Ahoj!     My name is Scott Johnson, and I am a missionary with Alongside Ministries International, en route to begin working in the Czech Republic with the Czech Evangelical Alliance. This website is for keeping in touch with friends and supporters. Thank you for stopping by!

{ update  |  9 April 2025 }

Less than four weeks to go until my planned date of departure on May 5 (assuming my visa and passport arrive in time).

This has been a very rich time of fellowship, as I squeeze all I can out of the time I have remaining with people. C.S. Lewis says thatjoy, by its very definition, must contain "the stab, the pang, the inconsolable longing." How true that is.

I attended two retreats at Ingalls Creek, just a few weeks apart, which were each meaningful in their own ways. It was strange to go from snow and ice, to blooming wildflowers in such a short period of time.

I am also wrapping up my life in this home my parents moved into 59 years ago. After Easter, there will be an estate sale, and it goes on the market.

I won't say it's easy, but I'm also at peace about it. Whittling down my possessions down to a few suitcases has been a challenge but also an opportunity to experience a new kind of freedom. It creates space for something new in my life--new growth, new journeys.

Thank you to all of you who have walked alongside me in this journey, for your prayers, your encouragement, and your friendship.

I've been so incredibly blessed by the generosity of so many people. Overwhelmingly blessed. As of this writing, I've got only about $250 per month still remaining to reach my full support of $5000 per month. To make a donation OR a pledge toward my financial support, visit alongside.org/donate. (To see my latest financial update, click here.)