It was a rainy Monday but we still decided to head down south to Himeyuri Museum to learn more about Okinawan History. During WWII, the Japanese war machine forced the young Okinawan gals to be nurses in the hopital caves. They suffered much during the war and many of the young gals did not make it through this war alive. This was a site dedicated to the young Okinawan girls, their courage, and strength during these difficult times. In the center picture you have the "cranes of hope". Okinawan people will make a thousand origami cranes and string them together. These ropes signify hope in the midst of adversity. Each bundle represent 1000 cranes. There are a lot of bundles. Please continue to pray for the Okinawan Japanese people, the memories and affects of war are still evident on the island.
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