Rambling Notes from Japan
Here are some blog posts that we hope will make you feel a part of things, and help you understand how to pray better for us and Japan. Please see our external blog in Blogger, if this page does not display correctly.
March 14 - Earthquake (4)
March 14, 2011 11:51
| Earthquake, Tohoku Earthquake
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The Search ContinuesSlowly information has been coming in from the Sendai areas. The search continues for nearly 10,000 people still missing or unable to be contacted in the hard-hit areas around Sendai. Whole towns simply disappeared in the tsunami. Many of the missing were likely swept out to sea along with vehicles, houses, and everything else. You need to understand that this is not exactly next
March 13 - Earthquake (3)
March 13, 2011 07:23
| Earthquake, Tohoku Earthquake
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Still All Shook UpWe are still shaking here in Tokyo. Sometimes it's us. Sometimes it's the ground. The aftershocks keep coming, continuing to unnerve people here. Thank you for praying.When the quake first occurred we knew it was severe, but had no idea as to the scope of things. I had been sneezing from spring hay fever and joked lightly that my sneezing just now was powerful enough to move the earth.
March 12 - Earthquake (2)
March 13, 2011 07:20
| Earthquake, Tohoku Earthquake
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We're still shaking in Tokyo, both from our nerves and the aftershocks. It's been nearly 8 hours since the big quake here. The phones are finally working again and we have heard from Justen. He is stuck in a monster traffic jam in his teacher's car. Unfortunately for him school is still in session, but he is safe and on his way back home. It may still take several hours.At 8.9, this was the LARGEST
March 11 - Earthquake (1)
March 13, 2011 07:15
| Earthquake, Tohoku Earthquake
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Some of you may have heard of the strong earthquake that occurred in Japan today (March 11) about 2:45pm our time. It was by far the strongest that we've had since coming to Japan, lasting several minutes, and chasing ourselves and the neighbors out into the street. The quake was centered in Sendai, more than 100 miles north us. Sendai has had its share of quakes in the last couple weeks.We are still
50-50 Day
February 22, 2011 10:26
| Missions, Reaching Japanese for Christ, Time
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Only a mathematician could determine the exact day, but it's pretty close. It's 50-50 day. Having turned 41 last month, my life can probably be divided in half. The first half...God's preparation in my life for ministry in Japan. The second half...well, mostly made up of ministry in Japan. It was at the "tender" age of 20 1/2 in the summer of 1990 that I first stepped foot in Japan as a short-term
"Nice try, Kevin" file
February 9, 2011 01:10
| Chrysanthemums, Culture
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This one goes into the "Nice try, Kevin" file. I just thought it was a nice-looking bunch of flowers in the storefront and, on the spur of the moment, decided Kaori deserved to enjoy them. Chrysanthemums, however, are usually seen at Buddhist altars along with incense sticks and food morsels for the dead. It's sort of like giving your beloved a grave marker for their birthday. This was a point that
Christmas Ham
January 20, 2011 02:18
| Chocolat, Devotional, Hamster, Pets
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There's a good reason that Jesus chose "birds of the air" over "hamsters" when illustrating quiet dependence in his Sermon on the Mount. Hamsters don't fit the ideal. Our new pet, our "Christmas ham" is a fun addition to the family. Kaori said, "I need something fuzzy around this house (besides your unshaven face)." Justen said, "I think I need a pet." So, we needed to make this addition to our family.
Christmas rescue
December 23, 2010 12:58
| Christmas, Devotional, recycle
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Overheard this past week in the Laverman house:Kevin: "Kaori, look at this great labelmaker I picked up for free."Kaori: "Where'd you get it?"Kevin: "It was just laying out on the garbage pile."Kaori: "Garbage pile?!"Kevin: "Someone just threw it away. I cleaned it up, put in fresh batteries, and it works fine! It even has a label cartridge in it. I wanted one like this."Kaori: "You picked it up? In
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