Life, Travel, GRACE

We had a rally at the Nav office last weekend. Wency from the Philippines Nav shared on his community team setup and lesson learnt. He called it a missional community. In brief, a community should have three elements. The foremost is that a community should be relational. The members in the community should have a transformational life as well. That's the second element. In other words, one couple or family has the influence of transforming other member's life especially in spiritual life. Lastly, a community should be missional. Members need to relate to outsiders as part of their missional work. So one does not need to go out from his or her comfort zone to be a mission worker. How's your community life sound like?

Asakusa district is famous for its old temple. It is also a hang out area for the backpackers. A must-visit place in Tokyo for every tourist. At the temple area, it is like walking in Jonker's Street area except with much crowd. The most photographed site is undoubtedly the main gate - Kaminarimon, with its giant lantern hanging. Wait, not sure if it is a lantern. But it does look like a lantern, doesn't it? Inside the complex, you will find all sorts of souvenir shops and local delicacies. Further down the street are the theaters. While I was there, we (friends and I) bumped into few Malaysians. See, that's why it's a hot spot.