June Prayer Letter

Hi everyone, Reflecting back on the past few months, and looking ahead to the summer, it really seems like this year is moving way too quickly!  I’m thankful for the many opportunities God is giving me here, and for your partnership in my ministry through...

May Prayer Letter

Hi everyone,Thank you for continuing to pray for Japan! This past month has been a time of getting back into “normal” routine after the disruption caused by the earthquake back in March.  Here’s an update and some prayer requests: 1. Our English...

April Prayer Letter

Thank you for praying for Japan! And thanks for the encouraging messages many of you have sent me in the past few weeks. I haven’t been able to respond to all you individually, but rest assured your emails were read and appreciated. The week following the...

CRASH Report 2

Monday, March 21, 2011: I’ve been in Tokyo for about a week now, volunteering at the CRASH command center. I feel like my role has been small, but it’s still been a privilege to serve here. Ever since the 11th, I had a huge burden to do something to help...

CRASH Report

Things are going well, considering we are cramming 2 months work into a few days. I have been basically doing IT work, helping our leaders get set up to communicate with each other, donors and volunteers. I have also been helping with some of the database and website...

Tokyo

Well, it was a bit of a challenge getting here, but I’ve safely arrived in Higashi-Kurume, Tokyo. They are scheduling rotating blackouts throughout the city to conserve power, so some of the train lines were not operating. I got within a 2-hour walk or a...