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Bethany Hall
Tim Natale
Tim Rogers
Leah Shy
Cass Tallon |
Objective: To join the mission team headed by Chad and
Jennifer Huddleston in Osaka, Japan, beginning in January 2002, for
two years, in order to draw Japanese people closer to Jesus through
sharing the Bible and my life.
Why I Feel Called
The Short Answer:
God is working in Osaka. I
want to be there.
The Long Answer: It’s
not like I have been strategically planning for such an opportunity,
but after many months of prayer and thought it is clear to me that God
has been planning and working in my life to prepare me for this
opportunity like only He can. I believe that God is working through Tim, Leah, Cass, and
Bethany, and after visiting the Huddlestons and Merschs in Osaka, I
believe God is blessing their work. I do not feel that Osaka is the
only place God is working, nor that Osaka is the only place where God
can or will use me. I do,
however, believe that God is working in the lives of those in Osaka in
an especially unique way. I also feel that when looking at my life and
trying to do what is best with my limited time here on Earth, that
there is nothing I would rather spend my time on.
- 1994-1998. Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science /
Mathematics Seaver College, Pepperdine University
- 1994 graduate of Columbia Christian High School in Portland,
Oregon
- 1998-present. System Administrator, BizRate.com, Los Angeles,
CA.
Design, build, and support all development, staging, and production
servers of Linux, Solaris, or NT Operating System type as well as
the underlying network infrastructure.
- 1997-1998. Campus Ministry Intern, Malibu Church of
Christ
Worked under the mentorship of Scott Lambert, Jessica Clegg, and
Greg Gillham along with a team of student leaders. Interning in the
area of Involvement, I mentored a small group which reached out to
all student campus ministry members and some non-members in an
attempt to help give everyone the opportunity to get more involved
in the campus ministry program and each others lives. Other
responsibilities included leading weekly Bible studies and helping
with other church events and programs.
- Summer 1997. Student in Heidelberg, Germany
Studied German and European culture, language, art, and history.
Traveled extensively in Europe.
- 1995-1998. Student worker in Information Resources, LAN Support,
Data Communications, and PC Repair Divisions.
- 1995-2000. Participated in and help organize several mission trips
to San Felipe, Mexico to work with the local church there in
reaching out to the residents of that city through fellowship and
building construction.
- World Missions Workshops Attended the annual missions conferences
at Abilene Christian University, Harding University, and Pepperdine
University.
- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Japanese Language Class,
Pepperdine University
- Study of Asian Cultures Class, Pepperdine University
Traveling, hiking or most any outdoors activity, playing and watching
sports, playing games (esp. board games), and computers and computer
related topics.
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