Dear Mum, I have arrived and am alive so far…But I’ll will admit to brushing my teeth with tap water and drinking fresco, a fruit drink that some church members made with unknown ingredients. I like living on the edge of new experiences and certain digestive doom. Not to be dramatic…I’m crossing my fingers and…
Coming to Peru as a missionary is quite a unique experience. I’m originally from Japan, so at the age of 12 I came over to California, and having experienced culture shock then, I knew what was coming, more or less. I knew I would have to get used to the different life-style, a whole new language, different…
Imagine walking into a high school classroom full of 22 9th graders. It’s the first week of school in the Marshall Islands. You greet them “good morning” and prepare to have homeroom worship. Now, here’s the catch: all your life you’ve loved to sing and praise God and you know for a fact that many…
Samuel* wouldn’t talk. Nobody knew why. Friends described him as a talkative, average child when he was young, but one day something happened and he decided the world no longer needed to hear his voice. I asked his father, “I don’t know,” He shrugged, looking anxious as he stood in his scrubs at PTC probably…
Coming to Ebeye was unexpected and unlikely. I always knew I wanted to be a student missionary and answered the call my Sophomore year in college, but did not actually go out until after completing my undergraduate degree. I knew that God had special plans for me but I also had my own. I was…
First week of school was a success. Long, but fun. I’d say that I am slowly getting used to teaching. However, learning from lectures in the past have certainly influenced me. Now I am finding it a bit hard to incorporate visuals into my lessons. I’m working on that. I have been having trouble with…
“Hairdresser” is an interesting term. It’s not like we put a dress on our hair, or put anything on it per say to dress it up. But I guess we have our hair cleaned up and trimmed. It would be kind of weird to call it a Hairbather or Hairtrimmer. Heh. Anyway…. Last Wednesday (March…
Being an SM has shown me that God is a Missionary to me. He tries to reach me in so many ways. I realize that I am a tough shell to crack, perhaps like Peter. Nonetheless, I take comfort in knowing that He is the Victor and will be victorious in my life and that…
April 19, 2014 The senior class and a handful of staff had been gone all weekend for the senior retreat campout to one of the outer islands called Ahnd (Ant). It took several boats to transport them all and their camping supplies across the open ocean. They returned on Sunday, sun kissed and filled with laughter. Ellie,…
When I arrived in Thailand, I set three personal goals for myself. Change the classroom decorations from the previous missionary. Learn Thai at a conversational level. Study the Bible with one of my students. Number 1 and 2 were more easily accomplished, even though I am still working on my Thai. Number 3 has been…
