Hello again! DTS is over, and I can hardly believe it. The last month went by like a train, and although it hit me really hard, it was amazing. It’s kind of hard to adjust to Canada, and there are so many friends I had to leave behind, but that’s okay because it was so… Read More Lynna’s Adventure in Japan: Part 5
Hello, everyone! It feels like an eternity since I was last in Japan, but also like I was leaving for Thailand just yesterday. I feel a little sad to have left Thailand so soon, especially because of all the amazing people I met there, but it’s nice to be back in somewhat familiar surroundings, and… Read More Lynna’s Adventure in Japan (or, in this case, Thailand): Part 4
Hello! The last half of lecture phase passed by far too quickly. I’ve been so busy. I’ve heard that our lectures are just a bit longer than other DTSs, mostly because of the time needed for translations. I don’t mind, though. I like the dimension having translation adds. Our tight schedule didn’t stop me from… Read More Lynna’s Adventure in Japan: Part 3
Hello again! A few weeks ago I was talking with one of the staff members about what I expected or didn’t expect about this DTS. The truth is, I didn’t really have any expectations. I had no idea what we would be doing. I can’t believe so few of the YWAMers I’ve met warned me… Read More Lynna’s Adventure in Japan: Part 2
Hello everyone! As some of you might remember, a few years ago Zeroe4 went to a Discipleship Training School in Tokyo with YWAM/Youth With A Mission. This year I am doing the same, although mine will be slightly different, as it is a Fall/Winter DTS, and it is both in English and Japanese simultaneously, which… Read More Lynna’s Adventure in Japan: Part 1
It seems like a gimme that almost every anime fan wants to visit Japan one day. Here on Beneath the Tangles, we have one who will be going soon on a short term mission trip, and several who have already made the pilgrimage – Kaze (who’s there currently), R86, and Zeroe4. This week, Zeroe4 returns… Read More Sending Off One of Our Own: Zeroe4 in Japan
“Simon, yours is the drill that will pierce the heavens,” Kamina stated over and over again. This stuck with Simon, even after Kamina was killed in battle. He would later fulfill this destiny that was handed to him. Now, Simon was a digger by trade in a subterranean village. He was known as the best… Read More Gurren Lagann and Inheriting Vision
Do you remember the Christian anime series, Superbook? For many kids, it was their first exposure to anime. The Christian Broadcasting Network, which rebooted the series in 2009, is looking for an art director to work on the new episodes. [CBN] Zeroe4 returned to Japan from his time in the Philippines, where he and the… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Yugen Iki Uta Koi, Superbook Employment, and the Soul of Kokoro Connect
I just recently arrived in Tokyo after going to the Tohoku Prefecture for a week and a half with the organization International Hi-B.A. as part of their Gospel Team ministry. Hi-B.A. stand for Highschool Born-Againers, and is an organization that allows high schoolers to meet together and share their faith. Gospel Team (GT) is a… Read More Light Invades Darkness: The Search For Hope