Adventures in Faith
Here are my adventures in faith. They are from my missionary work overseas.
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OSAKA in JAPAN
It Begins!
[Japan; 1988] The aircraft made its final descent. Its wheels skidded onto the runway. And with that, I had arrived. I was in Japan. I was a foreign missionary. Read more »
Handing out Pamphlets
[Japan; the late 1980s] My missionary friend Tom and I made our own Christian pamphlet in Japanese, and then handed them out on the streets. Read more »
A homeless man, or an Angel of God?
[Japan; the late 1980s] While traveling to a Pentecostal church in Osaka, I met a homeless man. He offered me food and drink. He may have been an angel of God. Read more »
Searching for Homeless People in Japan
[Japan; the late 1980s] After I met that homeless man under the bridge, Tom and I wondered if there were other homeless people in Japan. We set out to find them. Read more »
Power From On High
[Japan; the late 1980s] After a year in Japan, I observed that nobody, including myself, was having much success with evangelism. I became convinced we needed Power From On High. Read more »
Preaching in the Open Air at Shinsaibashi
[Japan; the late 1980s] Tom and I began our ministry of open-air preaching in a popular location called Shinsaibashi. Read more »
Preaching in the Open Air at Tsuruhashi
[Japan; the late 1980s] After open-air preaching in a popular location called Shinsaibashi, our next preaching destination was Tsuruhashi. Read more »
Sweet Victory at Awaji Island
[Japan; the late 1980s] Tom and I went on a three-day evangelistic journey. We brought no money and no bag. Things went amazingly well. Read more »
Bitter Defeat at Awaji Island
[Japan; the late 1980s] Tom and I went on another three-day faith journey. We brought no money and no bag. Things went quite badly. Read more »
Three Days with the Homelessness men in Kamagasaki
[Japan; the late 1980s] We embarked on a three-day experiment. We temporarily became homeless. Then there was a major riot! Read more »
My Letter to the Editor
[Japan; the late 1980s] After our three-day experiment in Kamagasaki, I wrote a letter. It was published in a newspaper called The Japan Times in October of 1990. Read more »
THE U.S.
A Storefront Church in Chicago
[Chicago; 1990] Tom and I visited Latoya’s storefront Pentecostal church in Chicago. Our lives were changed! Read more »
Discerning what to do next
[The U.S.; 1990] My friend Tom and I had left Japan. We were back in the U.S. We sought God’s will for our ministry and lives. We made a decision. Read more »
KAMAGASAKI in JAPAN
Our New Missionary Project
[Japan; 1990]. Tom and I embarked on our glorious new missionary project. We flew back to Japan. We made our way to Kamagasaki. We became homeless. Read more »
Murder In Triangle Park
[Japan; 1991] One cold winter night I was with other homeless men around a fire, singing songs. Suddenly, one of them murdered the man right next to me. Read more »
An Emergency Retreat
[Japan; 1991] After I witnessed a murder, we fled Kamagasaki. Immediately. We went to the safest place we knew. We tried to have a silent retreat. Read more »
At the Retreat we forge our Action-Plan
[Japan; 1991] After I witnessed a murder, we fled to a safe place. After several days, we had clarity about our next steps. Read more »
Our friend Tanaka in Kamagasaki
[Japan; 1991] We became friends with a Catholic woman named Tanaka. We esteemed her as a great hero of the faith. Read more »
Stopping a Murder
[Japan; 1991] Tom and I witnessed an old man being beaten to death. We stood between the murder and his victim. Read more »
I was Punched for doing the Right Thing
[Japan; 1991] We went to a place where thousands of men hoped to get hired as Day Laborers. A man from the crowd punched me and knocked me out. Then the man was abducted. Read more »
Sleeping in a Doya
[Japan; 1991] My health problems had worsened. I convalesced for a day or two at a Doya, which is a cheap flophouse. Read more »
Sleeping in a Buddhist shelter for homeless men
[Japan; 1991] On a bitterly cold night, Tom and I slept in a Buddhist shelter for homeless people. Read more »
Sleep Deprivation
[Japan; 1991] Sleep was a major challenge in Kamagasaki. Four factors made it worse. Read more »
A shelter for homeless people
[Japan; 1991] We did volunteer work at a shelter for homeless men. It had the most beautiful chapel I’ve ever seen. Read more »
Bringing a friend to Kamagasaki
[Japan; 1991] Word got out. Tom and I were living in Kamagasaki. Our friends were curious. Some asked if they could come see the place where we lived. Read more »
Stay warm. And try to get something to eat!
[Japan; 1991] One winter night, Tom and I showed up at our old Bible Study group at the Baptist Church. They told us to “Stay warm. And try to get something to eat!” Read more »
CHENNAI in INDIA
From New Zealand to India
[India; 1991] Alexander and I departed New Zealand and arrived in India. Read more »
Lancing an Abscess
[India; 1991] We met a homeless woman with a huge wound on the side of her face. We took her to a hospital for treatment. The results were explosive. Read more »
A Dying Woman
[India; 1991] I was doing volunteer work at a hospital. One day I found an elderly couple lying on the pavement. They were dying. The woman’s death was imminent. Read more »
Falling Into A Sewer
[India; 1991] I was doing volunteer work at a hospital. During a typhoon, I sprinted across the parking lot. I fell into a sewer. Read more »
Sweet Victory at a Remote Village in India
[India; 1991] My friends and I went on an overnight outreach journey. We brought no money and no supplies. We helped the people we met. Ministry went well, but we all got sick. Read more »
Ganeshan
[India; 1991] One hot day, we were walking to the hospital. We noticed a Hindu holy man with an excruciating wound. Yet his face radiated joy and contentment. Read more »
Finding Inspiration
[India; 1991] If you’ve read my Adventures in Faith, you might imagine I’m a person of action. But I’m not. Read more »
Inside A Hindu Temple
[India; 1991] One Sunday afternoon a friend and I toured a large Hindu temple. It was an amazing experience! Read more »
The Communicable Diseases Hospital
[India; 1991] Alexander and I found a man who was laying on the curb. He was dying. We took him to a regular hospital. And then to the Communicable Diseases Hospital. Read more »
105 Degree Fever
[India; 1991] Our tourist VISAs into India were soon expiring. We bought tickets to Heathrow in London. Then I became quite ill. Read more »
ENGLAND
Hare Krishna Monks
[England; 1992] In Birmingham I encountered the Hare Krishna movement. Their members were overflowing with joy. Read more »
Meeting Muslim Street-Preachers
[England; 1992] On the streets of Birmingham, we met some men preaching about Islam! They invited us to come to their house that night to join them in breaking their fast. Read more »
Living with our Muslim friend
[England; 1992] During the month of Ramadan, the four of us lived with our Muslim friend Zayan. Read more »
Fleeing For My Life
[England; 1992] In downtown Birmingham, I went into a public bathroom. I soon had to flee for my life. Read more »
Trafalgar Square in London
[England; 1992] We decided to launch a new evangelistic outreach. It would be to homeless people in England. Read more »
Flying to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
[England; 1992] In London, we were sensing a change. Our era as a team was about to end. It was time for each of us to go our own way. Read more »
KARACHI in PAKISTAN
Fasting with Peter
[Pakistan; 1992] At a hostel, I met a man named Peter from Uganda. He was a vibrant Christian believer who fasted continually on a very simple diet. Read more »
ADVENTURES IN FAITH
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