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Published: October 19th 2010
Our team started out the day by attending the 8:00am worship service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lihue. Several of us wore our Green Bay Packers apparel today and there’s no doubt we stood out a little as all 16 of us walked in and sat down for service. We were warmly welcomed by the congregation and Rev. Dr. Paul Kirchner.
To interject a little church humor, and to make note of our Green Bay Packers apparel, one parishioner introduced himself to me (Greg), leaned over and said, “Ya know, we were thinking of ending the service with the song ‘What a Friend We Have in Cheeseheads’” (the original is ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus”). 😊
During service, we were introduced to Kurt Javinar, who graciously offered to take us hiking and sightseeing into Waimea Caynon for the day. Right after service, we spent some time talking with many of the parishioners, said our good byes, and then headed back to our cabins to get ready for Waimea Caynon. We had some issues getting vehicle transportation for the ride up to the canyon, but no worries...the church offered to let our team use their small school
bus for the day.
The hiking into Waimea Caynon was amazing! Pictures just don’t do it justice. We hiked for about 2 - 3 miles over moderate terrain on the Pu’u o Kila trail, stopping several times to just enjoy the views. Kurt was an amazing tour guide. It was a great day!
To keep this as short as possible, (and you’ll have to ask for more details from your respective team members), during our day we encountered a total of 3 flat tires (1 leak, 2 blow outs) with the church bus we used - the first one on the way our out to the canyon, the other two on our way back. Seriously, ask to hear more about this. Even though we faced these challenges, our team made the best of it. More team bonding time....and it's funny how God works....with each tire dilemma we met a few more locals and during our "wait time". They definitely seemed interested in our mission.
Tomorrow, we start our first day on the build.
P.S. Another little tidbit to share, around here, you really don't need alarm clocks. Each morning, around 4am or so, we are awoken
up with free roaming chickens "singing" Good morning, Get Up. Cock A Doodle Doo's galore! 😊
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Terri Gafford
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Taste Like Chicken?!
Thanks for the blog update, Greg! I can tell you're all having fun, and kudos to everyone for being so FLEXIBLE!!! (Right, Terry?!) Blessings to you all as angels keep watch over you on your adventures!