Call2All

I recently attended a call2all congress in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Call2All is a movement that began just 2 short years ago and now unites thousands of Christian organizations. The purpose: To reach the unreached and finish the great commission - together! During the congress several themes were covered including: The Scriptures, Unreached People Groups, Evangelism, Reaching People of Oral Cultures, Church Presence,Prayer and Compassion/Mercy Ministry. At the end of the congress we were challenged to make commitments regarding one, or many of these areas (plant churches/houses of prayer, reach a certain number of people with the gospel by next year, be part of an oral Bible team, etc.). Many of my ideas were challenged and I gained valuable resources for future ministry. One thing that especially caught my attention was the need for oral Bible teams, those who are willing to learn how to share the scriptures through stories, the arts, etc. with people from oral cultures. The need for Bible translation and Christian literature remains great, but many of the unreached people groups in the world live in cultures where the written word is not the main medium of information, many cannot even read! How much do these people still deserve to hear and understand God's life-changing word? In recent years I have discovered two passions in my life: The Word of God and the Performing Arts, I have been contemplating how to reconcile these two areas and I have discovered that both my Bible training and arts training will help me to teach the Word to oral learners. I am so grateful to God for His blessings and unique giftings in my life!

Summer Time

Sorry it has been so long since my last post, it is easy to get busy, even on sabbatical ( = Many things have been happening On Kauai since I arrived in February. God has built a young adults fellowship group which is now going strong. Throughout the summer we have had many visitors, college kids on break, high school grads, etc. A couple of YWAM teams and youth interns have also helped pioneer this ministry. I continue to plow forward with the performing arts program. I have held weekly workshops throughout the summer, and I was offered an opportunity to teach drama at a camp for girls in July. However, I am still seeking a group of committed young people who really have a heart for God and the arts to carry this to the next level. My nephew Isaiah is now 7 months old and already pulling himself up on the furniture and taking a few steps. He is a delight and keeps us on our toes.

Please pray:
*That God would continue to work in my family
*For guidance as to how to establish an arts ministry here
*That the young adults would be drawn into more intimate relationships with Jesus

Everything

Some pics of the skit we (youth from church and I) did last weekend.

Happy Easter from Kauai!

Aloha! I am now back in Hawaii for a sabbatical year, I arrived in February and plan to stay until Feb 2010 when I would return to YWAM Heredia, Costa Rica. So far I am still getting settled in, God has provided my family with a bigger house and we will be moving in this coming week. This weekend a group of youth I have been working with performed a drama for several outreaches and church activities. I am excited about upcoming opportunities for ministry with a YWAM team that is here from Kona, Hawaii and the local youth. My nephew Isaiah is almost 4 months now and a constant bundle of joy and business! I have been meeting many young people who are interested in the arts and look forward to putting together some arts workshops in the near future as well as a college-age cell group - Please pray for these upcoming ministries!

Outreach in Belize

I apologize for not updating this sooner but we had little internet access in Belize and then I was busy finishing up my School of Performing Arts, traveling to Kauai and getting settled in. Outreach in Belize went well Our group had many opportunities to perform our dances, songs and skits in schools, churches, market places, etc. We were even offered spots on local radio and TV programs! Some highlights for me were teaching performing arts workshops in a local high school for under privileged teens and volunteering at an orphanage.

Belize Bound!

My nephew, Isaiah Joseph Clancy, was born on Dec 16 in Hawaii! The last few weeks of training zipped by here in Jamaica and on Dec 20 we officially began our outreach phase. We spent the weekend of Dec 20-21 hosting a Christmas party for the homeless here on campus and participating in a street church service. This past week consisted of visiting a jail, celebrating Christmas and lots of prayer and worship. Now, God has finally opened a door for a group of us to buy tickets for Belize, 4 or 5 of our girls (including myself) will be leaving Jamaica on Dec 30, spending a night in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and one in Cancun, MX, then busing it to Belize on Jan 1. I am very excited about what this new year holds and am looking forward to starting it out by serving God in Belize. Our ministry will include spreading the gospel through dance and drama, teaching various art forms in the community, serving on the local YWAM base, etc. I appreciate your continued prayers for safe travel, the finances our team still needs, the best possible flights for the rest of the team, and that God would prepare the way for us in Belize. Thanks for everything and Happy New Year!

PLEASE PRAY!

I am coming to the end of the training portion of my School of Performing Arts and preparing for the outreach phase, where my group plans to travel to Belize. We have been running into all kinds of financial and visas difficulties and I ask that you would stand with us as we continue to believe that all things are possible with God!