Return from 12 Day Florida Vacation
We have returned! I just got off the plane about 3 hours ago and boy was it a journey. Florida was exactly as I expected, great weather and even a couple days we had it below 80-degree weather with very…
YWAM Update 4
Today was an awesome day as I finally received my passport, allowing me to take my first big step towards Japan. In other news, I found out through a church friend, Jacob Davis, that another friend named, Josh Topper, was…
YWAM Update
As an update to my pursuit of YWAM Japan, I have gotten two e-mail responses. One from Maria McDaniel in Tokyo and Sandy Gibbard at the Japan National Office. I personally like Maria’s e-mail as she gave a simple breakdown…
YWAM Update
So I finally received some new information on my mission to pursue YWAM Japan. On July 7th, I received an e-mail from Maria McDaniel in reply to my inquiry regarding a short-term trip to Japan. Long story short, she said…
Japan Fest 2008
So today my dad and I went to an event in Arlington Heights, Illinois, called Japan Fest. I wish we could have made it out earlier or not have to be back early for work. We got there around 2:44…
Rakugo “Sit-Down Comedy”
So yesterday, I volunteered at an event in downtown Chicago hosted by the City of Osaka. And for those who didn’t know, Chicago and Osaka are sister cities. This year marks their 35 anniversary. The event was called RA-KU-GO is…
YWAM Update
So last Tuesday, Barbra from YWAM Orlando finally got back to me about my request to take a short-term trip to Japan. She gave me two e-mail addresses for Robert and Tom. She said Tom is the director of YWAM…
Rsponse from YWAM
Finally, I got a response from YWAM. Yesterday, I received a phone call from someone who was claiming to respond to my letter. She was very helpful. And as I expected she said there was a huge need in the…
Side Note
So a quick post update, I met someone at my church named Leroy and I found out he also has a desire for Japan. Today I got an e-mail from him asking if I would be interested in volunteering for…
New Possibilities
So earlier this week, I had the opportunity to talk with a church friend we’ve known for in passing but never got to truly sit down and talk. She works for a company in University Park, Illinois, named Applied Systems….