Damaged Cross Inspires Okinawans
An interesting article at The Asahi Shimbun describes the story of a church’s cross that managed to survive — though significantly damaged — the US invasion of Okinawa during World War II:
In the closing days of World War II, a vast area of the Shuri district was reduced to ashes. But the cross of the Shuri church, which belongs to the United Church of Christ in Japan, barely withstood the destruction.
When the community built a new church tower in 2008, the congregation voted to rebuild a replica of the damaged cross, rather than a new Read more