September - December 2016 Update:

Sam's September - December Update 

  Aloha everyone!  This is my update for this term.  I hope you are encouraged and enjoy catching up through this reading.  

  It is written bullet point style.  The names are mostly fake in these stories, but these experiences actually happened.  Wanted people to catch up on all the things that were happening here on Maui this past term.  

  Going to type this out without edit, so excuse the grammatical errors.  

  “Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.” 

-CS Lewis

*UHMC:

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  I want to start off writing about being a part time student at University of Hawaii Maui Campus and what has been going on there.  

  For the past three years I have been on campus learning ways to be involved and influential within this system.  

  This year it was a privilege to feel tightly knitted within the student activities, student government, and existing clubs working side by side to create a lively community on campus.  

  One of the services we have been providing this term is free coffee from Wailuku Coffee Company and free baked goods from one of our amazing donors!    

  We set up every Tuesday’s for the whole morning and generate a welcoming lively atmosphere where we talk about life, meaning, purpose, and God to all the passer by’ers.  

  We also host small businesses like Aloha Ke Akua Clothing and One Love Skate to represent “kingdom” values though material items.  We have given away t shirts, stickers, and many hats!  

  We serve close to 60+ people every Tuesday.  It has been a blessing getting to know each person as much as we can.  But the thing that sticks out to me the most is when I can pray for someone and it kick starts a deeper hunger and curiosity for God in them.  

  Most of all I am so surprised at the local church body and volunteers and their heart to serve the community by sharing their gifts.  Thanks to you guys!  (you know who you are)  

*Week with Ravi Zacariahs International Ministries: 

  Two weeks ago we had a week long event with RZIM team where we dived deep into the intellectual questions the community had about God.  

  The week event was called the “Grand Narrative” suggesting that we are all part of a bigger story than our own, and we are connected to the author of it all through Jesus Christ. 

  It was a pioneering time for us and the team in the sense that this kind of even has never happened before.  We had free lunch for students every day, and during the lunch time the talks were set up in the outdoor room where students could walk in and out observing the happenings.  

  The lunch time events lead up to a collective night time event on Thursday where the guest speaker shared about “Is true love possible”.  We had 130+ people show up that night and it was a grand success in my eyes.  We started off with some hawaiian music, then had pizza for diner, a great message by the speaker, and a time for questions within the audience.  

  It was so encouraging to see our friends from Oxford England come and join us here on Maui.    

They even got to share in a professors room which I am hoping to see more of in the future.  To me that was unheard of.  

*Hele wau i ka papa olelo hawaii 

  

Aloha!  Pe hea oe?!

  Hauoli wau no ka mea, hele wau i ka papa olelo hawaii.  Lu’u hohonu wau i ka manao hawaii.  Hele kakou!  

  This term I have been practicing and learning Hawaiian language which has been my favorite part of the year.  O keia papa oleleo hawaii ka’u.  Maikai no ka mea i ke kumu a me ka mau haumana.  

  This experience has helped me to ignite a better understanding of the culture here in Hawaii and realize things that I took for granted and never understood why outsiders never got it.  (if that makes sense)

  So many unbelievable opportunities has opened up because of this and am excited to share more as they bloom and produce fruit!  

 [ 1 Timothy 6:6-7 ]

*Neighborhood Outreach Location 1: 

  Every Tuesday and Wednesday a group of YWAM Maui volunteers and I run a two hour youth group where we do a park activity for an hour and then do an inside activity in the community center for another hour.  

  We have been focusing on baseball for the past two months with our group of kids, and have seen close to $2,000 worth of supplies and donations come in.  

  We have a youth group close to 40+ youth in the neighborhood that are just so willing to participate, grow, learn and also teach us volunteers.  

  It is also a great place for our volunteers to learn how to reach out and share their faith in a group setting of young youth.  It is great because before the volunteers go into another country and work with youth they get to practice here with me first and I can help them to keep the focus relational rather than program.  

  At this location we also do house to house prayer and baked goods distribution.  We get wagons full of baked goods, cakes, bagels, bread, etc. and we go house to house praying and seeing to families needs and their bread diets.  It is incredible on how much you can do in a few hours.  

  One of the families are waiting for someone who can do a weekly bible study in their house.  And I am foreseeing more and more of this kinds of opportunities opening up.  So please pray with me for passionate people who want to share the word with families!!!!

  One highlight this term is we now have enough funds for another t.v. and gaming system.  We already got one flat screen t.v. and xbox.  We for sure need another one with how many kids we have.  The administration lady said we have enough funds last week so I am looking forward to purchasing more electronics.  

  

*Side note:  I wanted to share about many of the personal stories and events with individuals and just the joy of seeing different kinds of transformations within people but since this is a public post didn’t want to embarrass anyone by writing about them.  So i didn’t, but if you see me and want to hear some cool stories let me know.  I can tell you.  

“The fire doesn’t make you what you are; it reveals what you were.” -Jack Hyles

Skateboarding:

  

  This term I have been going out to skateboard at least once every other week.  My body is heavier.  But for some reason it gives me more incentive to land tricks because if I fall it will hurt more.  

  Our “One Love Skate” ministry is doing amazing!  check out: www.oneloveskate.org for more info.  I can’t believe how much over the years this ministry has grown.  It is such a radical thing to be a part of with Josh M. and I know the influence has been major.  

  Cool update is now we have a merchandise page on the website where you can directly support the ministry by buying some One Love gear.  

  I have been doing skate lessons at Hale Makana once a week and the kids are loving it.  My passion for skate coaching has been reignited and my heart to share skateboarding with the Nations has been reimagined.  

  I was talking with one of my friends from “Moke Life” and we came up with an idea to ask fellow skateboarders to donate their used parts so I can take them on my missions trips.  So with that in mind I have been working on projects to accumulate skate resources and teaming up with developing countries strategies how we can use skateboarding to develop strong leaders.  

  This is my favorite project yet.  Some countries on the line up for this skate project include Burma, Australia, and DPRK.  So exciting things to come.  Would love to get some of our island skaters in these places so keep us in mind and will be putting some stuff out and ways you can support this cause.  

  In recent skate news here on Maui, I am doing our annual skate clinic day Dec 17 @ Kihei skatepark from 9am-12PM.  Past few years we have been giving away over $1,000 worth of skate things.  But not only that we have snacks, drinks, music, contests, and skate lessons by me.  

  So if you want to learn how to skate come for a visit and lets have some fun!

    Mahalo.  Thanks for reading and taking some time to catch up.  Looking forward to all the adventures this winter break and looking forward to the new year 2017!!!  Greater things are yet to come.  

  

  Just want to say thanks to the New Hope Maui team, One Eighty, Jarred, Josh M., and the UHMC campus team.  

-sam

  

mixed bag:

Ezekiel 13 [CEV] says:

**Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the prophets of Israel who say they speak in my name, but who preach messages that come from their own imagination. Tell them it’s time to hear my message. 3 I, the Lord God, say those lying prophets are doomed! They don’t see visions—they make up their own messages! 4 Israel’s prophets are no better than jackals[a] that hunt for food among the ruins of a city. 5 They don’t warn the people about coming trouble or tell them how dangerous it is to sin against me.** 

We must learn to speak the truth, not make up words which are ear tickling and fanciful to please the listener. The word of God is good for correction, direction, instruction, discipline, as well as encouragement but not all words of prophecy, not all dreams & visions, are going to be ear tickling.

Trials are sent to build up our faith and teach us to trust in the God we now have a personal relationship with.

All believers have the Holy Spirit otherwise they have not been born again. If a believer has the Spirit, he has all of the Spirit, because God is not divisible. 

However how we die to self and not be attracted to the world and the flesh, and cooperate in obedience to the Lord will dictate how much He can use our life. 

Jesus promises John 7:38-39 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

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The Goal of Life Is Life by Rick Joyner

 The Goal of Life Is Life

As we have considered in our study, our goal is not just knowledge or power, but life. In our pursuit of life we will seek knowledge and the power to authenticate our message, but these are just means to the ultimate goal. The life we seek is the person of Jesus—He is the Life.

 

The life of God is found first in His nature, and then His works. We do not serve Him because of what He does, but because of who He is. Likewise, our calling is not just to do, but to be. Our calling is to manifest the life that is in Christ Jesus, which He wants to give to a world that is dead in its sins.

 

There are basically three stages in the process of attaining this life in fullness:

 

1) The first stage is revelation. This is the revelation of what Jesus accomplished on the cross for us. It includes the glory of our deliverance from our old nature, and the glory of our calling and inheritance in Him. 

 

2) The second stage is working. This is the actual working out of this salvation by the renewing of our mind—our very nature in a way that brings practical deliverance from our old nature and establishes His new nature within us.

 

3) The third and final stage is revealing. This is the revealing through us of the glory of the salvation of God, the nature of the new creation, and the inheritance that we have been given as members of His own household—sons and daughters of God.

 

We can see these three basic stages of maturity repeated over and over in Scripture. They are seen in Israel's departure from Egypt, the wilderness, and the Promised Land. We see them in the three parts of the Tabernacle of Moses, the temples built by Solomon, and the temple built by the remnant that returned from Babylon. All of these were prophetic outlines pointing us to know Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

 

The first stage is basically self-centered because we are learning all we can gain through Christ. Self-centeredness is not wrong for the immature, and immaturity is not wrong when we are young. Infants are almost totally self-centered because they are in such a helpless state. Like children, we must also learn who we are and what we can do before we can begin to relate to others with maturity. One of the true marks of maturity is that we become less self-centered and more Christ-centered and devoted to helping others.

 

Though the transitions between these stages in our natural lives are usually gradual, they represent specific periods of time in our spiritual lives. The first stage, revelation, is fresh and exciting, but usually quite brief. The second stage, working, is hard, but also very exciting and fulfilling, and where we learn, grow, and see the glory of the Lord in a way that starts to change us into His image. We must get through the wilderness to get to the Promised Land. This is where the greatest trials and temptations come upon us to test the life that we have been given, and to prepare us for the authority we will be given in stage three, revealing.

 

Stage two can seem like a place where we know mostly defeat and failure, but that is the wrong perspective. We seldom pass one of God's tests with a perfect score. Often we have to be graded "on a curve" with added grace from God in order for us to pass at all. This can be a hard and often depressing stage of our development, which is generally due to our perspectives. We are growing, and even though we may go in circles at times in order to retake the tests that we failed, it was in the wilderness that God's tabernacle was built, and it is in this stage of our growth that the Lord builds His habitation in our lives. It is also through our failures that we learn for certain that He is our salvation and victory. Here our faith in ourselves is reduced and our faith in Him grows. This is the level of truth.

 

The third stage is when all of the dealings of God are applied and we start to possess our inheritance—which is to live by the power of the resurrection life of Christ. This is where glory is not just revealed to us, but through us. This is the place where we start to fulfill our calling and destiny in Him.

 

The overwhelming majority of Israelites could only enter the Outer Court of the Tabernacle, a few could enter the Holy Place, but only one could enter the Holy of Holies. Likewise, it seems that very few Christians make it past the first stage of maturity. Many shrink back from the dealings of God that would bring them to a place of Christlikeness. These are the Christians whose faith is an appendage to their lives. They may faithfully go to services, but their understanding seldom goes beyond the knowledge of salvation. Much of their lives is in fact still in Egypt, bound to this present world.

 

A few go on into the wilderness and begin the exciting life of truly walking with God day-by-day. The first generation of Israelites died wandering in circles in the wilderness because of their lack of faith. Likewise, today it seems that most Christians still do not get any farther than this stage. Many spend their lives going in circles, enduring the same wilderness trials over and over because of a basic lack of faith in God. Even so, those who get this far usually accomplish much for the Lord and His purposes. They build His dwelling place, and help raise up a generation that will cross over and possess the promises of God.

 

Just as only the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies, only One can still enter the highest realm. Therefore, for us to enter we must abide in Him. This means that Galatians 2:20 must be a reality in our lives so we too can say in truth, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me." This is our ultimate goal, and this is where we go beyond just beholding the works of God to beholding His glory.

 

Again, our goal is life. We must know the way and the truth, but life is our goal. If we do not have His life we do not really know the way or the truth either. We do not just want to know about salvation, but have His salvation working in our lives. We do not seek truth for the sake of having knowledge, but to have the truth that sets us free from our old nature so that we can walk in the newness of life. The goal of truth is also life. Our goal is not just to know about our inheritance and the glory of the age to come—we are called to live in it.

Rick Joyner

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One Love Skate in Honduras by Sam Peralta a 1L Post

One Love Skate in Honduras by Sam Peralta

This past summer I was able to go to a missions trip to Tegucigalpa in Honduras.  It was such a radical experiences meeting and seeing people from that country and the lifestyle people live there.  

  People were so generous with what they had and also were very curious about the deeper things of God.  Most of the people we came across were so open and willing for God to move and transform their current situations.  

  The team was composed of 4 others and we each had interpreters which made going to places and saying things a lot easier.  

I took my skateboard on this trip not knowing what to expect but what came out of it was some very power ministry times.  

  First of all the people were so beautiful.  And I could believe I was skating through the streets of TGU.  I felt like a kid exploring the city and thanked God for all the tricks I landed without falling in public.  I think it made me look cooler to the by standers which made conversations with them easier.  

  One story from skating the streets of Honduras was we met these two skater guys making crystal bracelets and necklaces.  We told them they should take a break and play a game of skate with me.  So they did.  One had really cool dreads and the other guy had a very stylish tye die tee.  

  We played a game of skate for like an hour and it was a blast!  

As we were skating, the girls on my team got to minister to the skater guys girlfriends and pray for them.  It was so cool how that appointment was made because its not like we were looking for people to talk with, but God brought to us.  

  Another Story from this trip that was absolutely over the top was when we went into like 2 public schools in a row.  In each of the schools we got to share our story, the gospel, and all about Hawaii and whats it like to live there.  In one of the class rooms were were able to pray and prophesy over the entire class.  Doing that took too long so we couldn’t pray over the other classes but we had a blast!  

   

We then went into another school to run a school assembly.  I was not ready for it but all of a sudden I had a crowd of like 500+ students.  

  I was able to do some skate board lessons, jump over some kids, and do a some tricks.  Again, thank God cause I landed all of my tough tricks without falling, and most of it first try.  So nerve racking.  

We also did some skate races and games and the whole school was amped.  

After I was done doing my thing.  I got to encourage the school to live as children of God rather than orphans.  Amy also solidified that point as well as Susan.  It was unreal.  I was so blown away by that experience.  

  Well thats all I have for now.  Honduras has my heart and I hope to go there again.  We really showed the one love of God and skateboarding.  Hopefully next time you can join us!  

  

NORTH KOREAN SURFER CHICKS - North Korea Day 6 by #funforlouis

More news to come soon on the latest DPRK trips.  Guys amazing things are rolling... Until then here is the crews past trip documented in the eyes of youtube star "Fun For Louis".  10 Points for every person you recognize in the vids.  :)

Summer 2016 Honduras:

Honduras mission 2016:

First day went into university to pray with Christian club on campus during big protest in Uni though it was a very tense atmosphere we were able to be the light with prayer and worship.

Then went to skate board around the main part of city to make connections and invite youth to our big conference at "Redemzion" our local home church here in TGU.

On our second day we went into a primary school and presented about the gospel in the main assembly. 

We then we're able to go and teach in 8 classrooms with over 30+ students in each class. For the first class we got to prophesy over every student !!!

Afterwards we went into a high school and got to minister to the entire school at an assembly specifically set up for our team!

We put on a skate demo, skate lessons, and even a skate contest!!! 

Afterwards we shared about identity in Christ and how God wants to do a new thing with this generation in Honduras. 

But the best part was continually praying for individuals and staff members non stop.

So in two days we had been over to 3 schools spoke with over 400+ youth, prayed for over 80+people individually with specific words, and have put on two skate demos.

This past 4 days the team was able to minister and pray for close to 400+ individuals. There were many healing’s, words of knowledge and wisdom, deliverance from oppression, and many inner healing in the hearts and minds of the people of Tegucigalpa.

On Friday we were able to minister to the church leadership imparting a lifestyle in the prophetic and exhorting the church body to walk in the inheritance God has paid the price for.

The theme this past week has been about breaking the “orphan” spirt and walking into our identity as sons and daughters of God.

On Saturday we had the conference open to the general public which included people from the street, multiple churches around Honduras, a group from El Salvador, and new visitors who had never been to the church before.

Here we had over 200+ people attend. It was a very powerful time of breaking false beliefs, releasing generational curses and inner vows, and casting off unclean spirits. 

It was also very powerful because seeds of new hope were deeply planted and freedom in Christ was revealed.

Many of the congregation had very heavy loads that they were carrying. But the good news is Jesus Christ has paid the price to take these burdens from generations of past away and is giving life, and life to the fullest!

/ shout out to Osman R:
 

The team has such powerful, miraculous, and unbelievable testimonies from the Conference.

On Sunday we were able to share again on how God wants us to live in His Kingdom as free children who will listen and obey His words. Multiple team members got to share and brought a much needed word on how to change the mindset of the people from a place of poverty to a place of power.

It seems that God is speaking so clear to the team and giving such specific words that will bring transformation to this nation. Thank you for all praying!

On Monday we were taken to the homes of the elderly. We got to dive straight into praying and prophesying over just about every person in that building! We got to pray for over 30+ people as well as workers and administrators. 

At the end of that time the administrators were in tears and filled with new hope and dreams to preserver. They were so tired and discouraged, but God was able to use us to bring the encouragement they needed!

There have been so many missions God has brought us here for, one of the major ones I feel is that God has brought us here to breath refreshment and life into the dry and weary places in peoples hearts.

Summer 2016 Canada:

  This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to head into the woods, mountains, and streams to decompress this past years worth of anx.  

  I spent 5 days getting rebooted here (http://www.fatherheart.net/About+Us.html) and was able to still myself from the hurricanes of daily living.  

  It was one of the life changing events of my life.  (which I should share on another typing session)

But big shout out to these gals:

  This is the second summer in a row which was absolutely ridiculous how many mind blowing fun times we had.  We just had two months on Maui beaching it up, surf sessions, hanging with all the crews, ended up on the local newspaper, ran sports camps, and even went to a causal trip to Honduras.   

  So many tacos, so many food parties, and a ton load of dancing.  

This photo was one of the last few days of my Canada trip in Banff.  We already went to amazing local breweries and to top it off appeared on this beautiful landscape, its like we were being hugged by Mountains, and I knew that we kicked another summers ass.  So all the loves to these two and I could not have thought or imagined a better summer.  

Some Fun Shots Yesterday on the West Side:

Sam’s New Hope Maui “September - May 2016 Update and Summer Plans”:

Sam’s New Hope Maui “September - May 2016 Update and Summer Plans”: 

**September to May Update here on Maui: 

 150+ volunteers trained in evangelism on Maui from multiple organizations 

  15 classes on identity and leadership in our high school with 20-30 youth in each class 

  26 After school christian club meetings at our primary school 10- 15 youth in each class 

  34 Bible Studies at the University 

  16 games of campus volley ball at the University 

  120 individual prayer meetings on University campus 

  50 bibles personally distributed on University campus

  30 bibles hidden around public places 

  40+ youth impacted in their public neighborhood places weekly   

  Prayer walks 

  -6 of our major public schools prayer and intersession meetings 

  -3 months once a week campaign of prayer and evangelism for town of Paia and Wailuku 

  = 415+ people consistently or deeply impacted through the 9 month period of ministry at New Hope Maui through our internship program 

***Just want to thank you all for making our ministry here at New Hope Maui a fruitful one this past 9 months.  This has been my limited perspective of the fruit I have seen the past 9 months and I can’t even begin to dream or imagine what the rest of the body has been up to.  

  **The “themes” this past year for the ministry has been:

-Moving from and “I suck” attitude to “We’re great” style of living

-Learning to live in the “empowered” mindset vs. the “automatic pilot” mode

-Using “positive inquiry” or using questions to highlight peoples identity 

-Living in the prophetic as a lifestyle 

-Dreaming with God as the body of Christ for vision and clarity on our New Hope Maui D.N.A.  

  

Sam’s Summer Plans:

**HONDURAS:

  The encouragement and conviction for me this past few months is to do church as a team.  With hopes of going to DPRK or N. Korea once again this summer I was inclined to be together with my church family and join our Honduras Missions team and not go to DPRK.  I felt a lot of peace and joy for the first time joining a team rather than doing something independently.  

  I am excited to say that with all the skills learned this past year we will be taking a small team to Honduras to multiply and plant seeds of new hope!  

We will be doing teachings on:

-Inner healing

-Evangelism

-Living a lifestyle in the prophetic 

and Ministering at:

-Universities 

-Hospitals

-Public Parks

-the local Church of Tegucigalpa 

  *The trip will be from June 20- July 2 2016

**MISSIONS ON MAUI:

  This summer we will also be continuing our mission to make disciples of all Nations here on the island of Maui.  With many people on the island looking for fun, restoration, and community we will be offering MMA basic training sessions in parks around Wailuku and Waihee, VBS like bible studies and programs for our neighborhood communities, sports training outreaches, and lots of beach activities and hikes for our young adult and youth groups around the island.  

  To start off the summer we will be having a small outreach team from Florida to kick start our summer.  Then at the start of July we will be having an outreach team from Canada to power through the end of July.  We will be having close to 13 outreach volunteers to serve the mission and vision of New Hope Maui summer missions building towards the fall.  

  Some of our outreach locations will be:

-Hale Makana: community neighborhood of 20-30 youth we minister to weekly

-Harbor Lights: community neighborhood of 30-40 youth we minister to weekly

-Kanaha Beach: public park with international surfers, volley ball nets, and open to public 

-Queen K. Mall: inviting youth to events and programs 

-Skate parks: doing skate contest 

-Waihee Park: community neighborhood of 15-20 youth 

-Paia: public town with many internationals 

SUPPORT:

By the end of June I am planning to raise $1,200 for missions trip cost to Honduras and as well attend the “Foursquare Conference Connection” as I am on staff with a “Foursquare” church. 

  Cost:

-$945 for airfare to Honduras

-$9 a day for food and board = $90

-$180 for airfare to Honolulu for Foursquare Conference 

  Prayer:

-for unity and power with upcoming outreach and intern teams

-safety for travels 

-vision, heart, and the mind of the Father for mission opportunities on Maui and Honduras 

-open hearts and minds to those we will be ministering to 

-many divine opportunities 

HAWAII ALOHA:

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March update 2016

March update 2016

Hey everyone its been a great shaking these past few months of the new year.  Its exciting to be alive in the times we are in, and I know that as we continue to persevere and keep our focus on Jesus by His Spirit and not by our natural understanding we will be able to do those “greater things”!  

 Im just continuing to press into a life or risk and complex challenges knowing that I am being prepared to be launched into the Nations of the world.  

If you feel like your life is mundane I would challenge you to sell everything you have and follow Jesus.  Pray and ask Him how to live a life of abundance.  Not of materialism but of deep inner joy, peace, and strength within the storms of this life.  You will not be disappointed.  

 So whats been happening these past few months?  

At one of our primary schools we are continuing to run our after school christian program through (CEF) “Child Evangelism Services” every Tuesday from 2:30pm-3:45PM.  

 Here we are going over stories from the bible through videos and learning the good news of the gospel.  We also have stories from missionaries around the world that have made a huge impact being taught every Tuesday.  We were able to learn about Hudson Taylor and his impact in China, about Queen Kapiolani and how she stood up to false idols, and even go through testimonies of youth from America raising funds for developing countries using their gifts and talents.  

 There are many opportunities to kick start these kinds of settings in our public schools.  We just need those who are willing and consistent to join the team!  I believe a team is coming that will be able to focus on our younger developing generation of leaders!  Please pray for this team to be actualized here on this island.  

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 In our High School we were able to teach lessons on Core Values that helped students to appreciate their unique gift sets and talents.  My heart here is to reach these kids in their environment and somehow wake them up from automatic pilot/ zombie mode and spark enthusiasm, vigor, passion, and curiosity deep within their core being.  

 I try to share many life experiences that I have from traveling the world and relate it to their lives.  Being from Hawaii I am able to show them that they too can do what I did if they get grounded in truth, take risks, and have faith in God!  He is good!  

 On Friday’s we are able to share with over 45+ high schoolers and ignite their imagination.  

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 An update with our intermediate school that we have been investing into for the past 3 years is still at a stand still.  At the beginning of the school year I was suspended.  Please pray for administration and faculty that we would have favor and be allowed to be the light, hope, and encouragement there.  

 Out of all the things I have ever done in my life this school has my heart.  I love the kids, they are like my younger brothers and sisters.  I get to visit them in their neighborhoods and at the local mall and continue to speak the truth in love into their lives.  But I would love to do that through the week as well.  

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In our neighborhoods we are at a steady pace making progress and learning how to do things with more excellence.  In one neighborhood we have over 40+ kids we are able to share with, and in the other we have a core group of 20+.  

 We have been going into these communities for the past three years as well partnering with our YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Maui base DTS students.  Here we have been developing our youth, at the same time training missionaries to be sent around the world sharing the good news of identity and eternity.

 This past week we did a little Easter production where we dressed up in costumes, decorated the room, and prepared a meal for the families and youth.  We got to share the resurrection story using drama, interactive activities, and engaging conversations.  I never seen these youth so still in my life.  

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One of our sharpest points this term is the service we are providing collaborating with other churches to bring community life to the college campus.  We are there three days a week with a different focus on each day.  On Mondays we provide a free lunch and bible studies for christians on campus, on Wednesdays Zac heads up the student activities in the middle of campus the whole afternoon (lately volleyball), and on Thursday mornings till noon we are posted up in front of the busiest spot on campus.  Here we are providing free coffee and refreshments, making community and public announcements, praying for people, and handing out the bible!  Last week we were able to personally hand over 50+ Living Water bibles.  

 To me sharing the word of God (via bibles) is important.  I know it is one of the most practical things I can do to help share my faith.  

 And at the college it doesn’t stop there.  I am also focusing on how to better serve our International students.  I am part of the international club on campus, and the filipino club as well.  It has a been a privilege and a blessing joining there communities.  We are planning events together, doing one on one bible studies, and even planing summer activities.  Please pray for our international students and that they will have life changing experiences that they can take back home as they help develop their countries.

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 Our internship program here for New Hope Maui has also been dramatically improving.  We are making progress and development is happening.  This section of an update is a whole update in itself.  

 I will save the amazing details for another time.  But stay tuned!  WE WANT YOU HERE.  Would you be willing to join us?

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This update is getting quite long and I would love to have shared more stories, testimonies, and lessons that Im learning but that might be too much to read for now.  Also I’m about to close the store I work at so Im running out of time.  

  So Ill end with please pray for, and think about supporting me this summer as I will be hosting outreach teams on the island, and into foreign countries.  I will be planning to head to Honduras (more updates on that soon), and then to DPRK again (more updates to come as well).

 I am working as much as I can to save up for these trips, and I am also saving as much as humanly possible while living on one of the most expensive places in the nation.  So please pray, consider, and think about supporting me financially this summer.  

 I will be posting more on these trips on different updates.  So Ill make sure you know about them as they come.

  Thank you for all your support along these years!  I am so grateful and thankful for what God is doing.  I can’t help to participate any way I can to join Him.  It is fun, full of life, and the most challenging thing I have ever done.