Archive for August, 2005
Harvest Time
Saturday, August 13th, 2005Praying Friends:
From mid-August, the beautiful green rice fields turn pale yellow, almost white, as the full heads of grain cause the heavy heads to bend low in the sun. We watch with fascination as the machines move through the paddies harvesting the rice. Even more, we stand in awe and thanksgiving another harvest this week. […]
Mass Exodus
Saturday, August 13th, 2005Praying Friends:
Today the expressways crossing Tokyo were jammed as thousands of holiday travelers sat in their cars for hours to get out of Tokyo to go to their home towns across Japan. Others joined the exodus by train and plane. The streets of Tokyo were great. You could go anywhere in less than half the […]