and there was evening, and there was morning - the first day...

Wow...there were always three things I said I'd never get involved in while I was away at college: AOL Instant Messenger, thefacebook.com, and any kind of weblog/live journal. Guess I broke my promise. No, really. The reason I have this thing is that right now, I'm in Pasidena, Maryland, serving as a summer missionary for the North American Mission Board. Crazy, huh? Anyway, NAMB recommended having a place to update people on the internet, so here it is. This journal is not my primary journal, nor is it a be-all, end-all update system. I'd compare it more to a series of essays about my life, shaped by the events in mission-land. Anyway, rock on - may God bless the journey.