9.27.07 - frustration

i have to admit, i'm a little frustrated. i was supossed to be on a business trip back to cali & mexico, but the plans keep getting pushed back. it's frustrating because it affects my other plans, and prevents me from being able to commit to anything in the next few weeks. i comitted to leading worship for the new hope japan dcat conference, thinking i would be back from the business trip well enough beforehand. well, now that the dates seems to be slowly pushing towards the end of oct, i'm terrified that the business trip and dcat will overlap. not only that, now it looks like i won't even be able to relax in cali for a few days. straight to guadalajara and back to tokyo.

so i'm asking for your prayers. that god would work out the scheduling accordingly. but more importanly, that god would give me a spirit of praise and peace. that whatever decisions are made, that i would be ok with them, and my heart would be calmed by the fact that he is in control. god's timing is impeccable. my patience, however, is far from it.

ありがとう : thank you

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in your freedom
marty sampson & raymond badham (hillsong)

i search for you
god of strength
i bow to you
in my brokenness

no other king
could have so humbly come
to save my soul
and heal my heart

i have nothing more
than all you offer me
there is nothing else
that is of worth to me

i love You Lord
you rescued me
you are all i want
you're all i need

i pray to you
god of peace
i rest in you
my cares released

in your freedom i will live
in your freedom i will live
i offer devotion
i offer devotion

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9.19.07 - calm after the storm

storm : (-noun) : a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere . . .

there have been "storms" on many levels the past few weeks here. been keeping busy with work, ministry, and entertaining visitors. next we had a typhoon roll trough and wreak a little havok... but nothing too major. then, the nakamuras came to visit.

it was great hanging out with them and showing them glimpses of my life here. here's a few highlights of what we saw & ate, since that seems to be what everyone wants to know. hehehe.

- first meal was at tempura tsunahachi in shinagawa.
- trip to the top of the tocho in shinjuku.
- shabu-shabu at mo-para in shinjuku.
- dessert at cafe comme ca in shinjuku.
- yodobasi-akiba in akihabara.
- multiple trips to choco-cro.
- service at new hope tokyo.
- green-tea parfait/shaved-ice at saryo tsujiri in shiodome.
- stroll through ginza at night.
- tonkatsu at tonchinkan in shinjuku.
- sushi breakfast at sushi zanmai in tsukiji.
- food samples in the basement at mitsukoshi in ginza.
- shopping in shibuya & harajuku.
- stroll through yoyogi koen.
- gyoza at harajuku gyoza lou.
- toyota showroom & venus fort in odaiba.
- view of tokyo from the fuji-tv building.
- more shopping at aqua city in odaiba.
- dinner at kua aina.
- lunch at dean & deluca in shinagawa atre.

talk about a whirlwind past two weekends. it was such a blessing to have the nakamuras meet some of my ohana here in tokyo, and vice-versa. of course i was sad to see them leave, but it's comforting knowing that i'll see them soon enough.

monday was a holiday, and i didn't have anything planned. so it turned out to be a "relax" day for me. apparently, my body had been saving up my "tired-ness", and i was finally able to sleep it off. i crashed out immediately after i got home sun night, and i got a chance to sleep in on monday. boy, did it feel good! felt refreshed after vegging out in the morning, so i decided to go do some exploring. headed out to yokohama to enjoy the nice weather along the seaside parks.

it felt good to just be alone with god, and enjoy my day off. don't get me wrong, i love being around friends, and i love being "tour-guide-charlie", but sometimes, it's just nice to not have to think or talk. to not have to be anywhere at any given time, and to just allow god to show me the things he wants me to see. it was a good day.

oh, and i figured out how to use japanese characters on my webpage... 今週もがんばりましょう！またね〜

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you are my strength
hillsong

you are my strength
strength like no other
strength like no other
reaches to me

you are my hope
hope like no other
hope like no other
reaches to me

in the fullness of your grace
in the power of your name
you lift me up
you lift me up

unfailing love
stronger than mountains
deeper than oceans
reaches to me

your love o lord
reaches to the heavens
your faithfulness
reaches to the skies

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9.06.07 - head for cover

attention attention... typhoons suck! they reak havok on japan. especially since it's a country that relies so heavily on public transportation. i'm not looking forward to my commute home. should be gone by the time the nakamuras arrive though. woot!

[update] - my umbrella broke on the way home. don't think it was much help anyways, since the rain was coming hard from everywhere. got drenched, but made it home safely. ptl.

these, however, certainly do not suck!

mmmmmmmmm . . . indeed!

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one day
hillsong

more than i could hope or dream of
you have poured your favour on me
one day in the house of god is
better than a thousand days in the world

so blessed, i can't contain it...
so much, i've got to give it away,
your love taught me to live now...
you are more than enough for me.

kangae rarenai hodo
mitashite kureta
shu no ieno ichinichi wa
konoyono sennichi ni masaru

shu no shukufuku ga
michi afureteru yo
shu no aide ikiyo
shu wa watashi no subete

lord, you're more than enough for me
lord, you're more than enough for me

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