Mele Kalikimaka Pt. 2

My last posting about Christmas was long so I decided to break it up into two postings. These are random pictures from the season … ENJOY!

Christmas tree downtown

Some Christmas lights downtown

Christmas tree at church

 The church that I have been attending here in Hawaii did a couple of different services for the holidays.

Candle light service on Christmas Eve

My housemates

The kids sang and did a great job

True to Hawaii culture there were hula dancers

Pastor Kealoha Kaopua

More Hula dancers

 Our house had a get together on Christmas Eve before the candle light service.

Ginger bread houses out of graham crackers

Some were very creative

There was also a special service the Sunday before Christmas.

Hula dancers

Kids choir 

As always I appreciate all prayers and words of encouragement. I'm thankful to be able to follow the calling that God has placed on my life. If you would like to contribute towards either my schooling or a vehicle I have two easy ways to give. If you need a record of your giving for tax reasons you can give through my church by downloading the Givelify App on your phone. Once you have the app on your phone search churches, Orchard Church 763 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft Oglethorpe, GA 30742.

Once you register the church will have a link with my name on it just follow that and my church will forward the funds to me.

Another way is to give through PayPal, just follow this link PayPal.me/THittle

Remember giving through PayPal is not tax deductible.

Mele Kalikimaka

MELE KALIKIMAKA

Merry Christmas in Hawaiian :-)

I hope everyone had a good Christmas. Can you believe that 2018 is almost over? Where did the time go? This was the first Christmas that I've been away from family and I did miss them. There was a few of us that weren't able to go home for the holiday's so we hung out  together and made a make-shift family, it was great.

Hula dancers at church

There was one evening Kona had a Christmas Parade downtown. The parade was almost 2 hours long!! I tried to take lots of pictures but as it got darker it made it harder to get clear pictures. However, I think I got a good variety of pictures … hope you enjoy.

Parade MC's, and some of the crowd

I was able to get a seat on a balcony so I had a birds eye view of the parade.

There was a cruise ship docked so the crowd got pretty large

I can't remember exactly how many floats there were, but for the event to last almost 2 hours there were a lot.

Opening banner.

The sun was just starting to set when the parade started so it was difficult to get pictures early on that weren't washed out by the bright light.

There was a short period of time that the lighting was just right for picture taking.

Everyone did a great job decorating their floats

The kids had so much fun, there was lots of candy given out.

As the sun went down the lights on the floats really showed up.

Even some of the church's participated

There was singing and dancing too

Lots to see, this next one was one of my favorites. Definitely in top 5.

This was a train, wish it was clearer

Then the Grand Finale … Santa Clause :-)

I couldn't get a good clear picture, but this set up was really cute. Santa and Mrs Clause even danced for us.

As always I appreciate all prayers and words of encouragement. I'm thankful to be able to follow the calling that God has placed on my life. If you would like to contribute towards either my schooling or a vehicle I have two easy ways to give. If you need a record of your giving for tax reasons you can give through my church by downloading the Givelify App on your phone. Once you have the app on your phone search churches, Orchard Church 763 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft Oglethorpe, GA 30742.

Once you register the church will have a link with my name on it just follow that and my church will forward the funds to me.

Another way is to give through PayPal, just follow this link PayPal.me/THittle

Remember giving through PayPal is not tax deductible.

Hawii's First Church

On the main road in downtown Kona there is a beautiful church, MoKuaiKaua Church, it was the first church in the Hawaiian islands. The church is open during the week for visitors to walk through and enjoy.

The congregation was established in 1820 and the building was erected in 1836.

Sign on the front door

There is a small cemetery in the yard. Family from the founding members are buried there.

The inside is peaceful, it's nice to go in on a hot day and enjoy the shade and peace.

This view is standing in the back looking toward the front

View from the front of the church looking toward the back

There are two stained glass windows, I was only able to get a picture of one because my phone couldn't zoom in close enough to get a clear picture. (have I mentioned that I miss my camera? LOL)

Stained glass window in the church

The vestibule has an area that tells the history of the church. There is a model of the ship that the first missionaries to Hawaii came in.

Thaddeus 

The original church was burned down so the government built a church that could last, the walls were built out of lava rock and are 4 feet thick.

It's hard to see from this picture, the walls are 4ft thick

This church is one of my favorite places to just sit and chill. It doesn't get very crowded and the people that come in are usually quiet and respectful. If I need a quiet place to just sit and talk to God without any distractions this is a great place for it.

As always I appreciate all prayers and words of encouragement. I'm thankful to be able to follow the calling that God has placed on my life. If you would like to contribute towards either my schooling or a vehicle I have two easy ways to give. If you need a record of your giving for tax reasons you can give through my church by downloading the Givelify App on your phone. Once you have the app on your phone search churches, Orchard Church 763 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft Oglethorpe, GA 30742.

Once you register the church will have a link with my name on it just follow that and my church will forward the funds to me.

Another way is to give through PayPal, just follow this link PayPal.me/THittle

Remember giving through PayPal is not tax deductible.