Weekly Re-Cap (for 2 weeks)

Last week I was away and off-line for a few days, so I didn’t get to post a re-cap. So this week I’ll attempt to sum up the past two weeks concisely, in point-form. Last Wednesday afternoon, I hopped the Shinkansen to Yokohama and found my way to the...

Free Hugs

One recent weekend I was wandering around taking pictures and enjoying the nice weather (It’s spring here, you know, and that actually means something, unlike back in Canada). In front of Nagoya Station, probably the busiest part of the city, I saw the...

On Street Musicians and Parking Violations

I was wandering around in Sakae (a busy, trendy shopping district of Nagoya) one Friday night and heard what sounded like live music. I followed the sound a sure enough, there was a band playing on the sidewalk in front of a certain department store near a busy street...

Prayer Letter

The following is a copy of my April prayer letter, emailed yesterday (yes I know it’s not April yet) to my supporters. If you’d like to get these by email, drop me a line. Several have bounced back as failures, so if you’re supposed to have gotten...

Weekly Re-Cap

Highlights of my week, in convenient, numbered form: 1. Sunday we had a “mina kuukingu” (Cooking Together) event at the church, where we broke into groups and enjoyed a time of making Indian flat bread, and then eating it with a super good Indian curry....