We have seen several children saved since our last communication with you. We have been going into apartment complexes and picking up local children and in some cases their parents and bringing them to church. Some of these children have very challenging home lives, and their individual stories will break your heart, but we rejoice that we can be of some influence and help to them. It is a real team effort at Oahu Baptist Church to minister to these children. As an example just last Sunday little Mileena Kanoa-Yehon was led to the Lord by her Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Jolean Colvin. She and her brother, Mikey had been brought to church the last few months by some other members, Aaron and Lenora Martin. Please, pray for Mileena and Mikey as they face many challenges at home, and pray we can reach their parents for Christ as well.

     It is a blessing to see families in our church get involved in winning folks to Christ. The two families that helped reach Mileena have really grown in their dedication and service to Christ. We will loose both of these families this summer as they move to the mainland, but we are confident they will continue to serve the Lord in their new homes. Yes, our biggest challenge continues to be folks moving off Island. The Aso family is a good illustration of this. This is a Samoan family of eight we met through our Christmas Outreach Banquet, and they started coming to church regularly. Some of the family members were saved, and we were anticipating others coming to Christ, but just two weeks ago they moved to Alaska for an opportunity in the commercial fishing business. The economy here forces many to move off the Island. In fact, last year our Island had a net loss in population. The high cost of living was the primary factor. This makes the ministry challenging, but we know you all have your own challenges as well, so we remind ourselves often not to look at the greatness of the challenges, but at the greatness of God.

     Our son, Jacob, is doing well at Arlington Baptist College. He reports that he is getting a few opportunities to preach. He sounds excited about that. He is very excited to be coming back to Hawaii this summer. Of course his mother and I are thrilled to have him back home with us as well. We are going to put him to work in the ministry, and hopefully this will be good hands on training for Him. Please pray for him and Caleb and Katie as we do our best to challenge them to put Christ first no matter what career field God leads them into. Mahalo for your prayers and support. You are so faithful!