To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Gundam animation series, Bandai made a “life-sized” replica of a real Gundam Mobile Suit. This towering mechanoid was 59 feet tall, almost 6 stories, towering over a park on Tokyo Bay. It could move its head and shoot rocket jets. With Japan the world’s leader in robots maybe real one is next. If you into Japanese pop culture, this is right in the middle…
Back in July Haagen-Dazs opened the largest ice cream parlor in the world in the famous Ginza district in Tokyo. There are six fours in the building each floor with a unique deco. Each one has a concierge to serve customers. It is being described as the “ice cream mansion.” They even serve ice cream Japanese style with vegetables, fruit and cheese. Haagen-Dazs has been in Japan longer than we have (just barely) with 25…
Thoughts Along the Way© Elaine Mehn Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Over the years of camping by Lake Saiko, we have done a lot of hiking. We even tried to climb Mt. Fuji once – once was more than enough. For most of the years, we climbed a nearby mountain but lack of oxygen, abundant mud, horse…
Japan has the largest unemployment rate right now than since the end of World War II. Also those employed are not very happy. A recent global workforce study by Towers and Perrin said that Japanese workers are worldwide the least “engaged” in their work with only 28% of workers liking their jobs. Pray that the church in Japan would be engaged in bringing true hope to Japanese.
A pastor interviewed us a few weeks ago and asked, “How can we be involved with your ministry in Japan?” Just a few ideas. Please think of some more and let us know. Connect with us Surf this same website www.gospelrest.com (a well kept secret). Shoot us email. Drop us a note. Visit with us on Facebook. Subscribe to our email news updates at this website. Watch for us on video. We will be producing…
John and Elaine were awoken early Wednesday Morning (8/12) by a 6.5 point earthquake less than 30 miles away. Normally in an earthquake we head for the door jams as they are the safest place in a house. But we were camping in a tent and had little to worry about. Fortunately the earthquake caused minor damage. For more information see this page http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m66-quake-jolts-shizuoka-pref-and-vicinity-disrupting-trains. Pray for Christian relief efforts in the areas affected.