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POBox2847'WaianaeHim-2847
mailed in Joplin 3/12/12007
Telephone808.668.9968
e-mail:
EDITORIAL OFFICE
MISSION SERVICES
PO BOX 13111
KNOXVILLETN 37920-0111
2007 1st Quarter HCM NEWSLETTERGreetings from Hawaii as we
prepare to celebrate the resurrection ofour Lord. What a won
derful change that must havebeen for the followers of Jesus-
gloom to joy, disappointment tohope, death to life. May we experience at least some of thoseemotions as we celebrate this
year.
Isn't change a fact of life? Itis in my life. Wlien I was nolonger needed to serve in theWaipahu and Maile churches Ivolunteered to drive my friendand co-worker, Zola Brown, toWaialua Christian Church. She
had been catching the bus in thepre-dawn hours to go about 35miles to get there in time. I havebeen serving with them forabout 10 years. Now, I am nolonger driving such long distances and my son-in-law, David King, has been taking methere.
We helped with their recentwork days when about 25 folksfrom the church completed along list of tasks. David and hischildren returned later, repaired
window sills, and painted. Several newer folks in the congregation helped that day, and I praythat they will come and be moreinvolved.
Now I think it is time for me
to go around full circle and rejoin the remnants of the PaloloValley Church. You may/maynot know that in 1962 Charlesand the family came to Hawaiito serve the Palolo congregation.When they were able to hire apreacher, we moved on. Thatcongregation later merged withanother congregation whichmerged with the Pearl Harborone, and now is known as theIsland Family Christian Church.
David, Amy, I and their children attended there Sundaymorning. We were greeted byformer Palolo folks - the IFCC
person in charge of their children's ministries and her moth
er, another teacher who came toHawaii to teach in our preschooland now serves on the State
Board of Education (her husband was a child in the PVCC
Sunday School and grew up with
IHiiNKllinA
LUTTRELL
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our kids). We reconnected withladies with whom I served in the
island-wide women's conferenc
es. It was a great day. The children met the youth director.Time will tell how the Lord will
use us ther«.
You may have been one ofthose who helped us raise fundsto develop the PVCC property.It was sold and the proceedswent to the IFCC. I don't know
the amount, but the congregation built several classrooms on
the land leased from the mili
tary. Now they have outgrowntheir buildings and meet in aschool complex next door. Thepreacher Roger Andrus is a former pharmacist who left thatprofession to go to Ozark Christian College to become a preacher, and he is a good one.
David and the family continue to work on my houses. Hehas made good progress on thebig house where his family lives.Leilani has painted it with aprimer coat, so it is all one color.Now David is rebuilding my frontporch and Leilani has primed thefront wall of my house. Leilaniworked with her dad on several
remodeling jobs, so she is an excellent worker. My bedroom/office was done weeks ago, but therest of the house has a lot of
termite damage and needs extensive repair. It is slow-going
since David works full time with
a contractor.
I sympathize with most ofyou who have such a hard winter. I am enjoying our sunshineand an occasional shower which
keeps our mountains green. Surelyyou will have spring weathersoon and rejoice in the newgrowth, and be ready to celebrate the resurrection of our
Lord. What a glorious event!
Yours to celebrate His victoryand ours,
CONTRIBUTORS:
December-February
CHURCHES/GROUPS:
Osage Hills, Tulsa, OK; Macedonia, KokomOfIN; Judson Rd.,Kokomo, IN; New Point, MO; Capitol City, NE; Faith, Burlington, IN
INDIVIDUALS/COUPLES:
Louise Hahn, Ruth Dunn, MartinMarchbanks, Audrey Alexander,Milton Berggren, William Davee,Joyce Vance, Rosemary Siefers,Loretta Lambert, Charles Brandt,Kenneth Martin, L M Holt, H JDurham, Miller/Gardner, DonaldStedman, Joseph Messick, Jr., PaulJohnson, James Nickels, NormaSmall, Edith J. Simpson, MelbaHobbs.
2006 Year-End
Financial ReportBrought Forward
$3,587.14Total Receipts
$13,276.00
To Be Accounted For
$16,863.14
Disbursements:
Service $4,463.31
Vehicle $1,736.12Office $2,614.49Salary $5,500.00Utilities $ 846.09
Total $15,160.01
Balance, 12/31/06$1,703.13
APRIL, 2007
[Dear Supporters:
Henrietta 1. Luitre 1P. O. Box 2'̂ 4i
Waianae, HI 96^92Phi 808 668-^9968
*Ufe morning. It makes it even more fitting to celebrate newnist slesuirection. Now he lives to intercede for His people. Hallelujah!
Churl" rrdoinrth- Cliristiannow hiT1 ? 11 '̂ y is almost bare of ripe fruitlldoo, Ir shar-ed dozens ot them with folks at IFCC, bags of them with the staff at the prei^hoolbaskets tin 1 ^ ioodbank. The mission outreach at IFCC furnished Easter1filtd ol f hii "'""f*"'•homeless shelter and asked folks to fill them with toiletries etc1tilled one tor achild and had tun finding trinkets, loo. Iput in some pads of paper stickers aslat'c
dchalk Go-Fish cards, along with shampoo, toothbrush and paste, soap and soap dish Iprav it willbrighten the day tor the recipient and his/her familv. My friend from Palolo Valley Mart! cLa is incharge; the distribution will be Saturday before Faster. ®
Ihad aphone call from her daughter, Kmen Makishiraa. who is on staff in charge of Children's
ieraed'thit''ste? CT'tconversation,1SS four nights for ayonng missionary on his way to NewZealand. Ot co rse, Ioffered my couch. Karen met his plane and brought him to me He and Kawik-iare out tor awalk and Leilani will take them for adrive as she rutts errands me tallowing him to sleep here. Icount it aprivilege to help him on his way,
IFCC has outgrow-n its Worship iacilities, so we hm etwo seivices on Sunday momina at the next doorschools with atel owship hour between them. That means there ts alot ofand tXg
.h« .w.yZt """• ' """While they were doing that last week, 1went to talk to the worship leader Ihad heai'd that he was arecent graduate of Central Chiistian College, Moberly, Mo, Iknew several people tfom there andbought we might have some mutual triends. 1had attended aseminar from professor Daniel Schantz\ou may have read some ofhis fine articles in Guukposts or Christian SianLd Kyle safs he bafill forfearT IAil cf''! T !" Omen. He was on our mailingoI f 1 L f fmlough. Small world! We invited Kyle for lunchSy " ' suifilg on
Sepolt'fSiirvw -"h knitting for theBmWs wLt Imt stfitfr '̂l have almost finished another,ut this week, Imust finish my tax return and pay the Social Security Tax. 1have such asmall income
ourc m/irsT «f 'he month IIflnd ffrmonthly lettiriffi'aTwavrf ffl ^ getting it primed and mailed, and writing thisyou! ' gratetul to hear from m> supponers, and enjoy replying to them. Thank
Love and prayers. <lUudu^-
Hawaii Calis Mission, P.O. Box2847, Waianae, HI 96792Henrietta Luttrell, Missionary Teacher
2007 First Quarter Financial Statement
Balance on hand. January 1, 2007
RECEIPTS:
DISBURSEMENTS:Service Vehicle
$700.00
$110.00
$95.00
$600.00
$60.00
$100.00
$65.00
$59.20
$152.50
Janauary February$1,430.00 $1,058.00
Office Salary$39.00
$46.69
$100.00
$100.00
$42.39.
_.$.39J)P_
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
March
$650.00
Utilites
$1,730.00 $211.70 $367.08 $1,500.00 $0.00
Balance 3/31/07
$1,703.13
Total $3,138.00
Total $3,808.78
$1,032.35
*i^euviaiC
PO Box 2847'Waian eHI 6792
mailed in JopHn 5/26/2007
Telephone808.668.9968
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EDITORIAL OFFICE
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2007 2nd Quarter HCM NEWSLETTERGreetings from Oahu! I pray
that you are finding joy in theLord as you serve Him. I am, andam so thanhful that you participate in the ministiy here throughyour prayers and support.
The Island Family ChristianChurch is built on leased land
from the U.S. Military, and issurrounded by military housing.Many folks who attend serve invarious military branches. Manyof these are deployed, leavingspouses and children here- someto finish the school year thenmove on, some to wait for thereturn of a ship, etc.
Amy and I are concernedabout these mothers, especiallywith those who have youngchildren. We propose to provide a class for ladies during thesecond service. We know it is
hard for these mothers to ar
range child care for anotherday. Then they could come toworship in the first service,have a fellowship time with refreshments, and then have atime of study with those whoare facing similar problems. It
could provide a real break forthem. Of course, workers areneeded in many areas, so maybe we should help in existingministries first.
While the congregation hasmany military families thatmove frequently, there is a coreof local residents. We have
known one family-the Garzas-from the time we came to Ha
waii in 1962. A son is now anelder in the congregation. Ithink all the elders are permanent residents and are in chargeofvarious functions of the body.
When we attended the 101
Life Development Class whichall attenders are encouraged totake, we received a list of opportunities for service. One was
listed but not being done. I volunteered. It was called "Sun
shine." They were looking forsomeone to send notes or cards
to those who needed encourag-ment, comfort, or congratulations.Theyhave a "communication form"on the bulletin which provides aplace for prayer requests. Ateam takes those requests, re-
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cords them, and emails them tothe office. They are compiledand then sent to the ones who
pray, and to me.
People really use thoseforms. There maybe as many as80 requests. It is heart-breaking to read of the struggles somany are experiencing - financial, relationships, deployment.It is heart-warming to see theirlove and concern for others.
It is hard to decide to whom
I should write. The staff suggested I should choose 5 or 6. Idid 11the first week. I am tryingto do three a day. I wrote toMoani's Jr. High class teacherwho had requested prayer forwisdom as she taught. She toldme that it came just as she wasdiscouraged and needed it. Thedirector of Youth Ministry isleaving-a new one is beingsought-so it is a transition timefor the volunteers, too.
David and Robert sit on
Sundays at the back of the assembly and are ready to helpwith the Power Point, videocamera, sound system, etc. Iwouldn't know what they do,even if they told me. They goreally early to help set up. Thereis lots to do, since we meet in aschool cafeteria-chairs, screen,drapes, microphones, amplifiers, tents on the parking lot for
information and various ministries, etc. before the 8:30 service. Then Amy takes me andMoani for her class and our
worship time. Moani would liketo help with the nursery the second hour. She is good with thebabies.
David has taken off from his
job for a few weeks to finish therenovation of our houses. He is
getting there. This week he finished the dry wall and paintedthe primer coat in my livingroom yesterday-oh, and madesills for the new windows in mybedroom and living room. Today he moved out the furniture,
laid new carpet, and put theroom back together.
Kawika is on the mainland
for his two-week annual stint inthe Naval Reserve. He is supposed to go for further trainingin November with a potentialfor deployment in January.While he is here he has been
working at a nearby McDonalds.
I covet your prayers for me,for IFCC, my family, and especially Kawika.
Yours to grow the Kingdom,
He^CettO/
CONTRIBUTORS: March-May
Churches-Groups:Faith, Burlington, IN; Osage Hills,Tulsa, OK, New Point, MO; JudsonRd., Kokomo, IN; Macedonia, Koko-mo, IN
Individuals-CouplesDonald Butler, Melba Hobbs, H J Durham, Gloria Mock, Joyce Vance, JeanSimpson, Audrey Alexander, Miller-Gardner, L M Holt
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FOBozM'WaianaeHIdSmi
mailed in Joplin 8/25/2007
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2007 3rd Quarter HCM NEWSLETTERGreetings in the name of our
Lord Jesus who gives us opportunities to serve Him, and thenthe strength and wisdom to doso. I'm so thankful that the
Lord uses me to be an encour-ager through our monthly all-church newsletter, The Encour-ager - through cards and lettersto folks who request prayers,and through personal chats. Iwear a name tag at church andpeople express their thanks forthem, so I get to meet peoplewho were previously only names- some of the sweetest babies.
Last quarter I wrote thatAmy and I are especially concerned about so many of themilitary wives whose husbandsare deployed and they are raising children alone. So we proposed a class for them and anyother ladies who want to at
tend. While the logistics werebeing worked out, 1 have beenvolunteering in the Toddler class.Now their teacher has had sur
gery, so 1was pressed into beingthe teacher for the 6 weeks she
will be recovering. Now we have
the "green light" to start theclass, but 1 will honor my commitment to the little ones first.
One of the men in our Life
Development is concerned aboutthe ladies who need help withtheir cars while husbands are
away. He wants to start a "carcare" ministry.
As 1 write (8-20), 1 am surethere are some happy, excitedhappy people here. Three military ships are arriving today. Atleast three men are connected
with IFCC.
One ship will be coming andgoing rather quickly, but somewill be bearing returning troopsor this is their home port. Children and wives are rejoicing,but there are stresses, too. Allhave changed after being separated so long and under tryingcircumstances. Adjustmentsmust be made to living arrangements, schedules, etc. They needour prayers.
We live on the leeward coast
of Oahu, a 35-45 minute driveto IFCC. There are about 10
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families^om the congregationwho live in the area, too. Everyperson in the congregation isencouraged to attend a weeklyGhana (family) group. It is toofar for most folks here to get toone in the evenings, so we areproposimg one in Waianae. Weneed to contact these folks and
see who is interested. We are.
When David works in town
(right now he does not have aconstruction job) he can't getback in time and then go again.The high school youth have anAlive worship and study timeon Thursday evenings and themen do also. David has been able
to go recently.
Changes continue at a record pace in our IFCC congregation. 1 wrote that the one incharge of youth ministries returned to the mainland to teach
in Missouri near her fiancee
who is a student at Ozark Chris
tian College. Our director ofchildren's ministries took a
similar position in another localcongregation. Our preacher nowhas accepted a missionary callto serve with YWAM as a teach
er of missionaries on the field.
He will be moving to Kona, Hawaii for training and then goout to serve.
If you are one of my supporters, you get a monthly re-
ceipt letter, so this is "old" news, Laura Mullinix, the wife of a help, and we are getting excitedbut it bears repeating. We are in former minister on Oahu who about itneed of replacements. Volun- has a ministry for minister's Yours to serve Him,teers have stepped up andhave wives, will be teaching a semi- ^traded responsibilities, butstaff nar on the Big Island (Hawaii)is needed. Please especially pray ^eToTpeakTo^k^es CONTRIBUTORS: June-Augustthat the nght minister will be come to speaK to our laoies Churches-Groum*found. Roger's last day is Sep- Icontarted Hands-Osage Hills, Tulsa; 'tember 9. We have had several ^ women s mims es Macedonia, Kokomo, IN; New Point,excellent guest speakers, but the f Pannmg egan. Oregon, MO; Judson Rd. Kokomo, IN;
^ Laura will be here September Faith-Burlington,IN;eldersareeamestlyseekmgaper- 22nd and speak twice, develop-manent preacher. Please pray for theme, "Fearfullyand Won- Individuals-Couplesus. The elders are taking amore derftiDyMade."Wehadfeared that Norma Sneed Small, E. Louise Hahnpublic role in the congregation wnnld not hp ahlp to havp a Vance, Paul Johnson, Kennethas 4.y mak, ,h. announce- yii rw'
*^Ur. ^ iT 1 T T » nc Miller/Jeonne Gardner, Jean Simpsonments and/or the communion are grateful for Laura s offer.meditation each week. Several ladies have agreed to
FO Box 2847'Waianae HI 96792-2847
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2007 4th Quarter HCM NEWSLETTERMELEKALIKIMAKA and
HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU (thetraditional holiday greeting inthe Hawaiian language). I praythat it will truly be that for youand yours as you celebrate thebirth of the Christ Child,who grewup to be our Lord and Savior.
No doubt you are involved inplanning for Christmas in thevarious areas of your life: athome, school, church, and community. The world may be onlygiving lip-service to Christ inChristmas, but it gives Christians the opportunity to invitenon-Christians to events hon
oring Him.
Since our family has recently become new members of theIsland Family Christian Church,we are not aware of all areas of
their service, so it will be hardto make them known. We have
filled shoe boxes with gifts forIndian children at Show Low,Arizona. A group from IFCCserved there one summer and
they plan to go again this summer. Shoe boxes will also be
distributed to pupils in the school
where our worship services areheld. An angel tree on the mission table holds the names and
needs of children whose parents are in prison. People aretaking an "angel" and will buypresents for them in the nameof the parent. What a blessing thatwillbe to the parent, the child, thedonor, and the deliverer.
The big news from IslandFamily Church is a new SeniorMinister has been called and he
has accepted. He is Rick Hahn,and his wife Sue will join us onFebruary 1. During his youth hewas a member of the KaimukiChristian Church and served an
internship there after his training at San Jose Bible College.They spent a week visiting oursmall groups and then hepreached on November 18. Thecongregation overwhelmingly votedto call him.
We are all excited and look
forward to their coming. He isleaving a ministry of almost 40years in Sebastopol, CA. Wefeel, as the Elders say, "he isGod's man for the job." The El-
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ders have preached, obtainedguest speakers including a military chaplain who attends andarea ministers while we are
without a preacher. They will berelieved of that responsibilityand we will all be energized toget involved. Rick assures usthat he will teach us from theword so that we wiU grow inHim and reach out to others.
As is my custom in this holiday letter, I will try to updateyou on my family members.
AMY and her family live nextdoor to me. HUSBAND, DAVIDcontinues to work in construction.
AMY is active in both State and
local PTA. She is "Dr. Mom" to
her children and is always oncall. Their oldest child, LEILANI,is presently sleeping in myspare bedroom, takes her mealsat home sometimes and works
at City Mill. CYNTHIA lives withBETTINA and her husband
JEFF near Detroit, ML They areactive members of a local
church. KAWIKA is in the Na
val Reserves and goes to drill 2week-ends per month. Rightnow he is working with his dadon a construction job in Waia-nae. ROBERT is a high schooljunior and MOANI a freshmanat Campbell at High School:both in the band - Robert playsthe saxophone and Moani the
trumpet. We are all serving invarious capacities at the church.
Our big news is that ANNIEmarried ADDY LICEA HER
NANDEZ and on September 26AYYDEN LICEA was born - 8#
& 90Z. Amy spent about 3 weekswith them and frequently givesadvice by phone. Aydden isgrowing and doing well. We areenjoying the phone picturessent often.
LETA LEGGITT continues to
teach/administrate at a Christian school in Milpitas,CA. TheirVice-Principal will be retiringsoon and Leta is taking classesthat will enable her to take her
place. Her husband, DAVID, is
not teaching this year but isworking for a private company.MEGHAN is living at home andworking two jobs. ANYA continues in the Teach America program and team-teaches a firstgrade class in Las Vegas. MARKlives in San Jose with his wife,NIKKI, and children NATALIEand ALEC, and contiues his supervisory position at Lockheed-Martin. LORA and GREG PRICE
also live in San Jose and opentheir home for family birthdayand holiday celebrations. Theyboth have more responsibilitiesin their respective computercompanies
As I grow older (84), it becomes harder to travel, so I'llenjoy celebrating with my family here. We will have nightlydevotions based on the Advent
Wreath. May you and yoursgrow in grace and knowledge asyou observe the season.
Aloha,
Henrietta/CONTRIBUTORS: September-November •Churches-Groups: • Macedonia, Kokomo,IN; Faith, Burlington, IN; Osage Hills,
Tulsa;Judson Rd. Kokomo, IN; New Point,Oregon, MO;
• Individuals-Couples • Gordon Springer,Louise Hahn, Norma Sneed Small,
H.J.Durham, Paul Johnson, Kenneth W.Martin, E. Jean Simpson, Marjorie Garza,Joyce Vance, Melba Hobbs, Gloria Mock,Madella Williams, Wiima Grimstad, Debo
rah Holt, Miller/Gardner
