Arriving

I'm home, in Hawaii that is.

My first week here took some getting use to. Things here run at such a different pace then that of the OC life. It is wonderful and strange all at the same time. I truly feel mixed emotions about living on an island, slowing my life down. I am truly going to have to learn how to be still. I think this is something I have both been wanting and avoiding all at the same time.

I am truly grateful to have friends here I can call family otherwise I am not sure I could do it.

There are really great moments and then some really hard ones. It has been very difficult leaving behind my entire life to start a new one. I can't believe I am living so far away from everyone I love.

I have made some new friends and hope to continue doing so as I become more of a local.

It's not all that much different here then back home aside from the fact that the water is always warm and I can see the bottom o the ocean floor.

To be honest I haven't spent much time at the beach at all. I jumped right in when I got here on wed. night and started getting ready for sunday morning.

Sunday...Sunday...Sunday, well it was interesting. I lead worship for about 15 people. It's summer so a lot of them weren't there but, all and all it's not much bigger then that right now so I need to get use to it, for now. We are planning on growing the church and reaching out to the community but right now we are preparing the actual building before we do that.

It's really strange to think I am a music director at a church now...

I can honestly say I enjoy what I am doing even if it is so far away.

I hope you find great joy in what you do as you are doing it.

Things I could use pray for are:

• That my brother sells my car for more then the pay-off quote
• That I find an affordable place to live
• That I can find an affordable means of transportation
• That I develop great relationships with single people my age
• That I don't miss my family and friends too much
• And last but not least that I raise enough support to sustain myself in Hawaii (it's super expensive)

All that being said please let me know how I can be praying for you and how things are going.

I will post some pictures soon for now here is a little video you may have seen on Facebook already.

Much Love,

Kelly