WOW

Hawaii was amazing. It was really weird how beautiful and relaxing it was to be there. It really is a stinking magical place. We stayed in one of the most highly impacted tourist areas and still had an incredible time.

I am sad that we are not there anymore. There is a lot of Hawaii that we did not get to see. I am also sad for the Hawaiin people. Imagine a State that is basically a colony. Hawaii was not a state until the 50's and before that was a sovereign nation. Hawaiian culture is really really beautiful. Their, language, music and way of life. I wish Hawaii was not a state, and was never corrupted by tourism. But who can turn back time?

Do you know what was the hardest thing to find? Anything made in Hawaii. Almost 100% of the souveniers that were not foodstuffs were made in the Philippines or Taiwan.

Who knows maybe Whitney and I can go back to Hawaii and be missionaries to the native Hawaiian's!

In the meantime I am still in Dallas. Following the lead of Ryan and Holly Sharp Whitney and I thought of 3 words that we would like the new year to be about. Mine were.. Community, Clarity, and I forgot my third... Whitney will probably remember. but anyways.. especially clarity. After my first semester I am pretty confident that I am going to survive DTS. What does it look like to go beyond surviving? Why has God brought Whitney and I hear? What am I learning? Why am I learning? What am I doing? What will I do?

Only Jesus knows. Apart from Him I know that I can do nothing. My only desire is that I would be used up completely obeying His will for my life.