We stared island hopping.
Big Island - Maui - Oahu
This is a cool story.
The sun was setting on this cool dreamy evening. I waited outside for the flight to board and pondered life. A man, who appeared to be a pilot came to my bench and our conversation drifted toward our current project, "Rags and Riches" and how it came to be. I told him of our work last year and about the purpose of it all. His name is Eric and he is the captian of a small 9 seater "Mokulele plane we were soon to fly in. "How do you fund a trip like this?" he asked me.
"Each member of the team does their own fundraising, or has saved money... it's all volunteer"
I replied.
"Does Mokulele sponsor you?" he asks.
And with that Eric became our wings in the sky.
Not only did he deliver 40 books on last minute notice, he also gave Rachel and I a free joy ride along the beautiful coastline of Maui and two "buddy passes" to Oahu.
Thank the Lord for generous, talented people!
A double rainbow followed the plane as we enjoyed the scenery along the Maui coastline.
The view of Maui's coast coming from Hana.
A special thanks to Mokulele Airlines, Eric, every pilot who flew us around and every check-in person who treated us with special priveledge. You are good people.
Sarah and Rachel spoke in Maui, a pre-start of our tour.
The response was incredible. Twenty-five books were sold making $500 for the orpanage in Kenya and the community project in the slums of Jakarta.
Pastor John and Mariam were amazing. They treated us to an exquisite, delicious lunch at Tommy Bahamas. Somehow it became my Hawaiian Birthday, complete with candles and a song.
After about one week in Maui, Rachel and I headed to Oahu for some rest and relaxation before heading to Europe to officially start our book tour. We stayed with our friend Tim.
The rainbow trees in Hawaii are incredible! This is my favourite island. It was a huge blessing to spend a week in Oahu, just relaxing and reflecting on the last year and a half.
Tim and Chester waiting for me to finish oogling the rainbow trees.
This is me proudly holding the first printed copy of our book "Rags and Riches".
Rachel and I spent lots of time in this lovely cafe preparing for the rest of tour.
It was a sad goodbye to leave Hawaii and island life as I knew it.
But the European tour is ahead of me, and it's gonna be awesome!
