So we did it! And by “we” I mean all of us. You guys had us
totally covered in prayer and that made all the difference. It was so
encouraging to know you were with us. Kezia is now a U.S. citizen and this
process that we started in December 2010 has finally come to a close. I think
my dad said it best “Praise God! Now we can all move on with the rest of our
lives!!”
Our trip to Hawaii was amazing. We chose Hawaii because it
was the closest U.S. soil to Thailand that was equipped for handling our case,
and therefor the cheapest air fare. God however, chose Hawaii for other
reasons, reasons we didn’t anticipate but sure did appreciate once our eyes
were opened. Logistically, Honolulu is one of the most “Filipino-immigrant”
friendly cities in the U.S. In Kezia’s group of people taking the oath, 48 out
of the 100 were Filipino. While we were there we met second and even third
generation Hawaii born Filipinos, there was even a Jollibee!! (one of Kezia’s
favorite Filipino restaurants). This was the exact opposite of the offices we
dealt with in Raleigh and Boise.
Besides the logistics, God wanted us there for another
reason also. I was able to connect with an old friend I hadn’t seen in 7 years,
Davidson Brooks. He has a house on the east side of Oahu and invited us to stay
there. It turns out Davidson is running an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) ministry
out of his house and also teaching the Word at night. The first night we
arrived at his house we were able to join in one of their meetings, God is
doing amazing work there. We would like to especially thank Davidson and his
wife Tiff for opening their home to us, what a blessing it was to stay with you
guys.
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| Touring the island of Oahu |
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| Opening prayer at Davidson's house |
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| Kez and I singing a song for the group at Davidson's |
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| Davidson's amazing backyard |
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| Old buddies, Jason and Davidson |
