My friend Randall Ishida recently discovered cancer, pretty much everywhere in his body.

Doctors had misdiagnosed it but now determine that it is terminal. New medicines promise an indeterminate time span which is good news compared to the initial five-week prognosis.

Randy has faith. Not to live forever, but feels he's been given a gift of faith to prevail until the end. His big priority is readying leadership in two current microchurches to carry on after he moves to heaven.

This man is a catalyzer. He's helped others launch two microchurches in Russia and a third in Japan besides four in Honolulu. Each is different. Each situation is unique. On the same afternoon that Randy convinced the leader, Dima, to launch Dima's neighbors asked him to teach them about "Issa." These people are Jewish immigrants who grew up surrounded by Islamic culture in Turkey. Another is in Sochi, the region Russia stole from Ukraine. The Japanese leader is a businesswoman. Honolulu groups are mostly people recently released from prison. Some are in recovery from drug addiction.

The overriding nature of these two podcasts is that of faith coupled with a determination to see the gospel spread through disciples who make disciples. You will find this discussion heart-rending at times, but mostly uplifting and challenging. You'll come away counting your own days more carefully as you hope to make the most of your allotted time.

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