Aloha! This week has been slammed
from sun up to sun down, but the Lord has been good throughout the whole week.
VBS was really good. The kids had a blast and were begging for the church to
have it again. Some of them even came back and watered the flowers in the
afternoon. One little boy in particular
was asking a lot of questions about being a Christian. He is still a little confused, but he is
searching. God is faithful and I know He will continue to work in this young
boy’s life. Seeds have definitely been planted in his and other children’s
lives this week.
God really blessed me personally
this week in VBS with sweet friendships that developed over the course of the
week with the other team members. It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord will
bring people into our lives even for just a short time to encourage us in our
walk with Him.
I have also had the opportunity to
get to know a Hawaiian family that rode in with me everyday to help with
VBS. I have really enjoyed getting to
know more about the Hawaiian culture through this family. God is really growing in me a love for the
people who live on the island. Last night, I was at a luau (more on this later)
and the mc told the audience that 80% of the Hawaiians live on the Waianae
Coast.
Pray for my discipleship group, and
that I will love them and treat each moment with them with wisdom and grace.
Pray for unity among the young girls and that the Lord will give them a deep
desire to know His word.
Wednesday night we celebrated
Satak’s birthday at Pizza Hut and then
we played volleyball at the park. I have always loved birthdays. It is even
more fun to celebrate their birthdays because they get so excited!
The Chuukese teenage boys are
thriving under the leadership of the summer missionaries. The summer
missionaries have done a wonderful job coming in and establishing relationships
with the guys and starting discipleship groups. The guys are really excited to
be following Jesus. Yesterday, JD (one
of the summer missionaries) was meeting with three of the guys (Satak, D-Ray,
and Urkel) at McDonalds for Bible Study. He was talking to them about serving
others. A lady came up to their table
and laid down 4 gift cards. She had handwritten scripture or a short note in
each of them. One of them said; God is faithful. Another one said, With God all
things are possible. Each message
applied directly to an issue that the guy who picked up the card was dealing
with. They ended up speaking to the lady, and she told them that God laid it on
her heart to give them the gift cards and write the messages. She knew that the
right message with go to each person.
The guys were so excited to experience the Lord in this unique way.
So, I learned to Hula… I might need
to be a little more loosey goosey; I look a little bit stiff. However, I drew
this conclusion after watching the video of me hula dancing at the Paradise
Cove luau. I think it is safe to say, that I do not have a future in any kind
of dancing. It was fun learning, and it
was fun dancing at the luau. My new friend Heather and I went up there
together… In the days ahead, there might be a YouTube video of me dancing the
Hula. Kiko, my hula teacher, explained to me the different times that they perform hula: Weddings, graduation parties, baby showers, etc. I will be back towards the end of July; send me a message if you would like me to hula at your next special occasion. :)
Much love to all!
Am praying for you Kelly and trying to think of an event where I can have you come and hula :)
ReplyDeleteYou can hula at my birthday party!
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