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It is good to learn from others mistakes. This week we were studying 2 kings, Saul and David. They both disobeyed God and experienced the consequences of it. One rejected God and went his own way and one repented and returned to God. From the outside their experiences were quite similar but on the inside,…
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Well, what can I say; Hawaii is really what it is said to be. I have spent the last week here with Ben and Ange, and I must say, theyre one amazing set of friends youll ever meet. My time here has been full of new experiences. One of the highlights I must say would…
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In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes. Judges 21:25 I want to reflect on what I have been learning and I hope it is okay to share this with you. This week we are studying the book of Judges. It is…
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This was a great week! We had some wonderful visitors – Dad stayed until Tuesday night and Chris and Katie Johnson arrived Sunday! They treated us to a great dinner at Quinn’s – fresh fish and Chips! They are leading the DTS in Honolulu with a wonderful team – 3 DTS’s joined Kona’s 3 for…
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WOOEE!! This was a special visit – Dad really treated us! He took us to see the NFL pro-bowl, it’s an all-star game where all the big names play. Peyton Manning (QB Super bowl champions) only played a couple drives though. The last quarter was great when the NFC side caught up with two quick touchdowns (after…
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Hey there! Guess what? Ben’s dad is coming to visit us tomorrow for about four days! We are really excited to see him! We’ve been working really hard to get our homework done early so that we can have time with him this weekend. We are just about done so it looks like everything is…
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For our Winnipeg readers you probably have all heard about the fire last night in St. Boniface. For those who are from far away, there was a huge house fire in St. Boniface where two fire fighters died on duty. My dad is a fire fighter and was at the fire that night. Thankfully he is safe and…
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Just thought I would let you all know that my best friend Liza May is singing at MissionsFest Tonight (see her beautiful picture at http://www.mfest.mb.ca/liza_may.htm and Steve Saint is the guest speaker. I wish I could hear him because I am sure his story will be inspirational! Here is a quick recap of his story: …
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Every February 1st I have decided to celebrate my own personal Freedom Festival (I named it that too!)! Here is what I am celebrating: When do you ask questions about meaning of life? Usually the early teens. By young adulthood you have started to numb yourself to those questions. Why? If you have no…
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Sorry it has been five days since our last blog.We are studying the pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy) which can be dry and boring unless you look for the big picture and understand historical context- so actually these books that I used to think were dry and boring are really coming to life! I love studying the bible! Life becomes…
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If I was telling you a story about a friend of mine, and you and I were not that close, I probably wouldn’t bother mentioning who my friend was. For example, "my friend and I were out for dinner yesterday when such and such happened". Now if you and I had a close friendship I would…
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This was a crazy week, it’s a good thing God said take a rest once a week. Ang and I have sat in our chairs for nearly 30 hours except for a wonderful day off on sunday – we took a long walk and watched two of the original hillbillies episodes (i mean, they were the…
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So what has our life been like this past week? Well, we have a guest speaker Carl Amerding (from CANADA!) this week who has written articles for many books and commentaries, has been president of Regent College, lived in Israel, Germany, Switzerland, etc. and the list of his accomplishements goes on (Ph D in Middle…
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Celebrating Achievements is important! We wanted to share these pictures from our Graduation which occured just before Christmas. We call these mini-grad’s (since it is not the end of the whole school) a Love Feast! On another note we had a huge test this morning (Had to memorize the reason every book was written in…
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We had quite the scare last night when right around 8pm people bust into the computer rooom – a tsunami is coming! After the shakes we’ve had these are not so funny jokes right outta the blue. Well anyway, there was a 8.2 (or close to it) quake northeast of Japan and the whole Pacific got…
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Everyone always wants to give their opinion on a subject- ever notice that? Even if they aren’t asked they’ll offer it: "What a nice day out today." "Yeah it sure is beautiful, not quite as nice as yesterday though." So here on our site, guess what- we WANT your opinion! We love comments…
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How good and how pleasant when brothers dwell in unity… Psalm 133:1 Two nights ago we had ‘aloha night.’ Every quarter right at the beginning we have a big celebration welcoming all the new students! Island Breeze (a hawaiian ministry team) performed two amazing dances and there was a procession of flags representing all the…
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We are game people! Anyone who has spent any time with us knows that we love games! In a few days we will have very little time to play games and so we are getting it out of our systems during these last few days of vacation. Ben thinks it is a good thing to…
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Well – we’ve seen it. And it’s big. Rainforest like Penang, coffee plantations like Columbia, ranchland like Texas, volcanoes like Hawaii, the ocean like the Caribbean – this island has it all. We enjoyed two days of driving, walking and picture taking around nearly the whole big island. We enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere of the Hilo…
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We arrived late last night back to Kona and realized that this place was starting to feel like home. It’s a funny feeling when you start to think a place like Hawaii is home, but as I type these words and barely notice the seven kids that live above us jumping off their loft I realize…
