For a little over three years me and my family have been living on Maui, Hawaii, and it has been an amazing experience (which of course could mean a lot of things). But even though we live in Hawaii, we don’t really experience paradise every day, because we are not tourists on vacation.
One thing that is really interesting, coming from Brazil, is to understand the differences in the many cultures here in the Islands. This morning, listening to the radio we started laughing about the local jokes, but it only took three years for us to understand these cultures enough to get it and laugh!
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In our lives we do a lot of things that we are not really proud of, but as I was reading the most recent message from my spiritual father, Gary Hargrave, an amazing picture of Salvation came to me. I hope I can help you to see what I saw:
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“For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.” (1 Thessalonians 2:13, NAS)
In a recent message, Gary Hargrave used this scripture and what really stood out to me is that there are two things that need to happen when we hear a Word. First, we need to get over the barrier of receiving a Word through a human vessel, and second we also have to believe in that word for it to work in us.
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Today, Debbie and I are in a transition between the Young Adults School of Prophets and meetings with all the pastors and ministries of The Living Word Fellowship. The 2010 Shiloh School of Prophets is complete, and it was a great time of seeking the Lord together. Now everyone is tired after such an intense time!
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Gary and Marilyn Hargrave, as well as the pastors and ministries from O’ahu, arrived on Maui on Wednesday, May 19. Here is a short description of their trip, as well as some photos.
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A mother in the Bible who is really important to me is Hannah, the mother of Samuel the prophet. Her husband had two wives, but unlike the other wife, Hannah had no children. Because of that she used to be provoked by Peninnah, the second wife.
Hannah cried out to the Lord for a child, greatly distressed. She wept bitterly and made a vow to the Lord that if He would give her a son, she would give him back to the Lord all the days of his life.
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Sometimes we tend to take things for granted but it is amazing in how many ways God has blessed us and we are thankful. We have our new building, chairs, musical instruments, people that have moved here in the last three years, new babies being born and above all a family spirit. Here are some pictures that show some of the recent activity of the family at Hale O Kāula.
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I am privileged to have spiritual parents—Gary and Marilyn Hargrave—who are always bringing the scriptures alive and nurturing this fellowship of churches. They are a tremendous example of the love for the Word of God and of walking in it. My prayer is for this love for the Word to burn in each one of our hearts. As we see examples of faith around us, let’s imitate it (Hebrews 13:7)!
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Our eighteen-month old baby, Leilani, has an amazing appetite, and it is an example of how hungry we need to be for God.
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I woke up today thinking about how God has blessed me so much through specific relationships in my life. I’ve met countless people, and from every relationships God has taught me many things.
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On June 7, 2009, Gary and Marilyn Hargrave dedicated the new building at Hale O Kāula, on Maui. Gary Hargrave spoke that God is bringing the people of Hale O Kāula back to the spiritual things that John Robert Stevens initiated in the early 1980s.
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