My Testimony - Shortened Version

---Last night I had the opportunity to share my testimony in the Lord with the high school youth group at my home church in St. Joseph, MI, The Chapel. If you would like to listen feel free, click on the link below and enjoy.
---Afterwards the high school leader all went to eat at Cracker-Barrel and what a night, we met, Serena an 18 year old waitress, and got to share the love and power of Christ with her,  I had the opportunity to pray for her and she experienced God's miraculous healing touch and instantly her back was healed of pain.
My Testimony - 30min Audio

Prayer & The Urgency of the Hour

Prayer is the most important thing we can do on the face of the planet, there is no higher calling than to pray

-It is how we tell God how much we love Him
-It is how we listen for God's voice and hear how He feels about us
-It is how we commune with God
-It is how we change the environment around us, with God's help
-It is how we learn to obey God's commands
-It is how hard hearts are changed for God
-It is how our own hearts are changed
-It is how we are forgiven of our pasts and sins
-It is how we ask God to move and work in our daily lives
-It is how we change cities, how we change nations, and how the world will be shaken for Him
-It is how we can make a difference
-It is how lives can be saved

---Our spiritual lives started with one little prayer and now all He asks of us is that we would pray until He returns. Will we be a generation that falls asleep like the disciples (his closest friends) until he returns or will we stay awake for Him praying, watching, waiting, eagerly anticipating His return
---Our time is now, there is an urgency in the air, Will you pray? Will you tarry? for Him? for His children?
---A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument and I have seen what prayer can do

Time to Update

So it has been a very long time since I updated all of those who had been following my blog while I was with YWAM in Japan but lots has happened since my last post.
---First, shortly after I got home, I asked Kelsey Masuda my long time friend and crush at IWU to be my girlfriend and begin a relationship with the intention and purpose of pursuing marriage. Her and I had been skyping quite often while I was in her hometown of Tokyo Japan. It's quite amazing how the Lord works, she and I both have the desire to live and serve the Lord in Japan and hopefully in the future the Lord will allow us to do so together.
--- Shortly after I got home, mom and dad suggested I get a job to help begin building savings for myself and my future so I am currently delivering pizzas for pizza hut near my hometown and am really enjoying it more than I thought I would. I enjoy driving for work and the other people I work with are a hoot to be around. The Lord is also slowly allowing me to build relationships with those I work with to hopefully open the door to share the good news with them.
---Lastly during my time home I have begun to slowly learn the Japanese language with the Rosetta Stone language program. I would not be able to study the language if not for my home church The Chapel of St. Joseph MI and their willingness to sow into a young missionary financially.
--- The last few months haven't been easy to say the least. But the Lord in His goodness and grace is helping me through everyday. I long to be in Japan and to serve alongside those who love the Lord and want to see Him made known throughout the world.