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I havn't got a lot to say today, so I'll leave you with one of my favourite all time songs.

Blindside - Silence


They won't see the fire you have lit inside of me
They look up to the stars and wonder where you might be
They look up without realizing they're standing in the palm of your hand
I can't explain or understand
I just love you

It's common knowledge that you've been dead for a while
It's well known that the cross is only a burden with pains and trials
But then again how come my shoes are so light
How come I can walk for miles
And still just love you

So I think I'll stay
Caught up in a silent prayer
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word
So why don't we just walk along
The shoreline with our silent song
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word, the same word

We have to prove that our love is real over and over again
But let them think what they want 'cause I know it will never end
Because I know when it began
And my heart still beats twice as fast whenever you walk by
'Cause I still love you

So I think I'll stay
Caught up in a silent prayer
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word
So why don't we just walk along
The shoreline with our silent song
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word, the same word
The same word, the same word, the same word

So I think I will stay
Caught up in a silent prayer
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word
So why don't we just walk along
The shoreline with our silent song
'Cause I believe in silence
'Cause I believe in silence
'Cause I believe in silence
Our hearts speak the same word, the same word.

lyrics from: http://Renewed-Hope.bebo.com

Apologies to all

I don't have the time to add my Japan photos tonight, or tomorrow night. So I'll have to add them either on Wednesday or Thursday.

I also want to say that our mission to rescue Edson was a great success. For those of you who didn't know, we left Edson at Mt. Hut Retreat yesterday after youth group camp. We were unaware that he wasn't with us as we left, and little did we know he was actually being held hostage. After we broke into the building through an open window, we found him and freed him. But as we tried to escape, some armed terrorists started shooting at us. We managed to gun them down and dive into an escape van. There were only two casualties, which were the two terrorists who held Edson against his will. They had locked him in a toliet cubicle, which we suspect had been used earlier by Warwick. Sadly, Edson is too traumatized to speak at the moment but he remains in one piece.

Also later on in the day, we met our final challenge on the road to manhood. We had to jump into a frozen cold lake at the bottom of a waterful, and be fully submerged in water. I'm glad to say we all passed the test, even though we all screamed like girls when we came back to the surface.

Well, it's that time again. Night everyone.

Good evening.

Yeah, so basically I havn't posted for over half a year. But yeah, basically I was just uhh... really, really busy. So now that's all cleared up, I do have stuff to say!

As the few of you who read this blog will know, I stayed in Japan for 3 weeks, and got back a little over a week ago. To put it briefly, I had an awesome time over there, and it was great to experience the Japanese culture, which I've been wanting to do ever since I began learning Japanese. So, the food? Well, the food was really interesting. Some was nice, some was odd, and some was just really not my cup of tea. The food we ate at my homestay is about the most detailed food that I can remember. We had a feast each meal, and I ate over double of what I would usually eat. But surprisingly I managed to lose 3kgs while I was over there, due to their healthly food.

Anyways, For breakfast, we ate rice, fish (mainly salmon), Toast, egg, and misoshiru (more commonly known as miso soup, which I HATE!) and tofu. So yeah, lunch also included rice, various meats (both raw and cooked), Veges, egg, salad, fried tofu, and various other things that I can't remember. Tea was similar to lunch, and included miso soup. We had a few stew type things aswell which were really nice! Though they had lots of shrimp and other dodgy seafood in them. But yeah, our meals were really nice!
And also, yes Japan does have Mc Donalds, but it's fairly similiar to here. You have the same type of burgers, drinks, fries etc...

Aside from the food, I had a really enjoyable time visiting shrines, beaches, temples, the Hiroshima peace museum, and shopping. I took some photos that I may add later on if I have some assistance.

Anyway, now's where I jump forward a week and a bit in order to reach today.
So here we go... I had an awesome time at youth group camp, as I'm sure most did :D
I really liked hearing Christoph's testimony and his other sermons. Another totally awesome time was when we prayed for the Holy Spirit to come into our lives. Our group prayed for what I think was a long time, but am not fully sure as the time was not important. Some of us felt the presence more than others, which was cool. The youth leaders really deserve a pat on their backs for their awesome efforts in praying for everyone.

Aside from that, I enjoyed what Jo had to say about Christianity, And I did suspect him of being my angel... So yeah camp gets the big thumbs up from me, and I hope to be there next year :D

Anyways, I must hit the sack so good night to all of you, even Edson.