tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87794150471751806172024-02-07T16:42:01.952+09:00MANSELL MUSINGSLife in Teshio, Japan and with Teshio Baptist Mission ministriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-8441540418993963992013-11-20T17:22:00.000+09:002013-11-20T17:22:48.576+09:00FOR LONG LIFE, BE HAPPY
Shochi, who was born on Aug. 16, 1906, has traveled around the world at least seven times, with six of the seven tours made after he turned 100. Wearing his signature silk hat and a bright red
cloak, 106-year-old Saburo Shochi cut a fine figure when he arrived at the Best Dresser Awards at a
Tokyo hotel in November 2012. He whipped off his cloak to
reveal a striking yellow Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-21143728205123461992013-11-14T16:17:00.001+09:002013-11-14T16:17:35.229+09:00October Prayer Letter
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is
within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psalms 103:1-2
How can we, mere sinners saved by Grace,
bless an almighty eternal holy God? These verses give us three
things to do in order to give to God a blessing. 1) Give the
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-84855730062777890502013-11-13T20:54:00.000+09:002013-11-13T20:54:10.504+09:00Challenges of the field of Japan and Long Term Patience Part 3"Tenkin" - 転勤 -mandatory transfer system in Japan ~~The long-standing tenkin (job transfer) system in Japan probably stems from the medieval Edo-period custom of keeping the regional daimyo
(feudal lord) virtually hostage in the capital city for one year out of
three, as a way of reducing the threat of rebellion by the shogun’s
vassal states.
(from https://Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-87859891622038397262013-11-13T17:26:00.000+09:002013-11-13T17:26:06.923+09:00SPIDER SILK VIOLIN STRINGS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2B_QHGIOZo
Shigeyoshi Osaki makes violin strings
out of spider silk and claims that – in the right hands – they produce a
beautiful sound.
His latest creation is making waves
among musicians who praise the sonorous quality of the spider silk violin
strings for their ‘soft and profound timbre’.
His passion for the violin inspired him
to create Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-53363750231747917152013-10-28T10:49:00.002+09:002013-11-13T17:27:07.600+09:00Do they know of Christ?
The Engel Scale was developed by James F. Engel as a way of
representing the journey from no knowledge of God through to spiritual
maturity as a Christian believer. The model is used by some Christians to emphasize the process of conversion, and the various decision-making steps that a person goes through before they become a Christian. (Wikipedia)
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As the 30th year of our arrival in Japan came and went this month (on the 7th) some review has been done in thinking about the work here, the hopes, prayers, plans, and actions that have gone into seeing the Japanese in this area come to Christ!! And that proverbial question, "So how many do you have attending every Sunday" came to mind once again. It's easy for Americans to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-324668338832360912013-10-16T19:56:00.002+09:002013-10-16T19:56:40.190+09:00September Prayer Letter
Dear Praying
Friends, &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-21660786701885269092013-10-16T18:07:00.002+09:002013-10-16T18:07:15.706+09:00STRANGE CREATURES IN DEBRIS
Debris dragged out to sea by the 3/2011 tsunami arrived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean bringing unfamiliar creatures as well as concerns that invasive species will threaten ecosystems on the West Coast of the United States.A 20-meter-long pier was swept away by the tsunami from the fishing port of Aomori, and arrived on a beach near Newport, Oregon more than a year later in June, 2012, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-74368023983156725862013-09-25T18:03:00.000+09:002013-09-25T18:03:19.583+09:00Smiling Umbrellas
Koji Mizutani had a simple message when he displayed
100 ‘smiling umbrellas’ in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 2010. “I want to send a ray of hope to ease the
friction of war and conflict where bombs were dropped,” he
said.
After traveling to the
United
States
and seeing girls whose smiles were wonderfully hearty and carefree, he
experienced an inspirational flash. The smiles expressed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-81424677767794021552013-09-05T10:46:00.003+09:002013-09-05T10:55:38.373+09:00August 2013 Newsletter
Dear Praying
Friends,  Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-85966928459014030112013-08-05T11:03:00.000+09:002013-08-05T11:03:58.954+09:00July Newsletter<!--[if !mso]>
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The next-generation K
supercomputer was ranked as the world's fastest computer in June and
November 2011. A University of Tokyo research team has developed a
system that will use a next-generation supercomputer to simultaneously
predict tremors, tsunami and movements in the Earth's crust after a
massive earthquake occurs.
The team, led by Takuto Maeda, an associate professor at the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-27725832990911460402013-05-15T19:22:00.000+09:002013-05-15T19:22:10.929+09:00HARDER THAN DIAMONDS
A team of researchers at Ehime University in Matsuyama, Japan created the world's first perfectly spherical diamond and named it the Hime diamond. It is a perfect four-carat sphere with a diameter of 7.5 mm.The potential for this technology’s usefulness in order to shape an artificial diamond into a perfect sphere is vast.In 2003 the research center synthesized the first Hime diamond -- a tinyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-85701632865676490162013-05-11T15:41:00.001+09:002013-05-11T15:41:48.709+09:00I love photos!This is an entry into a wonderful contest to get photo books made --12 books--1 a month!! Oh what I could do with a gift like this!! So I am posting about this give away!!
http://www.photobookgirl.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-giveaways-a-year-of-photo-books-dream-prize-package-from-mypublisher/comment-page-9/#comment-26975
At that page by PhotobookGirl you can also apply!! Wouldn't it be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-57219107580758047772013-05-06T20:13:00.000+09:002013-05-07T10:51:19.420+09:00April Newletter<!--[if !mso]>
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Activities
in preparation for the final stage of life are enjoying a quiet boom. These
activities include taking photo portraits to leave behind, writing final
thoughts and wishes in a special notebook and attending a workshop on how to
write a will.
Experts
believe that the recent rise in these activities reflects an uncertainty over
the future that has taken hold since the emotional Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-24906077595814192972013-04-18T16:34:00.000+09:002013-04-18T17:20:27.779+09:00March Prayer Letter 2013<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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ANCIENT SEED
GERMINATES
(Copied by permission by Kenny
Joseph)
Grown from a 2,000-year-old seed, a unique magnolia
tree blooms at Easter, the beginning of April.
The seed was found among carbonized beans and rice in November, 1982 at an excavation near Hiroshima, Japan. It was turned over for analysis to Hiroshi
Utsunomiya, a lecturer at Yamaguchi University. He soaked it in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-6015975923340333622013-03-28T12:16:00.000+09:002013-03-28T12:16:58.303+09:00Stability and Hope--will it ever come?
This is a different posting in that we are posting a letter by contact down in the Tohoku area where the tsunami killed so many just two years ago this month. Sometimes we forget there are still people suffering and there are still precious ones that help meet others' needs as they can. Will you continue to pray for the Japanese people in this area? Thank you for reading clear Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-1931041854473362282013-03-13T16:53:00.002+09:002013-03-13T16:53:28.039+09:00Self-Driving Cars!
(Honda, maker of the reborn Acura NSX, is one of the companies working with the Japanese government on robot cars.)
Within 10 years,
Japan may have self-driving cars on its expressways,
according to car manufacturers in Tokyo, Japan.
“I can't wait for the era of self-driving cars,” a
manager of a car factory said. “I can't believe it is 2013 and we still have to
turn a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-53830274759364729062013-03-10T16:54:00.000+09:002013-03-10T17:08:28.820+09:00Tsunami Warning System
Tsunami two years on: Japan finally gets warning system that would have saved hundreds of lives
Two years after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands, the
country has unveiled an improved warning system that could have saved
hundreds of lives.
Operators at the Japan Meteorological agency checking the data of the seismic activity across Japan Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-24926427708535764332013-03-07T14:54:00.000+09:002013-03-07T14:54:14.700+09:00Onion Tears
Japanese poet, Yoshiko Tominokoji wrote
the following poem:
When one peels
onions;
One doesn’t hesitate to shed tears;
Even in front of
others.
This poet is not the only person who
has experienced tears, blaming them on an onion instead of any other possible
reason.
On January 16, 1995, Kuniyuki Yonezu,
7, and his sister Miri, 5, who were living in the city of Ashiya, Japan, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-5259593704246294392013-03-07T14:26:00.000+09:002013-03-07T14:26:03.728+09:00February Prayer Letter<!--[if !mso]>
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Nissan Motor Co. has developed a system of using
cameras and sensors designed to suppress the acceleration pedal and apply the
brake should the need arise. It applies the brakes if the driver mistakenly
presses the accelerator when the car stopped.
There are four cameras installed, one on each side
and an ultrasonic sensor for the front and rear of the car. Nissan's Elgrand minivan marks Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16437337663091853249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779415047175180617.post-70248690626290834732013-01-30T20:21:00.000+09:002013-01-30T20:21:57.751+09:00January Newsletter<!--[if !mso]>
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