Quick post

This'll be a brief update as I'm on my phone. But wanted to share what's been going on.
We had such a great week of speaking and have enjoyed it immensely. How blessed we are to be here and to be learning all that we are. Brian Brennt was the speaker this week and it was fantastic! Absolutely great. So much teaching on such simple truths. And so much freedom so easily for us. As Christians, we tend to complicate the Bible at times and don't realize how easy it is to take hold of freedom in our lives that the enemy has taken. And this week we were shown the simplicity of the gospel, of freedom, of his love. Thank you Lord!! There's so much more to say and will another time for sure!
Also, some super cool and exciting news!!!!........
We are doing our outreach here on the island!! And possibly to some other islands as well. We are really excited about this. There are 6 other families that we'll be going along side with. We have already gotten to know some of the families so well and they have become some of our greatest friends. God knew we needed them in our lives. About Hawaii- There is surprisingly quite a bit of poverty in certain pockets of Hawaii. Particularly within the people group of the Marshallese. I'm learning lots about Hawaii that I didn't know!
Anyway - like I said, this is super brief. A quick update ...and I now gotta run and get the kids from school. More to come soon!!
Love you all!!!

And here are some pictures for your enjoyment.

We Are HERE!

We are here! We've made it and it's already been a week!! Woohoo!
So, we arrived last Tuesday and stayed at a hotel for a couple nights which typically would've been wonderfully amazing but I was dealing with one of the girls being pretty sick.  A total of 5 days with fever and it was starting to stress me out a bit.  So, I was in a bit of isolation with her during that time.  Poor girl.  Our last night at the hotel her fever broke finally!  I was sleeping next to her and rolled over in the night to feel her soaking wet from the fever breaking and was so happy! 

                                          Flying in...

                                       

                                          This is just outside our room

                                          Our home for the next 3 months!

                                          The girls sleep up there and love it!

Then we headed on over to the YWAM base.  OH, and a huge THANKS to my long time friend, Kari, for meeting us at the airport AND at the hotel to help with gathering all 4 of the families luggage.  She was a life saver for sure!!  We would've been there for quite a few hrs if it wasn't for you my friend!  I love you!!!

YWAM Kona, Hawaii!

Registration day, then welcoming day and a meeting here, meeting there - it's been great.  We haven't completely fallen into a routine yet but being here is amazing.  Besides the weather, the ocean and the beautiful palm trees, being here with YWAM is great. 
God's presence is tangible.  I haven't felt peace like this in a long time or His love being poured out so generously - like water.  I feel like I am often on the edge of tears because of His sweet, sweet presence.  He seems so real here and I can only think that it's like this because there is such a hunger all around us.  A hunger for realness, for a tangible God, for RAW-GOD.  Not processed, legalistic,or a schedule, a list on how to worship or interact or pray - but RAW.  REAL God (As one of our speakers was sharing - Andy Byrd).  This generation doesn't want a guide book to religion or spirituality.  They want to experience God first hand.  Bible plus Us and God equals unimaginable things.  We want to let Him be free to do what He wants in us and through us without limiting Him.

Well, that was heavy! HA - especially for some of my readers.  And I don't want to appologize but would only say I hope something, some day may challenge you to check out this God.  There's so much more than religion and rituals - We aren't into that if you haven't realized that yet. :)

And, on a lighter note, the girls started their school here and are enjoying that. Again, routine will really start next week.
And of course Judah - Sarah is watching him everyday and they seem to be enjoying one another so that makes me happy. 

Oh - and I wanted to add this video that I saw on facebook that I thought was really cool because this is kinda where we were at and decided we wanted to be used by God and be even more purposeful than what we were doing:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151397745507577