Last evening was our Opening Night for the Spring semester of our courses here in Maui, and tonight the individual schools met separately to bond and begin to share their lives. For SBFM, we chose to have a cozy little barbeque at a cottage (with a sweeping island view) lent to us by friends. I coordinated/prepped the barbeque and thus largely acted as hostess- which was my pleasure since i love blessing people through hospitality.
My fellow staff, Josh, came alongside as grill assistant- grilling the teriyaki chicken (and pineapple slices!) to perfection- a great blessing. I tend to overcook chicken (salmonella paranoia) so I was happy to have some support!
It was a good night of food and fellowship- we connected a lot as a school during the meal and conversations, and even more so in the testimony time. We sat in the quaint cottage living room after dessert and each shared a little of our life, our story. It was encouraging to hear how God has brought each student here for His purposes- I loved hearing their desire to press into knowing Him. With every testimony tonight, I got more and more excited to invest in the lives of these brothers and sisters. I am seeing a very fresh, honest and lively season ahead. Tonight was a good night to take time to share... and to throw open the doors to that season.
At the cottage- so blessed to have a nice private little place to host this event!
(L-R) Wing from Hong Kong, Aimee from Montana, and Chanmi from South Korea
Josh- the grill master:)
Cozy conversations in the living room- settling in for testimony time!
Brownies and local Roselani brand ice cream for dessert...winning their hearts early ;)
