After neglecting this blog like Obama neglects PR (kidding, obviously), I’ve decided to become a bonafide, 21st century ‘Post Master’. Seriously…I think. I currently have only one full-time job since Living Word, the Christian bookstore/ my previous night job, unfortunately fell victim to the lovely recession we’re in (Shhh, don’t tell Wall Street) and had to close its doors last month (Lord willing only temporarily). Naturally, you’d expect me to catch up on some much needed sleep after working 80 hours/week for the past year and a half, right? Maybe that’s what I should be doing. Instead, I’ve chosen to really kick it into high gear and refocus my efforts on Island Ministries (the company I started almost a decade ago that helps fund youth mission trips). My battle plan is simple: Update the website (sloooow process- since I’ve decided to save money and teach myself), plan a summer 2010 mission trip to the Amazon (already in the works), and get back in shape- I do have a wedding coming up in February, you know 
Building an empire in 2009 (whether it’s for riches here or the life to come) means getting involved/used to Web 2.0 (I’ve written a bit about that on my stock trading blog HERE). Twitter and Facebook have definitely opened my eyes to new frontiers! Within the past month, I’ve started ‘following’ missionaries on and off the field, and can honestly say my life has been impacted. For real, if you don’t already have a Twitter account, what are you waiting for? It’s free, fun, and in no time you’ll be reading what your favorite actor or pastor ate for breakfast (that’s such a stereotype of Twitter, btw). Oh yeah, I’ve embedded a widget over on the right side of this page that features my latest ‘tweets’.
Still unsure if anyone but me reads this (and I’m o.k. with that),
Evan Dawson (aka. Island Minister)
