Fishing on Lake Sabrina

This is thee best lake in the Eastern Sierra's. I have been fishing here for over 20 years! I have never been skunked and always leave limited out! This will be a fun adventure for Asa.

Mammoth Morning Breakfast

Harvey and Elsa blessed us with a wonderful breakfast this morning. Breakfast of Champions! The works! Praise the Lord!

Mary Lake in Mammoth

The guys were having fun but it was sooooooo cooooold! We were just testing out the lake. Good times!

Cadillac Girls

On our way to Mammoth we stopped by Schat's Bakery. Outside they have a Pink Cadillac that used to belong to Elvis Presley. We could not resist the picture.

Good cup of Joe

I was at CCBC Murrieta picking up Hannah so I decided to buy a cup of coffee at the cafe on campus. I ran into Josh Bonner as he was working. He made me a special "pour over". It was delicious! He did a great job! Thanks bro.

Nikuman (shuyopan)

Or in Samoa manapua; no matter where you buy them they are delicious. I cannot believe the price. In Japan they cost 120yen ($1.50) for one. Here in China you get 6 for $1.00 (80yen). Joanna loved it, but it turned Asa into a Zombie.

Gyoza Street Vendors

The only way to cook Gyoza, outside in a huge cast iron skillet. After they are fried he adds in a cup of water and steams them to perfection. Delicious!

Shanghai Breakfast

Asa and I got up early and went to breakfast at the hotel; Starway Hotel. The place was packed with China Eastern Airlines trainee employees. Some things Asa liked and didn't like. It was all good.

Pastor Rick would go Crazy!

Oh man! In Israel these cost $4.50, but here in China $1.00. I can't believe it! The same bar; different country, different price. Go figure!

Presidential Treatment

President Obama has nothing on this kid. He had to go to the restroom at the last minute and held up the whole bus. They were waiting for this one kid to get finish in the facilities. What a joker.

The First Leg Begins

We fly Okinawa to LAX via Shanghai, China. Right now China Eastern is the cheapest way to fly from Japan. The only problem, you have to spend the night in China. It really is not a problem, maybe an unconvinced, but it is cool entering into the country. Normally the bus costs 200.00 usd each person to get a visa to come to China but because we have a connection they give you a 48 hour free visa. We will keep you informed.

Ruiz Family Heading back to the States

It's time for the Ruiz' to head back to California for the Pastor's conference in Murrieta and general ministry in the area. Pastor Tom will be teaching at CCLosAlamitos this Sunday, then next Sunday at CCIntoTheLight in LaHabra. The following week in Bakersfield and then heading out to Idaho to teach at Pastor Dion's at CCHagermanValley. Tom and Joanna will also be joint teaching at a special Wednesday Service at CCLivingWater. Busy schedule, but Praise the Lord for the opportunities.

Magnusson's Leaving Soon

Words cannot describe the blessings that we have had with Samantha and Joe. "Thank you Jesus for bringing them into our lives". They will be heading to the States soon but we will be in California. God bless you Joe and Sam, we love you do much!

Ladies Luncheon

Saturday the ladies had a luncheon study titled "A Woman of Many Hats". They had a blessed time. Joanna taught the Word, Samantha gave an encouragement and the gals were blessed with great food. Praise the Lord!

Japanese Solar Eclipse

This was pretty amazing this morning. We had to pull over on the road. On the way to work out this morning we stopped and took pictures. Because the cloud cover was so thick we did not need special glasses and such. Pretty amazing!

Christian Surfer's Pancake Breakfast

The first ever Ryukyu CS Pancake Breakfast, and it was a total blast. We were blessed with all the people the Lord brought. This is the final group of the morning. Please pray for CSR that the Lord would reaching surfers for His Glory.

More New Signs

As part of our new outreach; we are beginning to teach more English, and even offer Japanese classes. Joanna has been running the school for some years now mostly teaching at the pre-schools in the area. We are expanding out outreach for Jesus Christ.

Happy Birthday Rika!

We celebrated her birthday tonight at the Koinonia Cafe. After the mid week study we had cake and a blessed time. Happy Birthday Rika, may your day be blessed!

Raining Cats and Dogs

Well, that is what we say in the United States. When it is raining this hard there is no stopping it, ad boy does it rain here in Okinawa. This is good because the island relies completely on rainwater. Our water is so fresh here on the island, we are super blessed!

Finished Van

This is our second van that we have de-registered here in Okinawa. This was a blessed van and a good surf van this past year but it is now time for the scrap heap. Every two years our cars in Japan have to pass inspection (JCI), and this one won't pass without some major work. You cannot see it but the other side has dents and the back also. The transmission is going out but again, we were super blessed with this van. Nothing can compare with the "Torrent Van" in California, but this has come close. To God be the Glory!