On Saturday April 25, several Christian organizations organized a second SEND event for Brazil. Since there was such a great response for the first one, filling three stadiums with over 150,000 people with over 100,000 on a waiting list who couldn’t get in, they planned a second one. With everyone sheltering-in-place, it was done online….

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Each Saturday morning Judi and I have the joy of connecting with our three children, their spouses and their children. It is always fun to observe the playful interaction between our children and their families.

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Each Tuesday mornings judi and I connect with this coordinating group the oversee the discipleship courses offered all across Europe. This call covers 13 time zones ranging from Kona, Hawaii at 7:00 am to the Ukraine at 8:00 pm.

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Each week since we began the campus shutdown, we have connected with our staff who are scattered all over the world, as they returned home to shelter-in-place. Those 200+ connections take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:00 am. They include updates on what is happening, as well as sometimes teaching and worship.

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Each Sunday morning Judi and I have been able to attend online church services in Kansas City (at 6:00 am), and our Kona church service online at 9:00 am. Following the Mokuaikaua service in Kona, we stay online to visit with other church members. It is a great time to re-connect during the sheltering-in-place restrictions.

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On April 4th we had planned a major celebration marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mokuaikaua Church. But, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we postponed the event and had a small online event marking the day. It began with the old church bells ringing 200 times. Several pastors and friends spoke online to commemorate…

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