The call to 日本 (Japan)
If you know Danielle or me even a little, you've probably heard us talk about Japan.
Well, the season is quickly approaching! Our Seattle apartment is a testament to that!
As of last week, we've officially started packing boxes to be shipped to our new home: Osaka, Japan.
Why Japan?
That answer has been brewing for a number of years, starting back in the early 2000s.
Ever since I encountered the Holy Spirit I have always felt a call to Asia. The thought never felt foreign or forced, but instead, entirely natural. It was as if this call was implanted within my core at the moment of my first "yes" to the Lord.
Perhaps due to my relatively minimal exposure to missions, or simple naivety in my young age, I had always operated out of an assumption that my call to Asia was a call to China. I had heard of the underground churches in China and was inspired by...