This will be the last post I'll make on this Blogspot site. I've been working on a personal webpage for God's call in our life, so now we'll be posting blogs, pictures, movies, etc on there instead.
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In Him,
Jason Capp
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
What A Glorious Ride...
Well, right now I'm genuinely killing time, as it is 2:45am EST and our plane to go back to Myrtle Beach leaves two-and-a-half hours.
I guess you could say that I'm reflecting on our time spent here in Boston-area. Spending time with Rachael's family was definitely a blessing, even though we might have felt smothered at times. Getting to see family and friends through parties, Bible studies, going to church, hanging out, etc was also a pleasure.
When we first got here, I told myself that I needed to get some rest, and boy did I. I haven't that well in a long, long time. Not having to worry about waking up by an alarm, but just going to bed and waking up (Some days were better than others, in terms of waking up). It was was refreshing, and despite keeping myself up in the wee hours of the morning, I feel very relaxed by the majority of the trip.
My time spent in the LORD's word has been awesome! There's something about being in darkness that always causes me to scurry to my Bible and read, read, read. I started reading a loose commentary on the Gospel of John, and God has been teaching me some wonderful things that I was not aware of (Or at least didn't think about). Rachael and I are also reading a wonderful book called Love and Respect, and it has been a great challenge for the both of us. I feel we've been learning a lot through it, and it has definitely opened up healthy conversations about our relationship and how we respond to each other in certain circumstances. So for any couples out there, we both highly recommend the book.
Another thing was coming into the area and thinking about fund raising. I don't think we honestly knew how to tackle it here, because we didn't want to seem like we were ignoring Rachael's parents and sisters by making appointments. But things lined up nicely, and Trinity Community Church has partnered with us and allowed us to speak at their church today (Technically yesterday, but who's checking, seriously?). We got an absolutely powerful response, and a whole lot more pledges than we were expecting. God easily reminded us who was in control of this ministry, because we truly didn't expect the outcome of what came.
So thinking back as a whole (As what was written was quite brief), God did a LOT while we were here. A lot more than I can even comprehend at this moment. And I can guarantee one thing; God was here. Whether it feels like it or not, He is moving powerfully through this state in ways we will never understand.
For those willing, please continue to pray for His ministry in our lives as we are still in need of monthly commitments. We are about halfway there, and we have a lot of pledges that just haven't come in yet, so we might be closer than we think. Praise His Holy Name. Amen.
I guess you could say that I'm reflecting on our time spent here in Boston-area. Spending time with Rachael's family was definitely a blessing, even though we might have felt smothered at times. Getting to see family and friends through parties, Bible studies, going to church, hanging out, etc was also a pleasure.
When we first got here, I told myself that I needed to get some rest, and boy did I. I haven't that well in a long, long time. Not having to worry about waking up by an alarm, but just going to bed and waking up (Some days were better than others, in terms of waking up). It was was refreshing, and despite keeping myself up in the wee hours of the morning, I feel very relaxed by the majority of the trip.
My time spent in the LORD's word has been awesome! There's something about being in darkness that always causes me to scurry to my Bible and read, read, read. I started reading a loose commentary on the Gospel of John, and God has been teaching me some wonderful things that I was not aware of (Or at least didn't think about). Rachael and I are also reading a wonderful book called Love and Respect, and it has been a great challenge for the both of us. I feel we've been learning a lot through it, and it has definitely opened up healthy conversations about our relationship and how we respond to each other in certain circumstances. So for any couples out there, we both highly recommend the book.
Another thing was coming into the area and thinking about fund raising. I don't think we honestly knew how to tackle it here, because we didn't want to seem like we were ignoring Rachael's parents and sisters by making appointments. But things lined up nicely, and Trinity Community Church has partnered with us and allowed us to speak at their church today (Technically yesterday, but who's checking, seriously?). We got an absolutely powerful response, and a whole lot more pledges than we were expecting. God easily reminded us who was in control of this ministry, because we truly didn't expect the outcome of what came.
So thinking back as a whole (As what was written was quite brief), God did a LOT while we were here. A lot more than I can even comprehend at this moment. And I can guarantee one thing; God was here. Whether it feels like it or not, He is moving powerfully through this state in ways we will never understand.
For those willing, please continue to pray for His ministry in our lives as we are still in need of monthly commitments. We are about halfway there, and we have a lot of pledges that just haven't come in yet, so we might be closer than we think. Praise His Holy Name. Amen.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Flashback Friday!
See the theme here? I've just been Flashback Friday-ing the past few times with my couple posts in the past few months. hahaha. Good times.
Well, since I haven't updated in a while, I figured I'd just use a Flashback Friday to share what's happened over the past few weeks... with pictures (We've been busy)!
We celebrated Christmas with my family on December 19th, and it was a blast. We had great food, good company, and lots of love expressed before Rachael and I headed up here to Boston for the holidays. My mother got us a GPS in hopes that it would work in Japan when we get there, so I've been researching to see how we could go about that. It was a very thoughtful gift, and if we get an international map system on it, THAT would be awesome!
We came to Boston on December 20th (Technically the 21st, since we didn't get to Rachael's parent's house until 3:30am), and got ourselves immediately into the Holiday celebration. We had a Sunday brunch with Mom B's side of the family right after we woke up, and it was a good time watching football with the guys and playing Uno later on.
We did a lot of our shopping in the next couple days, where we had a get-together on the 23rd, Christmas Eve Party on the 24th (Naturally), and Christmas itself on the 25th (Also, naturally). We were a bit partied out by that point, but it was wonderful seeing everyone's faces and sharing about what God has been doing in our lives. The topic of Japan was all over the place, and it was wonderful to her the enthusiasm.
We were introduced to Rachael's home church this past Sunday (December 28th) as they want to be a part of our financial support team. We will be doing a proper presentation on January 18th before we head back to Myrtle Beach. Talking to her pastor was a huge encouragement, and we look forward to the love and support that they will be providing in these coming years. We also hung out with Rachael's old youth pastor, John Grothjan, and a few other friends out in Hamilton, MA (Pictured above). It was also a blast, and John gave us some very encouraging words for our future.
New Year's was kind of a bore, as we decided to just stay home and watch TV and movies. hahaha. Maybe it was because we were still partied out, or maybe because it was REALLY cold and snowy outside. Either decision was fine.
This is how Honey galloped in the snow. Isn't she cute?!
I guess that concludes this blog and it's semi-Flashback-ness. hahaha.
Well, since I haven't updated in a while, I figured I'd just use a Flashback Friday to share what's happened over the past few weeks... with pictures (We've been busy)!
We celebrated Christmas with my family on December 19th, and it was a blast. We had great food, good company, and lots of love expressed before Rachael and I headed up here to Boston for the holidays. My mother got us a GPS in hopes that it would work in Japan when we get there, so I've been researching to see how we could go about that. It was a very thoughtful gift, and if we get an international map system on it, THAT would be awesome!We came to Boston on December 20th (Technically the 21st, since we didn't get to Rachael's parent's house until 3:30am), and got ourselves immediately into the Holiday celebration. We had a Sunday brunch with Mom B's side of the family right after we woke up, and it was a good time watching football with the guys and playing Uno later on.
We did a lot of our shopping in the next couple days, where we had a get-together on the 23rd, Christmas Eve Party on the 24th (Naturally), and Christmas itself on the 25th (Also, naturally). We were a bit partied out by that point, but it was wonderful seeing everyone's faces and sharing about what God has been doing in our lives. The topic of Japan was all over the place, and it was wonderful to her the enthusiasm.
We were introduced to Rachael's home church this past Sunday (December 28th) as they want to be a part of our financial support team. We will be doing a proper presentation on January 18th before we head back to Myrtle Beach. Talking to her pastor was a huge encouragement, and we look forward to the love and support that they will be providing in these coming years. We also hung out with Rachael's old youth pastor, John Grothjan, and a few other friends out in Hamilton, MA (Pictured above). It was also a blast, and John gave us some very encouraging words for our future.New Year's was kind of a bore, as we decided to just stay home and watch TV and movies. hahaha. Maybe it was because we were still partied out, or maybe because it was REALLY cold and snowy outside. Either decision was fine.
This is how Honey galloped in the snow. Isn't she cute?!I guess that concludes this blog and it's semi-Flashback-ness. hahaha.
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