Archive for May, 2006

Two Weeks at Bible School

Monday, May 29th, 2006

We have completed our second week of Bible school. This past week we studied the book of Jeremiah. Most of my memories for Jeremiah are that it is long an boring…what a difference now after going through it and giving it the proper attention. We were able to draw a lot of parallels between the people during the time of Jeremiah and our society today – very focused on pleasure and self, and headed for disaster.

We have also had the chance to visit two different Japanese churches. Both congregations were quite small (20-40 people). Both times we sang a song in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese. As well, Christine and I performed our first public duet together…very exciting!

Mt. Fuji

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Finally, after a week of being in Japan with raining and overcast days, we are able to see Mt. Fuji for the first time.

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Completed First Week of Bible School

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Well, we have completed our first week of Bible school. We studied the first chapter of Genesis and discussed creation/evolution as well as the moral implications of having a creator god. We have become quite close to the other students and are thoroughly enjoying ourselves.

Strawberry Sandwich

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

The first think I thought when I saw it was, “Why didn’t I think of that?!”

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Arrival in Japan

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

We`ve arrived in Japan at the Yamanakako Bible School. Including myself and Christine there are six students, so a very cosy environment. We are right next to Mt. Fuji; however, the recent weather has not allowed us a view yet. We took a walk near the local lake and I got a picture of a Swan boat and a cool Japanese car.

swan boatjapanese car

Pig Man

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

I saw this advertisement at dictionary.com

Pig Man in the Shower

I have to tell you, if I saw Pig Man in my shower I wouldn’t be wondering about how to save money and energy; I’d be wondering where my baseball bat is.

Our Last Visitor

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

We haven’t had many visitors in Shanghai, but each one has been a treat. Our last visitor was Dan Norton. Dan is visiting us from Japan. We showed him and some colleagues he was travelling with around the city and finished our visit with a trip to Häagen-Dazs…oh that sweet, sweet ice cream.

Christine and Dan at Haagen Dazs

Dan returned a week later on his way back to Japan after visiting Beijing. We went to a Japanese Barbeque restaurant and had a great time catching up before he returned to Japan. Hopefully we’ll be able to see him when we are there…

Pocari Sweat

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

After a hard day, nothing beats a Pocari Sweat!

pocari sweat