Tweet Time has flown, and I’m not sure what all to write about here in the short period of time I do have to write. Gateway, the month-long training program leading into field service in Haiti, has been going swimmingly. My classmates seem to be bonding really well, really quickly; which is good because many [...]
Tweet So today I start my training with Mercy Ships, just got done with dinner in fact. Not before having a great Texan experience though first: VAN HIGH SCHOOL’S HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME! The place is as big as Eastern’s. Van, population 2,000 has a stadium for their football team that holds 5,000 people. Artificial turf, [...]
Tweet Or Africa. That’s right! I was given the go ahead by Mercy Ships and bought my ticket to South Africa today! I’m currently at about 80% support pledged and the ball is in motion! I’m really excited, but really tired as you can imagine. It’s been a long day. The updated itinerary: I’ll be [...]
Tweet I’ve received some complaints (granted mostly from Jeff) about my website not being mobile friendly. Well you know what Jeff? You’re right. As much as it pains me to admit it my design, like most, is not small enough in size to make for speedy download. So, I present to you: Jay on a [...]
Tweet First off, thanks to everyone for a great going-away/sendoff shindig! It was a blast, and I was glad to see all of you before taking off. And now I’m finally in Texas! Starting in Spokane it only took two days to make it into Idaho, but after that things went pretty smoothly. Well, considering [...]
Tweet September came early, killing summer like mp3s killed CDs: a slow, painful inevitability. One of my long time friends, Mike, moved to Montana today. Somehow he managed to beat me out the door and it’s laid a heavier layer on the whole thing. The mp3 reference isn’t totally out of left field either. I’m [...]
