Spending time with Sandy on Maui.

Thanks to some good friends back in Loon Lake we spent their Christmas gift to us with a very nice breakfast.

The view was beautiful and watching whales was a special treat.

With such open walls it was very entertaining to have birds as quest with your special meal.

 A very nice hotel with its own beach.


















I showed Sandy my favorite spot for snorkeling.

The coral in this location comes from a lava flow.


The Lava Fields are very interesting to see.
Large rocks and crevasses left by the 1970 Lava

You cannot leave Maui without a Sunset dinner Cruse.
 Can you see the spray of a whale in the distance?

 Sandy really enjoyed the Hawaiian Church with the Sunday school girls doing their dance to Hawaiian Christian choruses.

We live in such a beautiful world. This truly reflects a beautiful God who happens to be our creator.

Sandy and I a Great Time

It was really great to have Sandy come for two weeks. That's why I haven't written for awhile. She was a pleasant distraction from my Blog stories.
I still had my night duties to keep up but we spent as much time as possible to vacation and to take in the sights.

Lahania was one of the first places to see. The oldest city on the island with the largest tree.

The town had shops and galleries that kept you interested for a whole day. We would travel by bus because it was so much cheaper. Two dollars would give you a days pass and you could get on and off the bus as often as you wish that day. It covered a lot of the island's main tourist traps.

We also rented a car to drive the Hana road which is known for its curves and over 50 bridges in a 30 mile stretch.

The thirty miles took over two hours with a lunch break and 1 and a half hours without stopping on the way back. The road is truly a challenge with one way bridges waiting for on coming traffic and scenery around each corner that you wish you could stop and take a picture.

We did stop at Hana's black sand beach. The beach was truly made up of black small stones and covered the whole beach. Seeing that it was on the north shore the waves were bigger and the the shore line more rugged. It was very beautiful.

Sandy was content to sit a watch the waves but not me. I had to try to boggy these waves. Some time the waves were so large Sandy would loose sight of me. Of course I loved the challenge.

Others knew how to have fun on these shores too. We stopped and watched to surfers.

Sandy was intrigued with the bamboo tree and how it grew.

We also took in the Aquarium and learned a lot about coral and tropical fish.

The sunsets were exceptional with Sandy there to enjoy them with me.

Another night on duty so I'll continue tomorrow.

Men's Session starts at Haggai-Institution

The turn over from Ladies session to men's is quite quick and even some overlap. It was a nice farewell to a number of the ladies and many of them left little gifts to remember them by. We need to pray that God will help them in their home land to keep up with their God given goals and objectives that they developed here at Haggai.

Now the men have arrived and what a difference it is to see approx. 50 men come for advance training in leadership for evangelism and discipleship.

I was taken back and excited to hear from an Indonesian man that he was a captain of a cargo ship. He has many different men work on his ship from the far east countries. He is here to be trained and to plan a way to evangelise and disciple his crew while out to sea because there is a lot of down time work wise when they are at sea or even waiting at ports.

Here are some other men I had supper with last night. From India, pastors and city administers, and from Malaysia and Russia. There are several pastors here and I'm glad to hit it off with them so early. I'll be able to talk with them about their view of the church in their countries. They are full of questions for me about the church in Canada.

Being on night watch has given me an extra day for touring this beautiful island. so I've learn their bus system and for only 2 dollars you can get an all day pass and travel the bus as often as you wish. Last Saturday I went to Lahania the oldest and once the capital of Maui.

The town is filled with shops designed to trap tourist. The cruise ship was in the bay and over 2,000 people came ashore to shop. I really liked the numerous art galleries and the unique differences in art being displayed. I plan to return with Sandy because she will like it too.

I ate lunch on a balcony overlooking the marina. Most the boats are docked in the water some distance away from shore.

A very expensive lunch.
The food was good and it was ribs.
I'm sure that part of the price goes for the view

Every one talks about the beautiful and yet quick sunsets in Hawaii. They are telling us the truth.
The sunset only took 3 minutes. I timed it.

At Lahana the oldest and largest tree that exists on the island. Tourist can bring a picnic to eat under the tree. I'm sure a 1,000 people could fit under this one tree.

Hiking up the mountain take 2

This morning the volunteers went hiking up the mountain. It was very strenuous but we all made it and we were all very proud of our recent 70 year old lady who came along for the walk.

The hike was only 2.5 miles but the vertical height we climb was 1500 feet. It was hard on the back of the legs and we had to stop several times to enjoy the view and take pictures.

The view behind us was also breath taking. The Ocean is so vast and the boats seem so small and the game was to see if we could see any whales surfacing.

The trail was well marked and their were signs along the way not to get off the trail.

At the top we had a little lunch and a well deserved rest.

The view was majestic. I should of taken more pictures.

The hike back was considerable easier but you had to watch your step because it was slippery in spots.

At the bottom not far from our cars was a prayer healing spot the local people have made. It looks out over most of the valley and the ocean. It had a stone wall around the area with the most beautiful flowers I've seen in my life.

It was a very enjoyable day. We loaded up and headed down the mountain to "Crusty Tasty"  restaurant for a brunch. The locals and the returning volunteers sure know were the good food is.