a light at the end of the tunnel

The list of things to get done for summer fun (that was written on the dry erase board in our "office") is almost completely finished! It's been a long week, but things are finally coming together and the hard work is beginning to pay off. Tomorrow night is our second week of the 4th-6th grade girl's bible study. Hopefully we will have an even better turn out than last week.
Last night Amy, Tyler and I went and had dinner at the home of one of the families from church. The day of the family was an extra on LOST. Since I spent every Monday night watching that show for six years, I of course was thrilled. They were very nice people (no surprise) who had amazing stories about how God has worked and is continuing to work in their lives.
Today I got to present one of the volunteers from church the material she will be using for a part of summer fun that she'll be leading. When I handed her the curriculum that some of the youth girls and I wrote, she began to tear up. It was such a sweet moment to experience her being so vulnerable and emotionally open with me as she shared her passion for the Lord.
Amy, Dani Beth, and I met with another lady from the church today who helped us plan out eight days worth of bible study material. She was amazing! Literally, for two days the three of us have either just sat and stared blankly at each other whenever this bible study came up or avoided it altogether, but as soon as this woman came through the door she was whipping out idea after idea. With that finished, we were finally able to take a little sigh of relief.
Dani Beth says that next week should be an easier one since we got everything done this week that we needed to. We still have a lot to do, but it'll be nice to at least do something a little different for a while. I'd appreciate for myself, Amy, and Dani Beth as we continue working together and get closer to June 27th (summer fun kick off day). We will have someone praying every minute of everyday of summer fun which is really cool, but I would still ask that you pray for that as well.
Interesting story of the week...
We were finally able to make it to the beach yesterday. When we got there, one of the girls that I'm living with decided to join us and bring the great dane she babysits. So while Amy and I are laying out at eternity beach, we look up and see this huge gray dog coming down the side of the hill. Now great danes I know are big, but this animal was massive! I have never seen a dog so big in my entire life! When he made it down to the beach, his legs were shaking terribly and he just stood rather awkwardly with his tail between his legs. It was funny to see that this monster dog was so afraid. He stayed right next to Daryn Leigh the whole time and looked totally out of place and uncomfortable, but he is such a sweetheart and sooo cute that you can't help but love him!
That's all I've got for today. Here are some pictures from this week.

Eternity beach

Daryn and Baron

lava tunnel

ocean

sand sculpture in Waikiki