Football Coach in Middle East
My Letter to Future Goers
Hello! This time I write you not from Turkey, but from...wait for it....Michigan! Yep, my two years in Turkey is done and I find myself back home in America. It's a bit surreal being back, I think mostly because my time in Turkey just flew by; hardly seems like. And yet, so much happened over two years and I have returned a different person in many ways. As I think back on my time there, there are a couple things that stick out to me, and I'd like to take this opportunity to share those with you. I went to Turkey with the hope of being able to share the Gospel with young men there. ... Read more
Football as a means
Football is officially done, but it has served its purpose. It gave me and the other missionary coaches a reason to be here, and an opportunity to form friendships and share Christ, and a couple months ago, one of the players on our pro team began reading the Bible with one of the other American coaches here. About 7 chapters into the book of Matthew, he began to believe in the Scriptures he was reading and the Jesus found therein. God made himself known to him! He is currently in a sort of weigh the cost mode as he is nervous about what his family, friends, and employers will think and... Read more
Announcing My Retirement
Hello from Izmir! And a belated Happy Easter (week and half late doesn't seem so bad when you remember I said Merry Christmas over a month late does it?)! I hope that you all had a special Easter and were not only were overwhelmed with thankfulness in remembering how much Jesus suffered for our salvation, but with joy in celebrating that he is alive and with us! I spent my Easter Sunday coaching in a University football game about an hour away from the ancient city of Nicaea (currently Iznik) which is where nearly 2000 years ago the Council of Nicaea not only came to a church wide... Read more
Christmas...In February....
I realize we're like, way past it already, and a Valentines Day post would be much more appropriate, but I haven't posted since November (oops...) so I'm going to go ahead and say a very very late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you from Turkey! I hope that the advent season was an incredibly blessed time for each of you filled with carols, movies, lights, cookies, ugly sweaters, loved ones, and most of all, encountering Jesus in new and special ways. Christmas in Turkey kinda blows because, well, it isn't celebrated here. Go outside in December and it feels no different than... Read more