It was a great service with a lot of children and singing. During communion, the Pastor and leaders had all the children come up and anointed them and prayed over them. Very touching and I know it pleased us so it had to please God.
This little church is training all the children in the ways of the Lord and in service.
Had a wonderful meal, again, and they were so excited to have so many of us visiting. We were told that in the past they ran 2 van loads of Mission Builders to their services, but each group that comes is different and go to different ministries in town. We will try again next week to take a van again.
Tomorrow night we have volunteered to help with a banquet for the disabled Ironman athletes at the Hawaiian church in Kona. Don't know exactly what we will do, but we said OK to anything they want us to do.
Speaking of Ironman, it is officially the week of....and lots and lots and lots of people. They say so many the streets will be unable to have cars because of the people. This is the original Ironman competition with over 1000 athletes competing in a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run. We hope to be able to see some of it, but I am not one for crowds and I think there will be a crowd.
Everything here is going good, and I get to do a lot of different jobs, which I like. Peggy is in her environment with her reception job and meeting and loving the people.
This campus is over 50 years old and with the weather and all here, the buildings are in a mess. I am afraid at times, to touch something for fear it will disintegrate in my hands but they are surely wise stewards of their finances and keep things repaired as best they can. They do not proceed with any building until they can pay for things as they go, once again great stewards and BLESSED.
So many stories here of God's provision for these young people. We have heard time and time again how God has called so many of them here, and they sell everything they own and come here with nothing. There is one Chinese girl here who we prayed with when we first got here because everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for her. She told us today that since that prayer, everything has changed for her and now she is going on a mission trip to Finland. She is so funny telling in her childlike faith, how God and HIS provision is truly there for her in all things. She lost both parents last year, and was afraid of having to go back to China. But she prayed and asked God not to send her back to China and now she is going to Finland. She said I wanted to go to Thailand because I have warm clothes with me, but now he is sending me where it is cold. We are going to try to find her some warm clothes here, but that may be hard to find since we are in Hawaii. So keep little Corrie in your prayers as she steps out in faith to follow where God has called her. She has to pay for her trip there as well as her time here in Discipleship Training.
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