Not long ago, Mr and Mrs J. Payton visited Malaysian Navigators. He was the ex-national leader for Latin America region and now residing in Columbia. His humorous yet inspiring sharing livened up our spirit that night. When he started missionary work in Latin America (think should be Mexico), he was advised not to do any ministry on the first year. So as for the second year, and the years thereafter. Sounds great – no need to do ministry activity for missionary call (this was advised by J. Peterson though). After all, the essence of missionary is learning the culture of the local. One needs to love the local people. Out of love, you will begin to realize God is working. By the way, J is a very good singer. That night, he performed Michael Bolton’s “To love somebody”. Think he should join those singing talent contests.
Just came back from Osaka last week. It was my personal and solo trip of the year. There were only two main focuses of the trip — the Kumano Kodo and the Expo 2025 Osaka. Let me share my experience from the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage. Well, it felt more like a hike in my local hills. I chose a 4-day, 3-night walk with a boat trip included. This route was the simplest, covering only about 7 km of walking (though I added some extra distance for personal exploration). It was Route 3 of the Nakahechi route. By collecting 10 stamps along this route (at designated stamping points), I should be eligible for the Dual Pilgrim certificate if I complete the last 100 km on foot of the Camino de Santiago in Portugal. All my accommodations and packed lunches were arranged through the official Kumano Travel website. Although the booking response was a bit slow, I managed to receive confirmation about 2 or 3 weeks before my flight. To get to the Kumano area, I took a train (Kuroshio limited express) ...
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