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Alooooha! We are getting near the end of this Rev Hi year and this year has so far been amazing. Today was going to be hangin' out at Makaha but then ended up going to a beach near Kea'au's. It was fun, I don't think I have ever had that much sand in my nose. Good times at the beach....finally. =)

This weekend we had the Hawaiian Youth Coucils. God was sure working with in that camp. The theme was Outcry and man were people crying out to God. It was amazing. I want so bad to put into words what this weekend was like but right now I am unable to do so. All I can say is that lives were changed, lives were renewed, lives were restored, and passions burned stronger. The speakers we had were awesome and really spoke with conviction and passion. I was a councelor at this camp and had a cool group of teens. We had devotions the two nights we were there and on the second night I gave my testimony, in the cabin devotions, which was hard to do, but God opened up some conversations that I pray helped out some of the young men in that cabin. The last night one of the boys asked me if I was a youth paster back home. I said I wasn't but I was thinking about it and he said "wow, those guys are lucky"....I was speachless. The next morning while we were cleaning up one of the boys started beat boxing, and then some started rapping and they were saying it was dedicated to me. I was stoked. I'm not saying this to try and float my boat or whatever, but I am saying this to say how amazing God is, that through all the rubbish that might be in our past that God can use it for His glory. God can take this "jar of Clay" and fill it with the most beautiful treasure. That God is an amazing God and can use anyone who is willing to be used. ........Whew... ok I'll get off the soap box. =)

This trip has been awesome. For me, this trip has been challenging every aspect of what I believe and every aspect of what I do and why I do it. Where is my heart when I give that lady a sandwhich, why do I believe that the word of God is true, why do I find it so hard to sit and listen to God? I am being stretched more then I ever thought possible and as hard as it is, God is giving me the strength to get through it and I have experienced so much peace and joy through all of this, it is just amazing. God is Good Until Later Aloha