up I know...