More updates, since I don't have a ton of time to sit down and write.

1. The most exciting of them all. Someone gave me $6,000 the other day. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!! Incredible. They basically paid for my entire YWAM expenses. I had been wondering how God was going to provide so much money in a month (I go to YWAM at in January) and if YWAM was really what God wanted for me. I had only 8% of the money I needed.... But now God's up in heaven brushing his hands off and saying, "Problem solved. How's that one for ya?"
Nice one God.

2. I worked at the warehouse for a week, was offered a job (probably to become a manager) and ended up declining it. Since I'm not working for very long, I was worried that the temp agency wouldn't have another job for me. Ha, silly worry. I got another job almost immediately and they pay almost twice as much. Yay!

3. God's been doing some cool stuff at the small group I'm going to. One person particularly encouraged me saying that God had used my story to rekindle his passion for Japan. Cool. It's amazing to see God using me to prod people in the back.