Author Archives: emikodybdahl

Tsushima Maru Requiem

Posted on December 21, 2014 by emikodybdahl

Japan’s Untold WWII Tragedy of “Titanic” Proportions On August 22, 1944, at the height of World War II in the Pacific, the Japanese tramp steamer Tsushima Maru sailed out of the port of Naha, Okinawa, a 1,000 miles south of … Continue reading →

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My Most Cherished Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2014 by emikodybdahl

Memories from the Korean Front 1956 “Dear Diary,” This is the first Christmas that I’ve ever spent away from home and my family in Chicago, Illinois. So far it has been peaceful, thankfully for now any way. There’s an armistice … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh Prays!

Posted on August 7, 2014 by emikodybdahl

A Pilgrimage of Faith Story & photos by Dave Bartruff “I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the LORD!” Psalm 122:1 It was pitch-dark and raining hard as my flight from California … Continue reading →

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“Stranger in Paradise!”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by emikodybdahl

A California Teen Discovers His Okinawan Connection Anticipation was high and the Okinawan banquet hall filled with excitement as fifty-some relatives of all ages rose as one from the room’s traditional tatami floor to welcome their distant teenage kin from … Continue reading →

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Ryukyu King and Queen for a Day!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by emikodybdahl

A couple from California was touring Okinawa, “The Hawaii of Japan” and enjoying its beautiful beaches and culture vastly unique from the main islands of Japan to the north. A tropical chain of 120 coral islands resting in the emerald … Continue reading →

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Rose Red Petra: Jordan’s Lost World Treasure Found!

Posted on October 2, 2010 by emikodybdahl

Photo feature by Dave Bartruff Millennia ago out in the sands of the Arabian desert on the routes of ancient camel caravans, the fabled city of Petra was sculpted masterfully from the natural rose red sandstone formations and gorges of … Continue reading →

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Still Burning for God In Egypt’s Sinai Wilderness

Posted on September 23, 2010 by emikodybdahl

Photo feature by Dave Bartruff In the midst of the Sinai wilderness, God commanded Moses to lead the Children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage and into His Promised Land. God spoke from the fires of a burning bush saying, … Continue reading →

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