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Two leaders from the church who are responsible for sendign e-mails to all the leaders and students went back from tour to Asia. And they sent e-mails to us talking about their feelings. Interesting to know what those Canadian's opinion on Asian countries based on their experience there, especially some changes involved before and after their tour.
HOME AGAIN!
Today is June 1, 2006, and two months have passed since you last received
the ICF email written on March 31, 2006. It seems to be a long time ago,
and as the old saying goes, ³a lot of water has passed under the bridge²
since Phyllis and I left Edmonton. We were able to visit countries home to
many of you Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and were met
by former ICF friends who treated us royally wherever we went. Finally we
are back home in Edmonton, tired, but much better informed on what is taking
place in the countries visited. We had heard a great deal about Asian
countries leaping into the 21 century, but were amazed to see how they were
leaving us all behind. A few examples come to mind:
Traveling by train in South Korea from Seoul to Pusan at speeds up to 300
kph, and driving from Shanghai to the airport, and being passed by a train
moving along in the same direction, at three to four times the speed of
traffic on the freeway. Also:
The total makeover of Singapore on an island the shape of a flat diamond,
about 25 miles from east to west, and 15 north to south. In 1950 the city
was small, located on the south shore, but now covers the entire island like
a beautifully cultivated garden. The international airport at the east end
of Singapore, built on reclaimed land, is one of the finest in South East
Asia, and has replaced Changi airport, which in the 1940¹s, had no paved
runway, and no hangers to service military aircraft based there. The city is
unrecognizable to those living there 50 years ago. The street names of the
old Singapore haven¹t changed, but, district by district, the land has been
cleared and the city rebuilt to rival any in North America.
Hong Kong and Malaysia are also unrecognizable to anyone living there 50
years ago. The Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, at 88 stories and 1483 feet
high, are one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Hong Kong
International Airport has been judged the best in the world for the last
five years,
These are examples of the progress made in most of the countries in Asia and
the future influence they will have among the nations of the world. Culture
shock for us was similar to that experience by international students
arriving in Canada. One thing we all have in common, however, is looking
forward to arriving home again, whether we have been away for only a few
weeks, or in the case of our international friends, for a number of years.
However, when all is said and done our real home is not the country in which
we were born. We are only strangers here and just passing through. Our time
on earth is short, as referred to in Hebrews 9:27, - ³ Š it is appointed
unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. (KJV). Our permanent home
will be for us to choose, and can be ours by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord.
³There are many rooms in my Father¹s home and I am going to prepare a place
for you.²(John 14:1-29) Bob and Phyllis, for the ICF leaders.
Today is June 1, 2006, and two months have passed since you last received
the ICF email written on March 31, 2006. It seems to be a long time ago,
and as the old saying goes, ³a lot of water has passed under the bridge²
since Phyllis and I left Edmonton. We were able to visit countries home to
many of you Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and were met
by former ICF friends who treated us royally wherever we went. Finally we
are back home in Edmonton, tired, but much better informed on what is taking
place in the countries visited. We had heard a great deal about Asian
countries leaping into the 21 century, but were amazed to see how they were
leaving us all behind. A few examples come to mind:
Traveling by train in South Korea from Seoul to Pusan at speeds up to 300
kph, and driving from Shanghai to the airport, and being passed by a train
moving along in the same direction, at three to four times the speed of
traffic on the freeway. Also:
The total makeover of Singapore on an island the shape of a flat diamond,
about 25 miles from east to west, and 15 north to south. In 1950 the city
was small, located on the south shore, but now covers the entire island like
a beautifully cultivated garden. The international airport at the east end
of Singapore, built on reclaimed land, is one of the finest in South East
Asia, and has replaced Changi airport, which in the 1940¹s, had no paved
runway, and no hangers to service military aircraft based there. The city is
unrecognizable to those living there 50 years ago. The street names of the
old Singapore haven¹t changed, but, district by district, the land has been
cleared and the city rebuilt to rival any in North America.
Hong Kong and Malaysia are also unrecognizable to anyone living there 50
years ago. The Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, at 88 stories and 1483 feet
high, are one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Hong Kong
International Airport has been judged the best in the world for the last
five years,
These are examples of the progress made in most of the countries in Asia and
the future influence they will have among the nations of the world. Culture
shock for us was similar to that experience by international students
arriving in Canada. One thing we all have in common, however, is looking
forward to arriving home again, whether we have been away for only a few
weeks, or in the case of our international friends, for a number of years.
However, when all is said and done our real home is not the country in which
we were born. We are only strangers here and just passing through. Our time
on earth is short, as referred to in Hebrews 9:27, - ³ Š it is appointed
unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. (KJV). Our permanent home
will be for us to choose, and can be ours by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord.
³There are many rooms in my Father¹s home and I am going to prepare a place
for you.²(John 14:1-29) Bob and Phyllis, for the ICF leaders.
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