FBC Athens

After a late arrival last night, the team participated in church service at Ohana Christian Fellowship. We were blessed to hear the word from Pastor Gabe and Pastor Benny. We also enjoyed a hula dance by the women of the congregation. Plus, a dance and song by the Keiki (kids). What a blessing it was to be apart of their service today. 

After the Jubilee, while some went grocery shopping for the week, others went on a hike at Sleeping Giant, also known as, NouNou Mountain. The hike was filled with amazing views of God's beautiful creation. 

We had our first morning of VBS with Ohana Baptist Church and it was a blast. We sang songs, played games, listened to Bible stories, and enjoyed arts and crafts. Here you see the kids playing games outside with Pastor John. 

After a full morning of VBS we were able to go and hand out “blessing bags” to the houseless community. These bags were filled with snacks and hygiene items. In addition to every bag, we prayed for those we gave them to and ended up handing out 45 bags. 

Another great day sharing the love of God with the kids at Ohana Christian Fellowship. Here you see us singing and dancing together. 

Our last day of VBS was full of fun but also hard goodbyes. Today at Bible story with Miss Patsy, we learned all about heaven; what it will look like, how people will act and feel, and those we will see. 

Yesterday afternoon and this morning we were able to connect with a local school called Lelo Christian Academy. Here they serve students across every grade level and provide them education both academically and spiritually. Please pray for their school year that begins August 1st. 

This afternoon we were blessed with the opportunity to serve at a member of the congregation’s home that is also her family farm. We got a tour of their property, enjoyed some of their delicious fruit, and then did a variety of jobs. We cut down bamboo, cared for the chickens, cleaned up an old hog trap, and trimmed hedges. We were then able to just connect with them through talking, learning a hula dance and then praying with them.