YWAM KONA WAS LIT!
I HAD A BLAST IN KONA, HAWAII. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST FILLING EXPERIENCES IN MINISTRY RESIDENCIES I’VE EVER DONE THUS FAR THROUGH FLEE DANCE. THE YWAM KONA/UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS CAMPUS ATMOSPHERE WAS LIKE NO OTHER; YOU COULD FILL A SWITCH OF INNER AND OUTER BUBBLES WALKING ON AND OFF THE CAMPUS. THE ISLAND WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND HAD SO MANY FACETS OF GOD’S CREATION, FROM INSECTS, FLOWERS, TREES, LIZARDS, BIRDS, AND PEOPLE FROM EVERY NATION IN ONE PLACE.
I TRULY ENJOYED THE HEARTBRIDGE PERFORMING ARTS DTS COMMUNITY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, WHO WERE ALL SO WELCOMING, LOVING, CARING, TRANSPARENT, PRECIOUS, AND HARD-WORKING. THE LECTURE I PARTICIPATED IN WAS ABOUT CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION, WHICH WAS ON TIME AND NEEDED IN MY LIFE.
I ENJOYED AFFIRMING, EQUIPPING, AND POURING INTO THE STUDENTS WHO WERE SO HUNGRY, OPEN-MINDED, WILLING, AND IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE A-HA MOMENTS, THE BREAKTHROUGHS, THE EXCITEMENT, AND THE GROWTH IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I ALSO ENJOYED FELLOWSHIPPING, DANCING DURING THE WORSHIP NIGHT, AND BEING ABLE TO MINISTER TO THE HEART OF GOD AND HIS PEOPLE. SIDE NOTE: THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST PLACE WHERE THE CAFETERIA FOOD WAS DELICIOUS, AND I LOVED THE VARIETY AND OPTIONS. I LOVED THE BEACHES, BEAUTIFUL SAND, LAVA ROCKS, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WENT SNORKELING AND CONQUERED MY FEAR OF SWIMMING, WHICH IS ENORMOUS, AND IT WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE GOD’S SEA CREATURES. SWIMMING AROUND, BEING ABLE TO INTERACT AND ENGAGE WITH THEM WAS AMAZING.
THE LORD TRULY GAVE ME THE GRACE TO FINISH MY “PRAYER WARRIOR” CHOREOGRAPHY, WHICH I COLLABORATED WITH THE STUDENTS. THIS DANCE WILL BE PART OF HEARTBRIDGE’S OUTREACH IN CAMEROON AND SOUTH KOREA, JANUARY-MARCH 2022. I ALSO GOT TO HELP OUT WITH THEIR MAIN REHEARSALS, HELP CLEAN, AND EVEN IMPLEMENT SOME CHOREOGRAPHY IN THEIR OUTREACH PIECES, WHICH BLEW ME AWAY WITH THEIR DANCING, HARD WORK, AND PROFESSIONALISM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING TO THIS INCREDIBLE, GOD-FILLED PLACE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE, FANTASTIC FOOD, AMAZING COMMUNITY, AND EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY.
