Postponement.

Have you ever heard the saying, "If you ever want to make God laugh, tell him your plans"?

The Pacific Ocean as seen from the California coast.
Soon, hopefully, I'll see it from the other side.

I was hoping that the next post I would make would be after I got on the ground in Japan, but things have come up and, unfortunately, my departure has been postponed to hopefully no later than the end of October. I've told countless people that September 25 was my departure date, and I've already surprised one acquaintance with my still being here today, so here's the official announcement.

In the meantime, I get the feeling I'm about to learn one or two things about patience. I need all the help I can get--I'm like a five-year-old on a long road trip over here. Can I be in Japan yet? How about now? Now?

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
James 4:13-15 (NIV)