Therefore Go

Heyo, I'm Elsabet, and there isn't a postscript at the end of the final commission that excludes me.

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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

...and there isn't a postscript at the bottom of the page excluding me. This is me, working on that final commission as best I can.

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Life has been a little crazy lately. I'll be going home again. Over the last few weeks I've realized that I want to come back to Japan...I think I have to come back. To do that I have to change my major, probably move across the country when I'm back in the U.S., figure out a metric ton of paperwork, and somehow learn to speak, read, and write Japanese. (That last one is the hardest.)

Life in Japan is so different, and it can be extremely rough for me. City life is difficult for a country girl and I keep running into the language barrier hard enough to give myself a concussion. And yet, there are lots of good things that help even it out. I feel a lot of affection for this city, and for the people around me who try so hard to make me feel welcome.

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I’ll be spending the afternoon with a new Japanese friend on Saturday. Prayers that it goes well, please! I’m still not good at navigating anything in Japan 😅

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Thank you for your prayers! It went well! We had a good time, and hopefully a productive one.

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I’ll be spending the afternoon with a new Japanese friend on Saturday. Prayers that it goes well, please! I’m still not good at navigating anything in Japan 😅

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the secret to organising any kind of trip with your friends is to become the benevolent dictator. do NOT wait for everyone to provide a consensus on things before you book anything. do it and then ask for feedback after. do not ask people what they would like to do just tell them what is happening and let them all nod along like the sheep they are. this is the ONLY way to coordinate a group of adults in their 20s/30s

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Orientation week has been bonkers. I’ve never been so tired in my life, nor have I ever interacted with this many strangers…but it’s good.

I come home feeling like I’m on the verge of a panic attack, but I keep getting through it so far. My stamina is holding up, and I think maybe (maybe) I can do this and not hate it.

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How can we be praying for you?

Thank you, prayers that my flights are all good, that I don’t lose any luggage. After that, that I can learn while I’m there, both language and culture, and that I will be a good representation of my faith while I’m there. That I won’t lose focus. That I’ll be grounded in the Bible, and that I’ll have wisdom to handle whatever encounters come my way.

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Well, I'm flying out on Sunday morning, and I'll arrive in Japan on Monday evening. Prayers would be appreciated.

The flight will be a little over 13 hours, I have lots of time to pray, if you have prayer requests, please let me know.

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I want to thank everyone who was praying for me! I had a very dear prayer partner who donated more than $3,000 and made it possible for me to attain my goal of reaching Japan! I'm in the process of purchasing the plane tickets this week.

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Answered Prayer 4/14/25

MY PASSPORT ARRIVED!

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And also, while talking about answers to prayer, another prayer is being answered: Since my last fundraising update I've raised a little over $1000, and I have someone who has offered to cover a significant chunk of the cost by the end of the month if i still haven't raised it.

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Answered Prayer 4/14/25

MY PASSPORT ARRIVED!

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Hello,

I have a prayer request. As of today, I still have a little over $5,000 dollars that I have to raise in about 29 days. Some of this I will be able to cover from money I've been saving aside as I work, but this will leave me completely bankrupt when I return home, and I won't have a job. I believe very strongly that this is where the Lord is leading me, and I told him I would, so regardless of how scary the financial side of things are, I have to. I've been struggling to be calm about it though, it's a big commitment. I'm repeating "take no thought for tomorrow" like a chant this last week.

If anyone would like to help support me financially, you can do so here, on the MTW website.

If you are not able to help support me financially, that's okay. Your prayers are incredibly important to me, and I need them now more than ever as I have just a little over a month left to complete my preparations. Here is a link to my prayer page. I plan to do regular posts here, but as I have new requests I will be adding them there as well so I can edit it as I have answers to prayer.

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Can I get some prayers? I want to love God more than the gifts he gives me. Or the things he takes away from me.

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So happy for you being able to go to Japan! What are some specific things I can be praying for you about?

(Feel free to respond privately, I'd also love to just talk missions in general)

Could I get prayers for my paperwork to go through quickly. I'm waiting on my passport and it's making me anxious. XD