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by Faith in Fukushima: June 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Of rings and things. My mother was stepping around the luggage on the floor, chatting about life updates and news. "Hey, Eric called yesterday," she said. "He wanted to know when you were flying in and said he'd call back later.". Fast-forward with me to another conversation almost a year later, while I was in the middle of paperwork and plans for Fukushima- a conversation about friendship and more.and could we talk about what us. I don't even remember Eri...
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by Faith in Fukushima: February 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. God isn't there any. Part of this job that I can do? Why am I here again? Yesterday's classes hadn't put me in the best frame of mind for my morning walk-and-yell-at-God (um.did I say that? I meant walk and pray.). I know that you say that I can do all things through You.but do you have to teach me that lesson by making me fail at everything? Seriously, God, can't I just have one part of this job- one area! That I can feel competent in? You are awesome, ...
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by Faith in Fukushima: Stretched
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By Faith in Fukushima. Thursday, September 8, 2011. I'm often given the job of asking an "icebreaker question" at the beginning of our weekly Japanese Bible study, and I generally try to ask something that will lead people to share life stories or recent events or thoughts about God's recent acts. Yesterday, however, I fished about mentally for a question that would lead to discussions of the people in our lives we can share the Gospel with. As an example, I shared about some recent conversations I've ha...
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by Faith in Fukushima: Summer conversations
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By Faith in Fukushima. Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Why do you ask God for help? My friend, visiting from Tokyo, asked as we leisurely stood outside my apartment swatting mosquitoes and watching the sunset. "God can't be everywhere at once. If he is helping you, then it takes him away from other people who need his help. So you are just being selfish.". We talked about God creating everything, knowing each sparrow that falls, and each hair on our heads. Do you really believe that? Prayer are all parts of th...
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by Faith in Fukushima: Culture and kids' books
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By Faith in Fukushima. Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Culture and kids' books. I wasn't so stuck on the Berenstain Bears. The most recent book I used that could be classified in this category is I am a Seed. A simple science-reader comparing a marigold and a pumpkin. The students were surprised that the author spent a whole book pointing out the differences. Between the two plants, rather than the similarities. A collective society versus individualistic society, anyone? I think I've mentioned before tha...
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by Faith in Fukushima: April 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Sunday, April 24, 2011. Freedom's calling, chains are falling,. Hope is dawning bright and true. Day is breaking; night is quaking,. God is making all things new! Thursday, April 21, 2011. When students go missing. Can you imagine being a 4-year-old boy, kept indoors for over a month while waiting for radiation to clear? The kids aren't so happy about it all. Long story short, running around the block led to all of us scouring the neighborhood for an hour or so, realizing that the ...
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by Faith in Fukushima: August 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Friday, August 26, 2011. Ps 136.kind of. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. He brings relief from heat and humidity and blesses us with cool temperatures. His love endures forever. He provides a roommate who doesn't mind cleaning mold inside the top of the toilet. His love endures forever. He opens a "new way"* (like youtube) and streams in the desert. His love endures forever. His love endures forever. His love endures forever. New way" - I am partl...
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by Faith in Fukushima: September 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Culture and kids' books. I wasn't so stuck on the Berenstain Bears. The most recent book I used that could be classified in this category is I am a Seed. A simple science-reader comparing a marigold and a pumpkin. The students were surprised that the author spent a whole book pointing out the differences. Between the two plants, rather than the similarities. A collective society versus individualistic society, anyone? I think I've mentioned before tha...
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by Faith in Fukushima: January 2011
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By Faith in Fukushima. Saturday, January 29, 2011. Last semester was all about children; this semester seems to be all about marriage. It could be because two of my brothers are getting married.or because February lesson plans include poetry ( of course! How to Make a Marriage Bed". Arrived in my inbox, I laughed up at God, raised an eyebrow, and settled in for a read. Allow me to share a section with you all:. Why is it easier to earn love than simply accept it? Why do I argue? And why would a woman rat...
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by Faith in Fukushima: March 2012
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By Faith in Fukushima. Friday, March 23, 2012. It was the beginning of April, 2011. I (Haidee) had just stepped off the plane into Narita airport and used a pay phone to alert my roommate in Fukushima that I wouldn't be making it back that night- with aftershocks, the trains were an unreliable method of transportation for such a distance. "Well, can you make it back by 1pm or so? Take yesterday, for example. I was cleaning the kitchen stove-top and had spent the last hour brainstorming with Eric and ...
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