| | I lived in the Howard’s downstairs apartment for just over 5 years, from January 2002 through May 2007. I lived there with two roommates and a wife. Daron Cam was my roommate for three years. Brian Chew lived with me for about two years, and Jenni lived with me as my wife there for a little over 9 months. I write this because I have loved living with the Howards, and I don’t want to forget what has been important and joyful about living there. I should begin with how I got there, because it is a story of God’s faithfulness and providence. I lived in Emeryville for the first four months of my time here in the Bay Area. My roommate was not nice. Finally he told me to move out, which I did at the beginning of my Christmas break in December 2001. Since I had no place to move, I moved all my stuff into my classroom at Redwood where I teach. Rod had told me that the downstairs apartment on his property MIGHT be available come January 1st, but he could not guarantee it. Currently the unit was occupied by Rick Yamamoto, who lived there part-time each week while working in San Francisco. I really wanted to live there, but as there was no guarantee, I checked out another place. A guy named Min Ho (who became Berkeley Mosaic’s worship leader for a time) had an opening at his place in El Cerrito. It was available immediately; but I told him “no.” I really wanted to live at the Howard’s and I was willing to trust God. But if all fell through, my classroom was still filled with my stuff. God did indeed answer my prayer. Rick decided to end his job in San Francisco; the apartment was available, and thus began a topsy-turvy, yet incredibly blessed 5 years at 1130 ½ Delaware Street. God is so good. |
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