She Couldn’t Resist: A Nashville-Bound Songwriter Follows God’s Call to Japan

Chelsea Rollman

August 21, 2023Atlanta, GA

“No!” the owner exclaimed as Alana Essex stepped inside the share house. Alana had just landed in Tokyo and was anxious to get settled in her new room. She had doubted her decision to come to Japan right up until she boarded her plane yesterday, and the first words spoken to her after she arrived were, “No, no, no.” …