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....

Weekly Re-Cap

It’s been a pretty good week. Regarding my TESL studies, it hasn’t been as productive as I’d have liked, but I’m hoping to make up for that today by finishing this big assignment I’ve been slowly working through and thus wrapping up...

Support Update

Approximate Amount Remaining: $9,445 — that’s only about 39 people at $20 per month! Please pray with me for the rest of the faith promises to come in quickly. If you can help out financially as well, check out the Support Info page and sign up. Thank...

Weekly Re-Cap

This was a pretty quiet week, so I don’t have much to re-cap, but I thought I should at least “check in”. Support levels haven’t moved much this week, but I do have some “maybes” and even some “yeses” that I’m...

Weekly Re-Cap

Here’s a random re-cap of the past week, and a look at the weekend to come: 1. This week I’ve gotten most of Module 1 of my TESL course finished. I have one more assignment left, which I hope to get done today. 2. One of the assignments was to interview a...