Kauai -- mission day 2 (July 16, 2005)
Didn't Dick Van Dyke have an episode called, "The Rooster Crowed at Midnight"? There are roosters all over this island. And accompanying the roosters are the hens and the chicks. They are everywhere! And they crow all hours of the day and night, including midnight. Tepi went out and took pictures of these "rare" birds. Indeed, they do have an interesting history.
Brought over to the islands for the purpose of cock fighting, these chickens and roosters managed to escape when their coops were destroyed by the hurricane of '93. Now, they are "jungle fowl". And, they are treated with the utmost respect. Motorists stop when they cross the road. There are even signs admonishing the public not to chase the chickens.
Our Ladies' Seminar and Luncheon got off to a good start. Tepi gave the first lesson called, "Writing God's Word on Your Heart", about memorizing passages of scripture; I followed with, "Prayer Journaling", which recounted my experiences of actually recording prayer thanksgivings and requests with our family and how that helped our children to develop their own relationship with God; and Ranise followed with "A Fresh Look at Proverbs 31". Ranise had a lot of great handouts and "gifts" to go along with her lesson. She and Tepi both have been eager students in the same Monday night ladies class and now they are avid teachers.
Our seminar/luncheon lasted about 5 to 6 hours, after which we visited and then went back to the hotel to regroup. I never was quite sure what the guys did that day. Did they go fishing? Or did they just "hang out"?
That evening, after the Kauai church prepared us supper, we met together while Wes and Teresa shared about God's faithfulness during a difficult struggle in their lives.
I climbed in bed that night with a full heart.
Didn't Dick Van Dyke have an episode called, "The Rooster Crowed at Midnight"? There are roosters all over this island. And accompanying the roosters are the hens and the chicks. They are everywhere! And they crow all hours of the day and night, including midnight. Tepi went out and took pictures of these "rare" birds. Indeed, they do have an interesting history.
Brought over to the islands for the purpose of cock fighting, these chickens and roosters managed to escape when their coops were destroyed by the hurricane of '93. Now, they are "jungle fowl". And, they are treated with the utmost respect. Motorists stop when they cross the road. There are even signs admonishing the public not to chase the chickens.
Our Ladies' Seminar and Luncheon got off to a good start. Tepi gave the first lesson called, "Writing God's Word on Your Heart", about memorizing passages of scripture; I followed with, "Prayer Journaling", which recounted my experiences of actually recording prayer thanksgivings and requests with our family and how that helped our children to develop their own relationship with God; and Ranise followed with "A Fresh Look at Proverbs 31". Ranise had a lot of great handouts and "gifts" to go along with her lesson. She and Tepi both have been eager students in the same Monday night ladies class and now they are avid teachers.
Our seminar/luncheon lasted about 5 to 6 hours, after which we visited and then went back to the hotel to regroup. I never was quite sure what the guys did that day. Did they go fishing? Or did they just "hang out"?
That evening, after the Kauai church prepared us supper, we met together while Wes and Teresa shared about God's faithfulness during a difficult struggle in their lives.
I climbed in bed that night with a full heart.
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