Hello all!
I am back from chilly Kansas and ready to jump back into Maui life. I apologize for taking so long to post. I hope everyone had a Happy Christmas! What a reminder to celebrate the birth of our King all year round!
I was so blessed by my time at home. I was able to see Katherine and Sally a few times, and they are both pregnant! So exciting, it's hard to believe the next time I see them they will have children! Kelly and Staci were able to come stay for a few days and we got to spend time uplifting and challenging each other. Those girls are such great friends and I love them so much! Graham bought a new puppy, Collins, so Cooper and I spent a lot of our time cuddling and playing with him and Graham's house. It was relaxing to come back and simply be with family and friends.
January will be very busy! There is lots of young adult activities that will be starting up. Jason is starting to prepare for our trip to Brazil in April so I am getting VERY excited about that! My parents got me Rosetta Stone:Portuguese so I will be starting on that this month. All of the interns will be back after this week and we will be fresh and ready for new adventures. When I was flying into Maui and they were announcing that the temperature was 77 degrees I just shook my head in wonder that I just left 9 degree weather! I am just so thankful for the life I have here and I could praise the Lord all day long for the work He is doing in my life and in the lives of others here (and back home)!
The sermon yesterday was a challenge to have our New Year's resolutions be to dig deeper into the Word of God. The Word will sustain you, satisfy you, fill you. It is our salvation, our growth. It applies perfectly to our lives. The Church grows when we are in the Word. My joy is in the Word of God. Remember the Promise.
"Kinohi ka Logou, me ke Akua ka Logou, a o ke Akua no ka Logou."
-In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1)
In Him,
Risa Elena
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