We are heading on a short term trip to Japan in a few weeks. The realization that I will not be able to read any signs, speak to anyone, or order my Starbucks in Japanese is very daunting (I was only mildly joking about the last one). This realization has led me to speed ...
“Can you hear me now?” If you were born any time before the year 2000 the chances are you picture the same exact guy everyone else does when you hear that question. Sometime near the middle of the first decade of the new millennium Verizon Wireless launched an ad campaign that quickly became ubiquitous. ...
We currently live in Central Pennsylvania. Neither of us are originally from this area, so, as outsiders, we can definitely observe the insane love for Penn State in this region. People drive to State College to pack the stadium that seats 106,000 people. That is a LOT of Penn State fans. Japan has a population ...
Kaytlin’s former college, Baptist Bible College was kind enough to feature our ministry journey on their website! NEWS & PRESS RELEASES Even though Kaytlin Brock has never lived in Japan, she considers it her home. Truth be told, she never wanted to go to Japan, or be a missionary at all, for that matter, and she dreaded ...
In November, we prayerfully asked God to be 30% funded by the end of 2014. We knew this was a lofty goal and desire, but we know that God can answer some pretty big requests. Where did we come up with 30%? Our goal is depart for Japan by the end of this year. THIS ...
Most people know we are in the support raising process, but they don’t know exactly what that looks like. What pictures or scenes come to your mind? Do you envision us strolling through your neighborhood, lurking outside your door, waiting until that perfect moment when you just sit down to dinner, to knock on ...
I’ll never forget the day I got a kitchenaid mixer. As most women who spend time in the kitchen, a kitchenaid mixer has become one of the most luxurious, coveted kitchen gadgets around. I’ve wanted one for years, but never wanted to spend the cash on one. I gave myself a million reasons why I ...
There is no one on this planet that can fully understand the depth of my silly worries (except for my husband and mother). Moving overseas is not going to be easy, and oddly enough, I’ve already decided to start worrying about some of the details (shocker). Now, I don’t worry about rational things, like not ...
THE BROCK’S CHRISTMAS LIST:We need to be at 30% support by the end of this year in order to leave by our targeted date of Fall 2015. We are STUCK at 8% support. We need 22% of our funding in 6 weeks (that’s almost $2,000/month in new monthly gifts). We are having lots of faith ...
A few weeks ago, I met two church planters at Starbucks. They were sitting at the table behind me, and I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on their conversation. They were talking about Jesus, the New Testament, and Francis Chan. I kept debating if it was socially acceptable to butt in or not, and like any ...
