No Need to Climb 11,000 Feet...

If you want to see in Mt Fuji's crater, just take a flight from Tokyo to Hiroshima and be sure to sit on the left side of the

aircraft

I took the flight to Hiroshima to attend the entrance ceremony at Japan Alliance School of Theology for Mr. Sakata, who had consulted with me on how to enter full time ministry in Japan.  

This is a school with a spectacular view of the Japan Inland Sea and its islands. I'd have a hard time concentrating in class with a view like this.

Mr. Sakata is front and center in this entrance ceremony. I was asked to give greetings as the one who encouraged Mr. Sakata to go to the Japan Alliance Church's seminary.

Here's the traditional commemorative picture of the occasion with Mr. Sakata and seminary professors and local pastors. You'll notice the black suit is the appropriate attire for such an occasion. My colleagues Ken and Kathy Young are in the back row.

It's great to do a blog post that doesn't have anything to do with the earthquake and tsunami!