{"id":152,"date":"2011-02-12T20:47:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T20:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeuwebpages.wpengine.com\/ajensen\/"},"modified":"2011-02-12T20:47:35","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T20:47:35","slug":"advent-now-photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webpages.leeu.edu\/ajensen\/courses\/ling-201\/advent-now-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Now! Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Standing: Gaius Ponto, tenor; Dan Powers, bass; Sabbath Ward, mezzosoprano; Elizabeth Franks, violin; Alan Hale, viola; Betsy Joy Barrett, alto; Jennifer Braddy, soprano; Dr. Austin Patty, violin and director Kneeling: Knar Abrahamyn, keyboard; Sarah Eskola, cello<\/p><\/div>\n

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A group of children with their mothers at Meysen preschool--well over 100 in the audience<\/p><\/div>\n

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At Meysen Kindergarten English Immersion Class<\/p><\/div>\n

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At Shirayuri University<\/p><\/div>\n

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A packed house--200 or so--at Meysen Friends Club<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another Friends Club Group<\/p><\/div>\n

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There were 100 people in this church, which usually has 25 or so worshippers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Betsy Joy with two church children <\/p><\/div>\n

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Betsy Joy and Jennifer with women from Sendai Canaan Church<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beautiful music, beautiful flowers, and beautiful pianist<\/p><\/div>\n

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After the Christmas feast at Sendai Church comes the Christmas play.<\/p><\/div>\n

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After the performance at East Sendai Church--80 people came to the 20 or so member church.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The group visited Hiroshima Peace Park--one of the most important places in the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

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There is no dignified way to eat udon with chopsticks.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Betsy with the owner of a street-side shoe shop and her helper The lady thought Betsy looks like a movie star.<\/p><\/div>\n

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After a performance at Honda Chapel--about 200 attended. For many it was the first time in a church.<\/p><\/div>\n

In all, over 2,000 people attended the group’s 22 performances in seven cities. Husbands of Christian women came to church for the first time. Church members invited their non-Christian friends. Many un-churched people came just to hear the music. At each service there was preaching and\/or testimonies in addition to the Christmas message in song. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In all, over 2,000 people attended the group’s 22 performances in seven cities. Husbands of Christian women came to church for the first time. Church members invited their non-Christian friends. Many un-churched people came just to hear the music. At each service there was preaching and\/or testimonies in addition to the Christmas message in song. <\/p>\n

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