Archive for October, 2008

Franklin Graham Festival

We just sent out a newsletter* that talked little bit about our involvement in the Taipei Franklin Graham Festival. It also contained a few prayer requests. Since sending the newsletter Fran ran across this article. We think you’ll find it interesting.
BGEA: Our Ministries: “Decision” Magazine
*if you didn’t receive the newsletter please let us know.

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East Asia Update - Oct. 2008

The latest edition of the newsletter from the part of the world where we minister is available by clicking the image above.

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Water, water, everywhere . . .

I ran across a new study that just reconfirms many old studies - bottled water is no better and often worse than tap water
Unlike public water utilities, bottled water companies are not required to notify their customers of the occurrence of contaminants in the water, or, in most states, to tell their customers where the [...]

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The ESV Study Bible

Today was the official release date for the new
One of the many reasons I want one is that with your purchase you also receive full access to the online version. The web version also comes with several extras. For a limited time (Matthew only) you can see it in action and use all the features [...]

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You know you’ve been in Asia too long when….

your sandwich has - scrambled egg, ham, lettuce…… and yes, that’s peanut butter on it.

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Double Ten Holiday

Friday was a public holiday in Taiwan. It is called 10-10 or Double Ten. THIS Wikipedia article explains what it is all about.
After hanging around the apartment all day we both needed some fresh air so we struck out at about 5 o’clock in search of some sky. We needed some wide open space. Good [...]

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Fall is in the air

Since the last typhoon the days have been mostly cooler. There are not many visual signs yet, but it must be right around the corner. This is a picture we took in Arkansas on our last vacation (1999) before we moved overseas. I thought it looked sorta fallish
(I am testing out a tool [...]

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All is calm now

Just wanted to let anyone who was wondering . . . we survived Super Typhoon Jangmi. For us it wasn’t too bad. We stayed inside and avoided the really high winds and torrential rains.
The temperatures have come down and there is no rain in the forecast for tomorrow - YEAH!

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