amazing, Amazing, AMAZING DAY! My Korean American Friend got BAPTIZED!!!! Along with a Chinese student, two Japanese students, and a Japanese couple who have been married for 25 years! Their daughter shared the gospel with them!

How awesome is the Lord most high....

Sunday...was...awesome

At church a Christian dance group from Korea (Mentor) came. These people were so amazing! They travel around the world sharing the gospel and break-dancing... haha, wow! They did a dance, kinda along the same lines of the lifehouse, expressing the Gospel that ended with Jesus break-dancing...you don't know how powerful that is til you see it : ) Afterward we went out to eat with them.

I have been so encouraged since yesterday! JESUS is SO AMAZING! He loves us...

Despite all this weeks aparent blessings, despite my secure position in the safest refuge in the universe, despite a new life filled with hope and love...I have not been happy today.

Monday: Went to a special Church service and had a great time. I was encouraged by the worship, the people, being in God's presence, and seeing God work in the life of a girl who's searching. It was great.

Wednesday: Got to share the gospel at a lunch-time discussion group with some Japanese people...best moment of the week. It really is amazing news, and I need to hear myself say it much more often.

Friday: Encouraging conversation with some American friends about our Father.

My God, He is so good to me. I hate forgetting. I hate feeling distant.

Going to Mass now : )

Good news

"I love when I have something truly worth sharing."

Wow, 3 seconds ago that is how I began my post...then it dawned on me how blind I must be if that were my attitude. How can a messenger of the Gospel EVER feel like he has nothing worth sharing? I'm sorry.

It's been a while since I've written. I would like to share how the Gospel is transforming life here.

There is an American Korean girl here who, I believe, will be a sister very soon. : ) She has grown up Buddhist, but has gone to church with Korean friends in the states from time to time. "I could never understand how they could spend so much time in church," she once told me. Apparently Korean Christians are pretty intense. Anyways, she has been interested in Christianity though and has been coming to Church here in Japan. God has clearly been after this girl! We went to a special service together this afternoon, and it was so good. She is right on the verge of giving her life to the Lord! Please pray she would!

Tingle...and Tink

Take a ride on the mighty lion
Take a hold of the golden mane
This is the love of Jesus
So good but it is not tame...

I like when things stir my insides. For example, I was listening to 'Little Boy Heart Alive', a song today by Andrew Peterson, http://www.andrew-peterson.com/players/farcountry/thefarcountry.html and when I heard these lyrics...it felt nice.

I don't really understand these little tingles in my heart. For one, I've felt them while reading the Bible, listening to music, watching fireworks (ok Wishes), looking at nature, and even while watching Peter Pan...yep. Anyways, I'm not quite ready to claim that these feelings (and by feelings I don't mean emotions, I mean something I tangibly feel) are revelations of the Spirit indicating the goodness or truth in something...again, Peter Pan...I mean but seriously, he's lying there completely defeated and hopeless, but then Wendy kisses him and he starts glowing... For a manlier example think the last scene of Lord of the Rings

Whatever, I like happiness. Now I know there's a distinction between 'happiness' and 'Biblical Joy'...but all I'm trying to do is thank God for the tingle.