We’ve been all over the island the last few days. Here’s what we saw!

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific:

This is the burial site and memorial for those lost in the Pacific durring World War 2 and the Korean War as well as other conflicts.
Very beautiful and powerful.

Photos of the Memorial

Pali Lookout

A scenic viewpoint of the Mauka (Hawaiian for mountians) of Oahu.

From here you can see the Mauka to the North, and the Eastern Shoreline.

Photos of the Pali Lookout

Hanauma Bay

A popular snorkeling spot in Oahu. The bay is inset, and protected from waves, and full of reef and fishes. We hope to get some underwater photos to share!

Photos of Hanauma Bay

Makapuu Beach

This was a cool beach with a lighthouse, rock cliffs, and a “blowhole”.

A blowhole is a hole in a rock formation that spouts up with water when hit by a wave.

Photos of Makapuu Beach

Bellows Air Force Station

Bellows is a private rec. area for military personnel and their families. Is was really awesome to find a great beach, with almost no other people there.
Since my dad is an employee of the US Army, we got to partake of all of the amenities.

Photos of Bellows AFB

Schofield Barracks and the Mountain Pass

This is another one of the military personnel only things we got to see. The base is a standard military barracks, but there is a road that runs through the mountains with an incredible view!

Photos of the Mountain Pass

North Shore

The Famous North Shore of Oahu
We saw alot of great beaches, and waves! Including where scenes of the show “Lost” are filmed. There are also alot of great little shrimp shacks, and stores. This is a must visit when in Oahu.

Photos of the North Shore

Nanakuli Beach

This is my Dad’s favorite beach.
With good reason too. Nanakuli has tall and powerful waves, a great beach park, and little to no people. The beach in unique in that it is a has steep dropoff from the ground.
Here is a video of my dad and I floating up on the waves, and the powerful wave claiming Kirstie’s sandal:

Kirstie did get her sandal back.

That’s it for the Oahu tour for now. Stay tuned for Kauai, and the Big Island!

Whole Hawaii Album!

The site’s layout is a little messy after a faulty upgrade.  We will get it back to normal when we get home and can restore a backup.  Thanks!

Hey Everyone!  We got here safe and sound!  Bela traveled so well!!!  For the whole 12 hours of traveling, Bela cried all of 2 min!  She spent about 1/2 of the time sleeping, and the rest being playful and smiling at the other travelers.

It is SO beautiful here!  We can just see Pearl Harbor out Rob’s dad’s (Pat) porch.  (If you know Rob you can immagine his excitment to see world war 2 stuff)

All is well, we are taking today to acclimate to the time change, but Pat and Gwen (girlfriend) are taking us around the island for the rest of the week.  Stay tuned for updates and Pictures!

Aloha!

This past Friday, Kirstie and I completed our program at Bethany College of Missions!

Yay!  It has been quite an experience at Bethany, and we look forward to putting the things God has taught us there into practice.

As a Graduation/Aniversiary/Meet my Grandaughter gift my dad is flying us out to his house in Hawaii for 3 weeks.  We look forward to this time for relaxation and catching up with my dad.

We are on our way now, so expect many many pictures and updates over the next few weeks!

Some of you may have noticed a few different things added onto the site over the past couple of weeks, I thought I would take a minute to let you guys know what was added.

BAM Page – This is a new page that I am dedicating for resources and information on business as missions. BAM is an emerging tools used to transforming communities for Christ.

Online Donations – This section of the site allows people to make one-time, monthly, or anonymous donations securely through their bank account or credit card.

Products Page – Kirstie and I came up with this idea to help reduce our expenses, and give supporters an opportunity to meet our immediate practical needs.

We have also updated the Our Ministry page. We are still adding some things, but the jist of it is there.
Thanks all for keeping up on the site, and please Contact Us if you have any suggestions or problems with the site!