I've never been on this side of the blog thing. I've helped missionaries set up blog spots, I've read theirs... but now we're the ones going out, the ones writing the blog, the fresh meat missionaries. :)
I've always admired missionaries. The ones who have left houses and lands, friends and families, for His sake and the Gospel's; and i've aspired to be one and prayed for it, and now, when we didn't expect it, the Lord brought it up and said "go." So now that it's reality (and i mean 4 months reality) the feeling is curious.
It's exciting!--& Terrifying!
mind crippling but invigorating.
The need is great, but the Lord is gracious. i believe He is so powerful and mighty that He will use even us, näive though we are. We're going to camp out in a place of trusting Him, and moving forward with the Kingdom of God. We're so excited to deliver the good news of Jesus to the nation of Japan.
i can hardly call myself a missionary yet, since we haven't gone, so it seemed appropriate to paste us on the grill, expecting the fire any moment. At the least, it's funny--in a weird sort of way that Whitney probably won't appreciate. :D
So that's the first blog. We leave in March, 2015.
-the outgoing (and introverted) missionaries
