Sharing His Story through the Stories of Yesterday and Today
I’m so excited to introduce a new series, a Notebooking Safari! We’re going to discover and learn about dozens of animals that live in Asia. We’ll see them “close up,” learn what their habits are, and discover a few of the amazing ways God custom-designed them to live in their specific environments! These posts are […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Thailand. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Now, I know you’ve probably seen our next animal before, maybe in a zoo or someplace similar. But, there is so much more to these giant creatures—and their very […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Vietnam. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Another animal that I want to show you on our trip is the water buffalo. Water buffalo are extremely important to farmers in Vietnam. Farmers use the water buffalo […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to the tiny nation of Brunei. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Are you ready to see one of the most unique animals in the entire world? They are called proboscis monkeys. Come with me into […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Malaysia. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Just like the proboscis monkey we saw last week, our next animal is an arboreal primate, which just means that it is a primate that spends most of […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** If you’re ready, let’s head over to Sumatra and see if we can spot a very special kind of rhinoceros. There are […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to the regions of West Bengal and Orissa in India. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** We need to head to the swamp to spot the next animal in our safari. I know you’ll recognize it […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Last week we watched a Bengal tiger in the swamp. Today, let’s go see if we can watch one in the forest. First, […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Singapore. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** The next animal I want you to see is called a crab-eating (or long-tailed) macaque. There are around twenty different species of macaques, and all but one of […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Oman. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** The next animal I want to introduce you to is one I’m almost sure you have never seen, at least not roaming in the wild. It is the Arabian […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Burma. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** This week, I want you to meet another different animal. Wait—I shouldn’t say it that way. I don’t want you to actually meet this one, just watch it with […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to the United Arab Emirates. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Our next animal is one that I know you’ve heard of before. As a matter of fact, it’s probably the animal you think of first when […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Qatar. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Are you ready to go for another camel ride? Let’s go! It amazes me how many incredible gifts God gave dromedary camels so they could survive out here in […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Iraq. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Now that the sun is setting, we can go meet our next safari animal. We’re going to have to stay in the Jeep and be really careful. This is […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Yemen. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** I think this next animal is one of the strangest looking creatures I’ve ever seen! You’ll have to see it for yourself and let me know what you […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Bangladesh. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** I thought it was time for a cute, playful animal, and what’s more fun to watch than an otter? We’re going to meet the Asian small-clawed otter, to be […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Israel. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Today, I am going to take you someplace a little different. We’re going to visit a Biblical zoo in Jerusalem because I want you to meet the Asian lion. […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Sri Lanka. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Last week we saw a really big cat – the Asian lion! This week I thought I’d show you a much smaller animal. It spends almost all of […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Kazakhstan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** We’re going to have to watch our next animal from a safe distance. We’ll need the binoculars for sure. I want you to see an endangered animal called the […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Turkey. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Our next animal is a chamois! No, don’t get confused—it’s not a cloth that you use to clean cars or windows, though it is spelled the same and said […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Bahrain. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** You’re not scared of mice, are you? Good, I just wanted to check before I introduce you to the next animal on our safari—the lesser Egyptian jerboa. There are […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Kyrgyzstan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** We don’t have to study our next animal from a distance. As a matter of fact, we can walk right up to it. How would you like to go on […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Tajikistan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Have you ever heard of a markhor? No, I didn’t think so. That’s the animal I want to show you on our safari today. Are you ready? There, do you […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Uzbekistan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Today I want to show you one of Uzbekistan’s most incredible creatures. It travels to Uzbekistan every winter from Kazakhstan, and it is unlike any animal you have ever seen. […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Turkmenistan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** We’re going to head to the desert to spot our next safari animal, Vulpes vulpes, or the red fox. Red foxes are the largest of all foxes, and they have […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Iran. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Our next animal on the safari is an extremely popular bird. As a matter of fact, Iran isn’t the only country you can find it in. Bring your binoculars; we’ll […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Afghanistan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** We’re going to head into the Pamir region to get a look at our next safari animal. We’re going to have to do some pretty rough mountain climbing, so I […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Pakistan. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Are you ready to see if we can spot the next animal on our safari today? This one isn’t rare or endangered; as a matter of fact, you can spot […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to India. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** No trip to the mountains would be complete without making sure you get a chance to see a wild yak. I’m sure you’ve seen quite a few yaks since our […]
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to China. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Earlier on our safari, when we visited the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, I told you all about the dromedary camel. Today I want to show you the Bactrian camel. […]
Our final stop in our notebooking safari across Asia is one final animal in China. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here. *** Our final animal on the safari is one I know you will recognize right away. It is an endangered animal but has become a symbol of China itself. […]
