Jesus Calms the Storms
Listening in silence to the radio as the weather report came through, our Ryukyuan friend explained to the team, “Two Typhoons are coming our way, and they may hit us!” Typhoons are common during this time of year and the Islands of Okinawa are often in their path. Okinawa, Japan, a cluster of beautiful islands, is a cultural crossroads of many Asian and Western influences. Speakers of the Hogen dialect, “Okinawan,” number almost a million people. Although there are churches