A tribute to remember John's words

After John's death on July 31st of this year all of us who knew him struggled to cope with the shock and sadness of the loss, and I guess that for me putting together these pages has been my way to do so. As all who knew him would say, John was not a man of many words, but a man who communicated his beliefs through his actions. I find his letters communicate his depth almost as well as his actions did in life.

   If you only had but time for one or two letters, I would recommend the one written on 07 / 26 / 2006 just a few days before his death. Secondly, I'd say check out Ronin or Samurai?, a letter that is 'classic John Lee' written to a mission board of a church that will remain unnamed, urging them to action for missions.

   Also, I've included some picture galleries and the link to the memorial site that his family put together where you can read different people's perspectives and stories from John's life. At this point this collection of his letters are mostly from his last summer in Japan leading a mission team in Tokyo. If you have others of John's letters that you think should be added please contact me.

Mark Rood
Japan Navigators
mark@tokyobest.org

Stoked...

This first letter was a actually the last email I received from John. He wrote it in response to asking him permission to forward his 07 / 26 / 2006 update on to my friends. His comment about benefiting others by his words was the impetus to see his other letters made more widely available in this format.

Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:17 PM

Hey Mark,

Consider any updates I send to be public domain.  I'd be stoked if anything I write becomes of benefit to anyone.

John