Today at 14:46 in Japan, a 7.9 8.8+ 9.0 Magnatude earthquake struck just of the coast of Honshu in the northeastern coast of Japan. To give you an idea the magnitude of this earthquake: in Kyotanabe, we are over 730km (450 miles) awake from the epicenter. However, we felt the
Happy 2011 to you all. How is your new year so far? Although I enjoy the idea of beginning afresh this new year, I must admit that there is one new year’s tradition that I’m not very fond of: Resolutions (I mean, does anyone really even keep them passed January?).
Happy Thanksgiving! Although Thursday was a normal work day for us, that’s not to say we each don’t have much to be thankful for this year. Wherever this message finds you, I pray the same is true for you at well. And in that day you will say,“Give thanks to
In the US, Valentine’s Day is estimated to have generated about $15.7 Billion this year. It’s also estimated that over one billion Valentines cards and letters were delivered by the U.S. Post Office. And in Japan, they say that 20% of all annual chocolate sales are generated for Valentine’s Day alone.
(Photo: Observing a few “lilies” (tulips) of the field at “Huis Ten Bosch”) I joined a group from Kyoto Assembly Church on a weekend excursion to Kyushu, the southern most main island in Japan. We traveled by ferry from Osaka and spend Saturday traveling and visiting “Huis Ten Bosch”, a