Ekballo.

Hey everyone! Its a back to bi-weekly updates every other Monday! I figured I would give y’all a little update with how I got to Hawaii and on how everything is going and what changes have happened. Before I jump into that I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their support on my blog and thought out my journey these last couple years.

In the last year God has brought me to a place I could never have dreamed of or thought of as possible. I have been through the ups and downs of life and each time God has lifted me up and set me back down of safety of the shore.

This fall I was anticipating on going to college to complete a bachelors degree in psychology and secondary education. I had applied for university of Idaho and was accepted, I then was working on financial aide and scholarships in order to put myself through college. It was during this time that a friend had mentioned something to do with a group from Hawaii coming and hosting a worship night on the beach across the street from me. I had originally thought nothing of it until a few weeks later.

It was a Tuesday morning before work when I found out that I did not qualify for any financial aide or scholarships due to my dependency status. I was definitely discouraged as I had already signed a lease for an apartment and was only just under 2 months away from moving to Idaho. Later that night I went to my house church and thats when I ran into a larger than normal group. After a few minutes of asking around and trying to figure out who these people were I found out that they were a group from Hawaii called Ekballo. I then ran into and old friend whom immediately started talking to me about it, By the end of the night I made the connection that this was the group my neighbor was talking to me about. During that night I felt that God was moving in my heart for Ekballo. Two weeks went by and then I got to see them again except this time they were at my neighbors house for a worship night. After that evening that I talked and met more people of Ekballo I was invited to hop on tour with them and go to yelp for the weekend. I said yes and went for it; and boy am I glad that I did. The lord brought me to know and meet the people of ekballo through the closing and openings of certain doors. It was that weekend that I tagged along with the group from Ekballo Hawaii that I knew this was Gods next step for me.

Through out the next two months I would find that God was asking me to sacrifice everything for Him. There were hard times and there were easy times but each time I knew that the lords plan is far bigger than I could imagine. One of the coolest part of this experience was when I first said Yes to Ekballo. I had a brand new 2020 jeep renegade that I purchased and took out a loan on; in order to be able to get to Hawaii I needed to sell the vehicle. In the beginning of this venture I was praying that I would at least come out even with the amount that I owed on it. However I was approached with an offer that would in the end allow me to walk away with cash in hand. After this experience I realized even more so than before that this was purely God. I knew now that God wanted me to go to Hawaii, even if I wasn’t fully on board with the idea yet. During the next few weeks that turned into a month God continued to provide financially. Whether that was providing a car for me to drive for free after selling mine, to supporters that helped me reach my fundraising goal; He really was/is in control.

It has now been almost a month since arriving here in Naalehu, Hawaii; and starting the school while also working on the coffee farm. To say that I live in Hawaii is still so surreal to me, at this point in time I definitely feel that I am where I am supposed to be and perhaps even after Ekballo I will still live here in Hawaii.

Thank you everybody for your support during this adventure. Stay tuned for the next update in two weeks.