Archive for February, 2006

Last Days in Yonezawa

Thursday, February 16th, 2006


Monday we went to the mission school in Oguni. We got to meet some of the students, ride their back hill (sticky, wet snow!) and talk about God with them. Most of them aren`t Christians but were curious to talk to us about our faith.
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Back in Yonezawa we went out for dinner with Takashi from Zeail, it was great to spend some more time with him.
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Tuesday was bluebird and Travis and Moni went riding. Everyone else was either sick or injured…Michelle - Knee; Bruce and Jesse - cold/flu; Seiya - a visit to the dentist. Travis and Moni had a great morning riding with some guys from Zeail, but in the afternoon Trav crashed on the spine and dislocated his shoulder! Its unbelievable really, all 3 days that we rode in Yonezawa someone from our team went to the hospital. I know snowboarding is dangerous and accidents happen, but I really think this could be part of spiritual attack.
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Tuesday night we had a great dinner and SfC Bible study at Makikos house. It was a great wrap up to our time in Yonezawa. The team was so blessed by everyone we stayed with.
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Wednesday was a travel day back to Gifu. This time we had some good weather and were able to see Mt Fuji from the window of the bullet train!

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First Descent of Travis Mtn

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006



After the Mochituki on Sunday we had a free afternoon and were enjoying the latest blizzard to hit this town. The host family that Travis had been staying with had been asking us to ride down a small mountain behind their house. We were happy to oblige! After bootpacking up the ridge we were rewarded with some legendary Yonezawa freshies.
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Mochituki with Keisen church

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006



After church on Sunday we had a special dinner with the Keisen church people. They showed us how to make Mochi…basically, you pound rice into a sticky paste and then eat it like dumplings in soup. yummy! We have been so blessed by the generosity of this church family!
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God is in control!

Saturday, February 11th, 2006



Many times our plans do not take shape like we want them too. Today was a good example of this. Junko and the SfC Yamagata crew had organised a great snowboard day at Yonezawa ski area. 僕たちのたてたプランは、必ずしも思ったとおりに運ばないことが多いよね。今日純子とSFC山形のメンバーは米沢スキー場で楽しいスノーボードデイを考えました。We had snowboard lessons in the morning and were doing a couple runs in the early afternoon when an accident occured. This time it was Michelles turn; she twisted her knee really hard on a toeside turn gone bad, and once again we got to meet the Ski Patrol. It seems like this is a daily occurence for the SfCI team. They are getting to know us well. 朝はレッスンをしました。昼食後僕たちみんなで滑ったとき、ミシェルが怪我をしました。 トウサイドターンでひざをくじきました。僕たちはまたスキーパトロールのお世話になることになりました。SFCIティームにとっては日常茶飯事みたい!パトロールスタッフに僕たちチームはおなじみになってきました!
Because of this accident; Michelle, Bruce and Junko had to miss the photo session planned for the afternoon. But thanks be to God that our plans were not to be disrupted. The remaining team had a great time and got to meet some more of the local riders. この事故でミシェル、ブルースと純子は午後のフォトセッションへ行けませんでした。でも神さまは、僕たちのプランを用いてくれました。米スキーに残ったほかのメンバーは、米スキーのコアボーダーたちと本当に楽い時間をすごしたんだよ!After shooting photos of everyone, they all went to a resturant to view the shots. They had many opportunities to share with the riders the purpose for being there. God is good! He works all things to His glory. いっぱい写真を撮った後、レストランで写真を見ました。ティームメンバーが米沢に来た目的を話すチャンスがいっぱいあった!神さまはすばらしいですね;)神さまはすべてのことを神さまの栄光のために働かせてくれます。感謝します。
And yes, Michelle is recovering well, there is no fractures or dislocations and we are hoping that God heals her quickly.ミシェルは元気、大きな問題、骨折とかはないです。早く神さまが彼女の怪我を癒してくださるよう祈っています。
(Bruceはこのポストでとても難しい英語を使いました、私の日本語が変だと思います、でも精霊さまの力で皆が理解できるように祈っています。すみません。カースティ)

God is in control!

Saturday, February 11th, 2006



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Because of this accident; Michelle, Bruce and Junko had to miss the photo session planned for the afternoon. But thanks be to God that our plans were not to be disrupted. The remaining team had a great time and got to meet some more of the local riders. ���̎��̂Ń~�V�F���A�u���[�X�Ə��q�͌ߌ�̃t�H�g�Z�b�V�����֍s���܂���ł����B�ł�_���܂́A�l�����̃v������p���Ă���܂����B�ăX�L�[�Ɏc�B��ق��̃����o�[�́A�ăX�L�[�̃R�A�{�[�_�[�����Ɩ{���Ɋy�����Ԃⷂ������񂾂�IAfter shooting photos of everyone, they all went to a resturant to view the shots. They had many opportunities to share with the riders the purpose for being there. God is good! He works all things to His glory. ���Bς��ʐ^��B�B���A���X�g�����Ŏʐ^�쩂܂����B�e�B�[�������o�[���đ�ɗ����ړI��b���`�����X�����Bς����B��I�_���܂͂��΂炵���ł��ˁG�j�_���܂͂��ׂĂ̂��Ƃ�_���܂̉h��̂��߂ɓ������Ă���܂��B���ӂ��܂��B
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Does it snow like this in heaven?

Thursday, February 9th, 2006



After a travel day and going riding our first day here, we finally have a chance to update the blog. All of us are split up and staying in different homestays, we are all loving the Japanese hospitality.
Already we have made some good contacts and have spent a couple hours riding with the guys from Zieal snowboard shop. Pray that we have some more time to build a friendship with them.
We have also given a couple lessons, taught an English class and had our first onsen.
Tomorrow will be a busy day at the Keisen Church and then we have our snowboard outreach on Saturday.
All of us are doing well, Seiya is a little sore but recovering fine….you gotta watch out for those trees.
Thanks for your prayers…..you wont believe the snow in this place!

He said he crushed a tree

Thursday, February 9th, 2006


Please pray for our boy Seiya who whilst riding with the team crashed into a tree. He ended up in hospital, he was able to send me a text so he obviously still has movement in his texting finger! He is OK, thankfully. You can look at his blog if you want to keep up with the little rascal http://seiya1102.blogspot.com/
This really reminds us that the enemy is looking to attack us anyway he can. Keep praying for the team, SFC Japan and its leadership, the camp, the comp……..

It snowed!!!!!!!

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

Thanks to everyone who prayed for snow, I woke up this morning to a much needed dusting! Keep praying for the trip.
7th-15th Yamagata SFC 山形SFC
15th-19th Gifu and Toyohashi 岐阜と豊橋
(Chubu 中部 SFC)
21st-24th Northstar ノーススター
24th-26th SFC Japan National Camp SFC日本のナショナルキャンプ
雪のために祈った皆さんへありがとうございました、今朝起きたとき久しぶりに雪がありました!このトリプのためにまた祈ってください。

6am Liftlines

Sunday, February 5th, 2006




Hi kids! Bruce here. Just wanted to give you the latest on our trip. On Friday we arrived in Kyoto and went to the Crossroads Chapel that is held at Kyoto International University. Moni shared her testimony and we had a great time hanging out with everyone. At 10pm we loaded our gear and went to get on the night bus bound for Washitagate Ski Area. By 4am we had arrived and by 5am we were getting our lift tickets. Lets say we were not fully rested! The lifts were actually running by 6am, its crazy! We did a couple hours of lessons before 9am had rolled around. This was not your average day at a Ski Resort for us. We had a great time with the group from Kyoto, there was approx 18 in total, and a few that were non-christians.
This morning we had church and then curry for lunch afterwards. Tonight is a youth service and Jesse will be sharing his testimony.
Thanks for the prayers!
(photo Bruce and Travis and the DJ)
こんにちは!ブルスです。私たちのトリプのアプデイトしたかった。 金曜日京都インターナショナル大学のクロスローズチャペルに来た。モニはあかしをした私たちは京都の皆と楽しいとき過ごした。10時に私たちの荷物を持って奴バース乗って鷲が岳スキー場へ行った。朝の4時についた5時前にリフトチッケトを買った。まだ十分に練らなかった!朝の6時からリフトが始まった!CRAZY. 9時になったと私たちは2,3時間のレッスン教えた。これは私たちに仏のスノーボードデイでわなかったね。京都のグルップと本当に楽しいときがあった、18人でしたその中にはノンクリスチャンが何人いった。今朝教会へ行ってカレーを食べた。今晩はユースのワーシップとジェシーはあかしをする。
皆の祈り本当にありがとうございます

It snowed!!!!!!!

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

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