2019 Update & What I’m learning No.1

2019 Update & What I’m learning No.1

by Cody Wahl7 Comments
(Belated) Merry Christmas! (I asked a group of Japanese middle school students, in Japanese, to take this for us. The girls in the group started making heart signs at us, "awwww"ing when I put my arm around Danielle... <3 ) We hope everyone reading this had a wonderful Christmas this year! We miss you dearly, and send our love from Japan. It's 12:07 A.M. ... ...and I'm behind my keyboard, fingers clicking away. My inspiration to write is fairly akin to nature's calling, with hopefully at least a marginal difference in end result. I've been learning a lot lately and thought to myself this evening, "I should document this!" with the hope it doesn't just go in one ear and out the other. So, starting this month I'm going to make an effort to report my process and what I'm learning on a monthly basis. Hopefully I won't have to eat those words come next month! But, given it being...
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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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The call to 日本 (Japan)

The call to 日本 (Japan)

by Cody Wahl4 Comments
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...
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