Hello friends!
This is my first update to you from the beautiful land of Kailua Kona, Hawaii! As I write to you, I’m sitting at Daylight Mind Coffee Company, and I had to share my view with you. Unreal, I know. I find myself waking up everyday looking out at the ocean with a thankful heart that the Lord would bring me to such a beautiful place to learn more about him. But isn’t that so fitting to his character? He is the giver of life and every good thing and I find he often draws me to himself through his beauty.
This is my first update to you from the beautiful land of Kailua Kona, Hawaii! As I write to you, I’m sitting at Daylight Mind Coffee Company, and I had to share my view with you. Unreal, I know. I find myself waking up everyday looking out at the ocean with a thankful heart that the Lord would bring me to such a beautiful place to learn more about him. But isn’t that so fitting to his character? He is the giver of life and every good thing and I find he often draws me to himself through his beauty.
I can’t believe we’ve only had one week of classes, because
it already feels like I’ve been here a month. We had a couple days of
orientation, our school went to Hepuna Beach (as seen above) on the first day of “class” and
went cliff jumping (Can check that off my bucket list!), and we’ve been having
classes, exploring town, and just getting adjusted to life in Kona. The Lord is
moving and stretching me in so many ways that it’s hard to put into words all
that he is doing. But guys, Jesus is so good. Of that I am certain.
One of the things God is reminding me of this week is that I
am here solely to know him and to fall deeper in love with him. There is no
other agenda and I love that. When else am I going to have six months dedicated
to just studying his Word and falling more in love with him? One thing I love
about our classes is that we will randomly stop just to respond to God’s
goodness in worship, prayer, and intercession. One day we were worshiping
through music and I was so overcome by God’s love and his presence that I just couldn’t
hold back the tears. It was a wonderful moment to just soak in God’s
faithfulness and beauty.
Yesterday, my friend Micaela and I took the trolley to Magic
Sands Beach, had the most amazing acai bowls, walked around town and swam by
the pier. It was the perfect day of rest that I needed. And then our outreach
team had dinner together...
And YES, we found out our outreach locations this week! I
can’t post exactly where we are going, but if you’d like to know please text me
or send me your email address so I can send you the announcement!!
Some things you can be praying for:
*Deepening of relationships and unity in our school and outreach team
*That God would continue to wreck my heart
*That I'd learn to continually walk in his love
*Funds for my outreach
Thank you so much and I love you all! Oh and if you'd like to communicate through snail mail I'd love to hear from you! My address here is:
Tamara Shibata
Comm Trans DTS - 4th Quarter
University of Nations
75-5851 Kuakini Hwy
Kailua Kona, HI 96740
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Falling in love is something we all dream about, but I am so thankful that you are falling for the only One who loves you completely and forever. Your heart is safe with Him...
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