Adventures

Last Friday night, the young adult group (which is usually just 3 of us) went to a Casting Crowns concert in Honolulu. It was so cool how many people showed up to the concert. I was so excited! I thought I would use this opportunity to introduce you to some of my friends. In this picture is Ereke, and Jake (on the top row). Lower is a guy named Josh and a guy named Greg that just came to the concert. Ereke is one of the interim pastors at the church that has been the leader of our young adult group. He is about to leave to go to Uganda for a month with the Trinity Church, for a mission trip. For those fulmuilar with missions to Uganda they will be working on with the same churches that Dr. Krabbendam goes to. Jake (the one with the beard) is Bethany's husband. Please pray for them as they are about to leave to go to Kenya for a month to do mission work. Both groups leave on Tuesday, June 13th.
Pictured here is Laura (on the right) and Amanda Cox. Laura has been the other faithful member of our young adult group. She has become a good friend of mind and a great encouragement in the Lord. Amanda is a fellow Southern girl. She and her husband Will are from Atlanta. She will actually be moving back to the Atlanta area in the next month because Will is leaving for Iraq on July 19th for a year. Please pray for their family as they are about to go through many changes.
To take a break from introductions, this is a picture of the final song that Casting Crowns performed. It is them singing "I am Yours" while some Hawaiian people did Hula on the sides. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I have grown to LOVE hula. I think it is a beautiful language that you can see and understand. It is very hard to explain how pretty it was but I hope you get the gist.
In this picture we have Bethany, Emily, Courtney, Tina, and Ashley. We really had a great time cutting up and just fellowshiping with one-another. It reminded me of my high school days going to concerts with the youth group. Sometimes I really miss those days!
This is Ashley and me. Like Paul said in his letter to the Romans. "For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you that you may be strengthened; that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine." This is how I have grown to see the church. We fellowship together so that we may be strengthened by each other's gifts. My prayer is that, even after I leave Hawaii that I would continue to be strengthened from the fellowship and encouragement that I have had here in Hawaii. Just like I have been from my Anderson family. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. I greatly appreciate it. Please pray that as we prepare to move on June 25th that the transition would go smoothly and that God would prepare the hearts of the people I am going to come into contact with in Texas. Love you all!