Be back here in mid-September.

WORSHIP

Worship is powerful here. Radical, intimate praise is called out of us. We raise our hands, dance around, and shout because our God is worthy.

Everybody Jump Around.
Note worthy moments: Child dancing at 1:05. Danny showing it how's it done at 2:20.

LUAU

Mahalo to the people of the Principles of Redeeming Culture School who organized the luau as a fundraiser. Tribal dancing, ukulele sounds, Hawaiian singers, fire dancers, good food and pretty people. 


  

TEAM RETREAT IN JURASSIC PARK

Top photo courtesy of H. Knight.

Last weekend the team went to Polulu Valley, the very same place where 30 sec. of the movie Jurassic Park was filmed. Didn't find any dinosaurs, but we did climb a mountain and fell off a tree. 

OHANA

My ohana (Hawaiian for family) in Hawaii are my beautiful roommates: Emma, Susan, Kat, Mido, and Hannah. We live in #78, which isn’t the most beautiful room on campus, but we are blessed in another way – we love each other! It’s been six weeks and we still enjoy each other’s company. Everyday I feel so blessed to live with these sisters – they teach me so much about our Lord.

Hannah: Cat whisperer, papaya-holic, prayer warrior. From South Korea, Hannah was in Honolulu as a Mission Builder three months prior to arriving in Kona. Just one week before DTS started, God told her to come to Kona to do her DTS. She came with great faith, without any money for tuition or even a camera. Her willingness to live her life for the Lord is a strong testimony that God provides. She is teaching me so much about hearing and trusting God. Graduated with a fashion degree, Hannah has dreams of starting a social enterprise in the fashion industry. In her spare time she trains our room cat, Tricky, how to give high-fives and shake paws. She will be going to Mozambique for outreach.

Kat: Dancing spirit, chocolate lover, aspiring ukulele player. Kat is from Germany and moved to the states for college six years ago. Kat has an enormous caring heart with a great love for people and always shares a lovely big bright smile. Growing up in an atheistic environment, she came to the States and found freedom and love in the gospel. She is interested in everything – and has been an actress, ballroom dancer, worked in new media and is hoping to do her masters in Germany. In her spare time she hula dances and goes on long explorative walks and photo excursions. She will be going to South Africa for outreach.

Susan: Speaker of four languages, lovely spirit, joyful worshipper. Susan was born in Paraguay so she is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and English. She shows a great maturity in her faith that amazes me. She always expresses her thanks to God and is always delighting in His presence. Always so sweet – she calls me grace of God. Susan also teaches me about faith in God’s provision. She arrived with complete funds, but one day she knew that God was telling her to give away $1000 to someone in need. She is now praying for funds and earning money by teaching English and Korean. She will be going to East Asia for outreach.

Mido: Drummer, smartie, hidden athlete. Mido was born in New York and raised in South Korea. Her Korean name “Mi” is the same word used to describe America in Korean and it also means beautiful. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering and is always looking to learn – Kat and I have fun teaching her idiosyncratic North American phrases. Her favourite is “gotcha” and “spectacular”. She likes to call everything spectacular. Always inviting and easy to hang out with, Mido and I both grow vegetables during our work duties. She will be going to East Asia for outreach.

Emma: Generous, long locks, good taste in food. Emma is from South Korea and before all five us arrived in Kona she was doing ESL classes before starting DTS. She is studying public health in South Korea and is a little bit fearful of cats. I can understand because I used to be terrified of animals too. She will be going to East Asia for outreach.

Tricky: Our room cat visits us in the evening looking for food and love. He likes to eat egg, meat, cheese and papaya. A smartie cat that gives high-fives and shakes paws.

I am treasuring my time with these girls because soon it will end. In three weeks Susan, Mido and Emma will be leaving for outreach and in five weeks the rest of us will separate to go to three different countries.