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Events from Service 12-06-15

We had a lot of things going on this past weekend. The biggest was accepting new members into the congregation. Here is just a small look into what went on.

The Hula Ladies

It’s the Bendon boys taking a break from watching their baby sister 🙂

Welcome to the New Members

Keiki Time during Advent is always a learning experience!

Events From Service 11-29-15

Events from Service 11-15-15

Praise Sunday. Look it’s the Praise Band 🙂

Fund-Raiser Brunch for the Fellowship Team. We couldn’t have done it without these ladies. Mahalo!!!

Look it’s Billie Moksnes with Pastor Barber. I wonder what they were talking about.

Events from Service 11-01-15

Here are some things that happened on Sunday, November 08, 2015. The biggest was the introduction of Karen Barber, Pastors wife who finally arrived on the island. We welcome you to our home and hope that it will become a lovely home for you.

Greeting Karen

Hula Warming Up!

The Playground is always used on Sundays 🙂

Events From All Saints Day

Welcome Team – Holly Pendergast, Carolyn Rixey-Wagner, Sue Moorcroft & Barbara Rudow

John & Dori Thorngren. Happy Anniversary!!

Darrell Pierson. Happy Birthday. Hope you have a Great Day!!!

Drew Snyder – Receiving a Prayer Shawl and a lei on his last day.

Drew up front one last time.

We’re going to miss you Drew 🙁

4-Given singing for All Saints Day.

The Vases before all the flowers are brought up.

Look at all the flowers!!

A lot of people to remember. This past year and always.

Fourth of July

We had a great time Celebrating the Fourth of July here at the church. We had many people come and enjoy great food and fireworks. Even a fire across the street couldn’t stop us.

Fiji Mission Trip

Fiji Short Term Mission Trip

Bula! (Hello!) A diverse team of ten of us participated in the short term mission trip to Fiji, at least one person representing each decade of life from teens to seventies! 

Homes of Hope’s vision is to create a culture where women and children are free from the stigmas and cycles of forced sex. They do this by working with 2 target groups: 

First, Homes of Hope work with individual girls and young moms who are vulnerable. These include girls and young women who are pregnant or have a child or children 2 years or younger. The Homes of Hope campus, where we stayed and worked, is a safe haven to ensure these girls can be protected, nurtured and taught life skills so they never have to look to the sex trade to support themselves or their families. 

Some of the pregnant young women are in hiding until their child is born and given up for adoption. None of the girls there during our time there were victims of human trafficking. But they all needed empowerment, support and protection. They were identified as high risk because the stigma of being pregnant out of wedlock is so large that they may end up in the sex trade as a last resort. 

Second, Homes of Hope works with communities. They work with approximately 40 communities and villages to create safety nets to identify vulnerable girls, to sensitize communities, to provide training and education, and to hire “Gatekeepers”, who are leaders in their communities empowered to work to stop human trafficking. Within the communities, Homes of Hope also teaches life skills, inner strength and financial independence.

Although we weren’t working directly with victims of human trafficking, in the end it became apparent that the work we did was still helping the entire organization achieve their vision. 

We would like to thank you all for your prayers, donations, and financial contributions. We were able to bring eight huge suitcases full of supplies, and give Homes of Hope an additional donation to fix their sewing machines, purchase office supplies, and purchase all of the paint and materials needed to ready the Botiki Dorm. Homes of Hope told us that no other group has brought so many donations! 

If you might consider participating in a future mission trip with Kihei Lutheran Church, please let Sharon or Dawn know. Vinaka! (Thank you!)

Easter 2015

Not only did we celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection but we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Luau.

Youth Dinner & Silent Auction 02-21-15

Thank You to everyone who came to the Youth Dinner and Silent Auction. We all had a Blast!

Whale Watch 02-15-15

Here is a couple of pictures from our Whale Watch. Thank you to Don Lee for the Amazing shots!