We are almost to the end (a little more than a month)! It has been a big adjustment for me going from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Having to “adopt” the mindset of the original recipients of each book, we got very used to thinking like Jews. I feel like I understand the …
(March 2026) We have spent the last five months digging deep into the context and message of the Old Testament. Looking back at the last few months and ALL the information that I have learned, I can never find words to describe this season. I feel humbly blessed that God has gifted me this time. …
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(10/17/2025) (These will be much different than my DTS updates because life is so much different! I am in the Bible everyday, all day and I am processing a lot) YAHOO! It has been one month since I arrived to Tijuana, Mexico for the Chronological-School of Biblical Studies (C-SBS)! It feels so great to be …
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We loved our last location, Yokohama! It felt very community and family oriented. The YWAM team partners with Hongodai Christ Church- where we stayed (dorm style/bunk beds). It had laundry units down the hall and multiple bathrooms (luxury!). It had a tiny kitchen, a warm prayer room, and a little meeting room. We had to …
Oita to Tokyo to Yokohama! Let’s start with answered prayers 🙂 On the last newsletter, I asked for prayer for opportunities to pray for people and to share the gospel boldy, for open hearts in Tokyo, and for health for our team! We had a few weeks of no big sicknesses on our team! We’ve …
We have been in Japan for two and a half weeks already! The culture here is very different compared to the USA and Mexico. There is a lot of respect for others with a goal of not being a burden. People stay to themselves and are very quiet on the trains. Our team is learning …
On Sunday night, (November 17) some of us DTS students worked with SOMEA (School of Missions, Evangelism, and Apologetics).We went out to Tijuana to offer free hot chocolate and cake. It was a really sweet time with my classmates going out and loving on the people on the streets on a chilly night. There would …
We have been going and going and going! I finally had a free weekend on the 9th/10th and I used that for homework. First, I slept in and then stayed in my bunk until noon. It.was so nice to do absolutely nothing. We only get hot breakfasts (eggs, meat, pancakes, etc) on the weekends but …
November is here and I can’t believe it! Time is flying. I get way less sleep than I am used to, but it is the best sleep ever. I sleep SO well at night. Every once in a while, I wake up to a roommate sleep talking (OR WALKING) and it takes me a moment …
It has now been one month of learning, growing, crying and laughing! First of all…praise the Lord because… I CAN EAT MEXICAN FOOD. Because of Jesus and because of prayer, I can eat Mexican food. Thank you for praying with me! It has been about a year and a half since I’ve been able to …