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2007年05月04日
Japanese Mountains: Double Medals!
Yesterday was a red letter day for Mr. K and I as we both were presented with medals for climbing Mt. Kongo-Mr. K has climbed 100 times and I have climbed 1500 times. We both started climbing after serious health problems and are so thankful that God has kept us alive and in good health. We were accompanied on our climb yesterday by 8 people from Bethany Church plus Mr. and Mrs. T's dog named Joshua. That is the biggest turn out yet for our Bethany Climbing Club and we all had a really great time.
The actual climbing was very smooth with our biggest problem of the day being to find parking for our three cars! Nearly 3,000 box lunches were served at the top of the mountain yesterday and so I would guess that close to 8,000 people were climbing at that time-maybe even more! Needless to say, Mt. Kongo is the most popular mountain in Osaka.
As a Christian, there is a double blessing in spending time in the outdoors. First, of course there is the beauty of nature itself. But that leads very naturally to thinking about the Creator of all that beauty. I always come away from a time in the mountians with my faith in God stengthened! PTL!
For those of you who live in the area and who have time on Mondays, please join us. Every second Monday of the month the Bethany Climbing Club meets at the church at 10am and we then spend the day climbing a local mountain. Join us! You are welcome!
投稿者 bethany : 2007年05月04日 11:17
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