the basics

Just so everyone is on the same page, here are the basics about my trip and about our destination.

I'm going to Tokyo on Summer Project with Campus Crusade for Christ. With a team of 10 others, including two leaders, I will be building relationships with Japanese college students on a couple college campuses in the city. Japan is only about 1% Christian and many people have never even heard the name Jesus Christ before. My small role in this giant picture is to build relationships with my peers in Tokyo and by doing so, hopefully introduce them to the love of Christ for the very first time. When we leave we will leave these students in the faithful hands of the staff and interns who work for Crusade in Japan.

Some fun facts about my home for 6 weeks...

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and home of the Japanese government and the Imperial Family. Tokyo boasts a total population over 13 million (that's a lot of people, the city of Los Angeles has approximately 4 million). The city flower is the cherry blossom and the ginkgo tree claims the illustrious position of city tree. Officially labeled a "metropolis" Tokyo boasts hot humid summers (my favorite). It is also sister cities with eleven major cities, including our own New York City and Berlin, Germany and Paris, France among others.


(image from wikipedia images)