Reasons for Hope

By jhpeterson, on September 15th, 2011%

In our morning devotions we talked about finding hope, even when thinks look bleak and reflected on the source of our hope, the resurrection! As people of a resurrection faith, we choose to view lots of difficult situations from a resurrection perspective. And honestly, if it wasn’t for that perspective I would find the town . . . → Read More: Reasons for Hope

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Just Chillin’

By jhpeterson, on September 14th, 2011%

Today started early. I was up before sunrise, grabbed a couple of cameras and drove down to the nearest beach to get some shots of the sunrise.

Tohoku Sunrise

The spot where I was shooting is a little harbor and what immediately caught my attention was how far up the valley the tsunami damage . . . → Read More: Just Chillin’

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Destruction, loss and heartbreak; up real close!

By jhpeterson, on September 13th, 2011%

It rained most of the day so we had to cancel our planned portable cafe; a new service the network has been offering in temporary housing neighborhoods. We expect to do it tomorrow so I’ll report on it then. Instead we did what we often do on the last day, and took the team to . . . → Read More: Destruction, loss and heartbreak; up real close!

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Back in the Zone

By jhpeterson, on September 12th, 2011%

It’s been over two months since my last post. I apologize for the long silence. After seven trips to Tohoku in three months I was feeling the need for a break. In August we were able to spend time together as a family and it was great. But vacation is over and today I find . . . → Read More: Back in the Zone

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