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Building God's Foundations of Truth in the Hearts of the Thai People
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Pastor Dave Phillips met us for the first time in October 2006 and invited us to speak at Grace Baptist Church in Hilo, Big Island. That opened the door for us to minister to two more churches (in Kona, Big Island and Mililani, Oahu).
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So in March 2007, on our way back to Thailand at the end of our furlough we stopped in Hawaii for three weeks of ministering and touring. God graciously provided for our plane tickets and for our accomodations through His people while on the islands.
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We praise the Lord for the wonderful opportunity of meeting fellow brothers and sisters in Christ with different ethnic backgrounds. As a result of this trip, Halelewa Baptist Church in Kona joined our team of supporters. Praise the Lord!
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 | Ed preaching at Grace Baptist in Hilo, Big Island
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 | Overlook, Scenic Drive, Hilo
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 | Lava flow closes 10-mile stretch of this road
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 | Ed celebrating big 40 on the Big Island with folks from Grace Baptist
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 | What a beauty! Akaka Falls, Big Island
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 | What a gift for Ed - a gorgeous sunset on his birthday
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 | Scenic drive in Kailua-Kona City, Big Island
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 | Southern most point of the U.S. Nothing much but rocky shore line where people camp out
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 | View of Honolulu from Pali lookout
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 | USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor
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 | Mokolii Island, also known as Chinaman's Hat (Oahu)
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 | We were able to see several surfers in North Shore
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 | Dole Pineapple plantation in Oahu, one of the first pineapple farms in the world
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 | People lining up for Matsumoto's famous shave-ice. The first on the island.
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 | A huge and beautiful Mormon Temple in Oahu. One of the biggest in the US.
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 | Catleya orchid
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 | Meal fellowship, Grace Baptist, Hilo
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 | King Kamehameha statue, Hilo
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 | A warning to those who wish to hike to the still active lava flow
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 | Ed the Baker found his bakery
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 | Waipeo Valley, Big Island - the village down there was wiped out by a tidal wave in the 80's
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 | Darlene took Ed on a whale watching tour as a birthday present
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 | Colorful kayakers
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 | Black Sand Beach, Big Island - the sand was really black!
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 | Pali Lookout. The view was beautiful!
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 | Inside USS Arizona Memorial
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 | One of the movie "Jurassic Park's" shooting locations
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 | Lots of patient beginner surfers
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 | middle stage of the long process of growing a pineapple bush
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 | Matsumoto's - long lines everyday, although there are other shave-ice stores
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 | The famous Waikiki Beach and hotels in the background
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 | Evening Message, Cental Oahu Bible Church
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 | Old lava flow to the Pacific Ocean, Mt. Kilauea, Big Island
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 | 29-yr old lava flow from a still active volcano
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 | Tired from all the sight-seeing!
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 | Hapuna Beach, northwest side of Big Island. Ed enjoyed this beach the most.
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 | And Ed got to take the photo of his life! (That's a humpback whale, by the way)
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 | Breakers at the southern most tip of the USA
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 | We did get to see a sea turtle! A federal offense to touch a sea turtle, don't ask.
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 | USS Bowfin, Pearl Harbor
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 | USS Arizona anchor
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 | North Shore, Oahu - where they hold the annual pipeline surfing competition
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 | More of Ed's photography
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 | Jojo, Boom and their new friend, Jason, before getting on board the Pineapple Express
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 | "Rainbow icecream" at Matsumoto's. Ice cream underneath the shave-ice
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 | The much overrated Waikiki beach - too crowded!
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 | Plumerias in different colors were everywhere
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