37 hours

37 hours

by Cody Wahl2 Comments
In just thirty-seven hours, I'm taking off on a one way flight to Osaka, Japan. When to return? Who knows! My first mission upon arrival: eat some delicious ramen! My second, and arguably more important mission: Find a home for Danielle and I! Totally not joking... Can't wait to get my hands on some real ramen. I feel like an adventurer of old; going off to a new world, establishing a home for my wife (and cats). And like every good adventure, obstacles to overcome! My jungle to tame is concrete, and the bear to wrestle, bureaucracy. (Admittedly, mine is a very modern, first-world adventure.) ( codyanddanielle.org and affiliates do not participate in, or support boxing or wrestling with bears ) I love adventure: new places, experiences, and stories. Despite that, one could easily get overwhelmed by everything going on, needs to be done, or could go wrong. For that reason, we've been pro-active with our anti-worrying. Philippians 4:6-7 has been our verse...
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The language of the Spirit

The language of the Spirit

by Cody Wahl1 Comment
Danielle and I are nearing the end of our time on sabbatical and so far, it's been great. We're feeling full of hope, love, and joy. Every week is full of connection with old and new friends, and lots of time with family. Even our physical fitness is probably the best it's ever been. During all of this, the Lord has been surrounding us with confirmation. "Unusual coincidence is the language of the Spirit," is how I believe Pastor Bill Johnson put it the other day, while ministering to the crowd gathered one evening at Bethel church. Bill had just called out a fairly unique word of knowledge. (A spiritual gift, often associated with the prophetic, where one has suddenly been given knowledge of something that hadn't known of previously. In this case, the awareness of a certain physical ailment one was suffering from in the room. See 1 Corinthians 12:8 for mention of the gift.) Three ladies responded to this...
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A season’s end

A season’s end

by Cody Wahl14 Comments
Our pile of boxes grew quickly and then disappeared all at once. Just this morning a crew from Yamato shipping came and took away all of our things, minus a few bags of clothes and other essentials. All packed, ready to be sent to Japan And then it was all gone! It's a bit surreal to have the majority of our possessions officially en route to a foreign country for which we do not even have our visas yet! Boxes weren't the only thing to have left recently. This past week we had the whole gang here! A big "thanks" to all the friends and family who came out to celebrate Danielle's graduation from The University of Washington with us (Danielle will share more on that later!). We had a ton of fun with everyone and felt extremely loved by your support. Boating on South Lake Union in Seattle And finally, we bid farewell to one of our cats just yesterday. With the restrictions we're facing...
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