River Madness

This is where we got to head to on Saturday. There was this little waterfall and we all jumped off and went crazy...and there was no one that was hurt....dont worry. it was a great time.




People then started to climb up on the side of the walls and go even higher and jump.
Man it was fun. It was a little shallow but again nobody got really hurt, so it was a good day! haha


We had some time to just kick back too and relax... but we also had some time to jump some more and swing off of ropes from trees...i got a video of myself doing so ....take a peek...





Yeh...that was a big splash...good times....there are soooooo many more pictures of the time that we spent here...you can check out the rest of the pictures I have on my flickr account....go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/13116921@N04 and then you can see them all. There is also a link on the left side of my blog...."newly added" that will take you right to my photos. Enjoy!

Driving to the River

There are great green things all over this sweet island....oh yeh they are called plants, and they are everywhere. It is summer here right now but its not like summer in Cali, where everything dies, but its tropical weather where even in the summer it rains an keeps everything fresh and green lush looking. Its awesome.

Flowers are beautiful here, and as we were going to a river up north on Saturday, the guys stuck their arms out the windows and pulled these guys out. Beautiful.


I got a little fun with the flower, as you see here.



Sosi has got some big ears ya'll, check em out here. Message from
Sosi "This is for you Mom." He misses you momma, but he's tough, rarrr... i miss you to momma Kara. You are a blessing to me when im back there.


Well anyway, we got lost going to try to find the river, and had some fun singing songs about the mountains and stuff...good times...heres a video.




Anyways...im going to post some more pictures of the river that we went to in just a little! Stay tuned!

FamilyMart

YAY!!! This is a great store. This is like 7eleven back home or like a "Circle K" but with better stuff, except that they dont have Slirppies (sorry Cisco, I know thats they only reason why you wont come back...hehe) They have such good food here, its not like complete junk food like those gas station stops in Cali, it is actually filling and good food. Lets see some!


Mitsuya Cider is like the best drink here on island....mmmm....so tasty...they have other great drinks too like Kachakaden Lemon Tea and also really good strong Green Ocha Tea...


Then there are these balls of delicious madness. Onigiri are these little triangle rice things with things like Miso or salmon or tuna inside of them...so oishii (delicious). You heat them up for a minute and then its all steamy, mmmm



Oh and these are the best things at the FamilyMart. This is Spicy Chicken, ahh its really good. My favorite, and its really filling. mmmm

Alright well now im hungry again...so ill be back after i eat something! bye, God bless, Daniel

Yakiniku time!

Its about that time! This is one of the greatest styles of Japanese cuisine to eat here in Oki. Yaki means grilled or fried and niku means meat. Yakiniku are usually all you can eat places where they have raw meats and all the fixings like vegetables and stuff, and you bring it back to your table. At each table they have little grills, where about 4 people can fit and you through your meat on the grill and you cook it up. It is so delicious.







Here is Pastor Tim and Ayu chowing down on some great veggies. Here they also eating some sweet pork (buta), beef (niku), and chicken (pollo...oh wait that is in spanish). Oh they also serve here already made fillers while your food cooks, like Kim Chee(Korean spicy vegetables...mmmmm) gyoza (dumplings), and spaghetti (not like homemade stuff though). Alright enough about food, im getting hungry again just writing about it. God bless, Daniel

Good Trip Up North

Here is a couple of pictures that we took last Saturday...sorry i wasnt able to load it up until now....it has been a great week of studying and doing ministry. This trip to the famous Nago Pineapple Park was awesome, and it was so awesome because it was free. We walked straight in, and we didn't have to pay, which was a blessing. God blessed us. And yes we chowed down, probably too much though!




Later that night we went out to Mihama and passed out tracts and witnessed to people on the streets. Here is a quick pic at the Jusco parking lot before we got started...I didnt take any pictures outside because it started to rain, and then i forgot to take pictures....so there is my excuse...forgive me...i will get some sweet Mihama photos up soon.

So pretty much it was a good trip up north in Okinawa.

Pedeheh on Island!!!

oh man....how blessed am I!?!?!? I got to hook up with my great friend and brother in the Lord, Trevor....who is a lover of pedeheh or peroggis. These are like little dough balls filled with mashed potatoes. Great...doesnt sound like much but it has like cheese in the potatoes....oh it is soooo good (Hey grandma we put some dill in too...told him about dilly buns)



But yeh we had a little pedeheh party at his house and tore up the eats! it was so much fun to eat food like this with someone i would never expect to even know what it is. It reminded me too much of home though...really do miss my family and friends...but i know this is where i am to be! Blessing to ya'll, grow in Jesus!

First Couple days

The first couple of days here have been great...it really feels that i haven't left...this is a picture from the first day in school. This is a pic from the 3rd floor building that we have or Bible College classes and church in. The view is not even close to being caught in its full beauty. God made this place so beautifully, amazing Lord!

This is a pic of two of my friends that i really missed while i was gone. Joe "Tippycanoe" Tipton in the orange (a great brotha in the Lord...amazing prayer warrior) and Yoshua in the sweet jimbe (formal Okinawan attire for festivals....oh yeh Yoshua is my close friend, continuing to learn how to play guitar...great bro!)
Good times in Revelations class!

This is the Yates (Brian, Ashley, Jordan, and Denise) Family that i minister with on the Foster Marine Base. They are a great family of 4 that i got to do youth group on Sunday nights last semester, and definitely plan to do it again. This picture was taken at the on base Pass building, where they were able to get all the students visitors passes for 3 months to get into all the cool places on base. This is a huge huge blessing, not even the Ruiz's have these passes! I am very blessed!


Well please continue to pray for me out here...i love you guys, talk to ya soon!

One MORE TIME!!

Well I am for sure leaving for Okinawa for one more beautiful semester in the lovely country of Japan. I will be continuing my studies of the Word of God, focusing on serving the church in CC Ginowan, and loving on the people of Okinawa. It was a great time last semester, i learned so much....im ready for more.

This time i recruited Sosimo Avila to roll with me....ill get some pics up when i get them....but i leave in a couple of hours! Please pray for the college students and I as we seek the Lord this semester...pray that God would keep us safe in all that we do!

-Danieru-San

Easter Resurrection Sunday!

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We had a great Sunday being with Jesus. I am glad you can come on here and check this out. Let me know what you guys think!! Hit me up some comment juice!

I love one thing that Tom said on Sunday. He said that back in their days of after Jesus resurrected, they would shout out to a crowd "He is Risen!!" And then the people in the crowd would call back out "Yes! He is Risen indeed!!!" Jesus is surely Risen, He is not dead! Praise the Lord for a day to proclaim with no fear of judgment that the Lord is Risen indeed!

Some real Marine food!!

Here we were blessed by being able to take part in eating a Marine MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). This is what our troops that are in the bush eat, with thousands of calories in each bundle. It may not look like a lot, but oh my gosh it will fill you up so much!! They have everything in there too! They have a bag that as you add a tiny bit of water, it will heat up and warm your food up, great!! Then they have desserts like cookies, M&Ms, and cakes. Man they dont mess around in those big Marines meal time! This is a real Dinner Time made (no so) easy!