"The works of God's hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy"
This is very true in our lives as we speak. Many of you have heard about God calling us back to my home town of Hilo-Papaikou, Hi to be a part of what He is doing through church planting. Last week Layne and I attended a church plant retreat through Launch Network. We went through many assessment training, meeting with professional Christian counselors, pastors, and fellow church planters. This retreat focused on our strengths and weaknesses in our leadership areas. They also determined if we were practically ready to plant a church off strong. After 2 days of assessments and evaluations, we received a message stating that we were APPROVED and ready to take the next steps towards church planting. Praise the Lord!
At the assessment, we were able to cast vision for what we believe God is calling us to be in Hawaii. Our fellowship will be focused on engaging families in Hawaii, the south pacific, and the world. God has given my wife and I the name Ohana Church for our fellowship. Ohana means family in Hawaiian, and we will exsist to...
HONOR GOD, ENGAGE FAMILIES, and EXPAND THE KINGDOM!
Lastly, we have many prayer needs. Here are some specific things to pray for us for...
- Need to sale our House. Jason Martin from Heartland Reality is our contact.
- Our possessions in our home. We don't need many of our furniture or entertainment items. Need to sale or give away.
- Pray for our transition from Carthage, to Las Vegas.
- Pray for our 6 to 8 month training in LV.
- Pray for Layne as she leaves her family behind as we pursue God's calling to Hawaii.
- FBC Carthage, our church family. They will also be in transition as they seek God for direction in Youth and Worship ministries.
- Pray for all the people that we will depart from here in Carthage. We will miss them very much.
- Pray for my Pastor Tim Frank and his family as they continue to serve at FBC. We have become very close over the last 2 and a half years.
- Pray for Zach and Andrew Layne. I have really come to love these boys as my own sons. They recently got saved, and I foresee challenges in the future for them with out consistent discipleship and mentorship. Gonna miss them.
- Pray that Ohana Church will be a fellowship that will invest in planting more churches around the world.
This is the beginning of a great Journey. I will share more on our journey in a week or so. Thank you for being a part of our lives. We love you all!
Glory to God, FOREVER!
Zeke
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