Announcements

No Youth Service This Week

^{Posted by chris on Monday 7:46pm, June 30th 2008}

We thought we'd take a break this Friday so there is no youth service this week.  Enjoy the Holiday.

Water Park Outing!!

^{Posted by ladyichigo on Monday 1:33pm, June 2nd 2008}

All those who participated in the fun at the water park this past weekend, don't forget to thank Rylan Koreyasu for doing a fantastic job of organizing the whole shindig!  And, don't forget to nag him about organizing another water park outing this summer!!  

Hurry up and sign up for the water park activity

^{Posted by chris on Tuesday 11:57am, April 29th 2008}

We only have thirty slots available, see the calendar for more info.

Giving to the Needy is Easy and Compulsory

^{Posted by chris on Sunday 3:18pm, April 20th 2008}

On a hot Saturday morning we gave out care packages with personal hygiene products, cold bottled water, and a breakfast sandwich to the residents of Ala Moana Beach Park.  We also included in the packages a copy of the new testament bible, a cool evangelical book, and More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell.  The idea was to meet their physical and spiritual needs.  I really hope that above all, the people that received the packages felt God's love.

James 2:14-19 makes a case that our faith requires that we do something to ease the pain in the world.  It's not enough to believe that God exists.  Believing in the existence of God puts us on the same spiritual level as demons!  We have to put our trust in God and our lives at stake.  In other words we have to throw our chips in with Him.

God asks us to love our neighbor as ourselves.  God's love isn't some fluffy, warm feeling.  God's love, should we choose to accept it, is deliberate, thought out, and it meets people's needs.  God desires a great world, not just a great church.  It's a good thing to be out there in situations that force us to rely on God. 

Thankfully we found out that it's not that hard to help people in practical ways.  Here's a few practical tips on giving to homeless people:

1. It's dangerous for homeless people to sleep at night so they sleep during the day.  Don't obnoxiously wake them up. Leave the packages with their belongings.
2. Some homeless people aren't safe for youth to be around.  Have able chaperones in sight of the homeless and the youth.
3. Humble ourselves.  How can we live the way we do when people in our very city are in need.  We have to realize how good we are not, how others are suffering, and to wipe that silly smile off our faces.  Look to James 4:9-10 for inspiration.
4. Ask them to, “Please, take this package.”  Look at it this way, they do us a favor by allowing us to show them God's love.  It feels really nice when people can accept God's love.
5. Talk about it afterwards.  Share your experiences.  That's fellowship.
   

I hate that I find myself so inadequate to represent Jesus, but I find hope in trusting and obeying God.  May we do God's will and let loose heaven on earth.

James 2:14-19

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.  But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
    Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.

Official SSL Certificate Installed

^{Posted by chris on Friday 2:00pm, April 18th 2008}

For those of you that had a hard time logging into the HCCyouth portal, I installed a SSL Certificate from Godaddy.  Now you won't get those nasty warnings.

HCCyouth.org Should Be Faster Now

^{Posted by chris on Sunday 8:55pm, April 13th 2008}

I noticed that the site was super slow the other day when Ian and I were making the announcement for an activity. I moved this site to my virtual private server and now the site is uber fast. Actually it's not fast, it's normal now...

Brandon Loo Schedules Worship Teams

^{Posted by chris on Thursday 1:45pm, April 10th 2008}

Hey everybody, I've always wanted an organized worship team and to plug people into the right spots but that has never been my strength. Brandon Loo is now scheduling our worship teams and he's got a lot of good ideas so here's to a better organized team.

No Worship Service on Friday, April 4th

^{Posted by chris on Saturday 10:54am, March 29th 2008}

We're all going to Honolulu Conference Retreat so we're not gonna have a service on Friday. Check out the calendar for more info on the Honolulu Conference Retreat.

James - What did he say?

^{Posted by chris on Tuesday 5:39pm, January 29th 2008}

Now that we've finished II Timothy we're going to be going through the book of James the next few months. 

 

Happy New Year!

^{Posted by chris on Sunday 4:21pm, January 6th 2008}

Happy New Year everybody.  We haven't updated the calendar yet but we'll get to it soon.  So much holidays really took it's toll!

Youth Christmas Party on Dec. 22nd

^{Posted by machiko on Saturday 12:01pm, December 8th 2007}

Come to the Youth Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 from 6pm to 9pm at the Haleola House in Niu Valley.  (5622 Haleola Street, off West Halemaumau - tel. 373-8008)  You need to come dressed in Christmas colors and bring a wrapped $5 grab bag gift that can be for either a girl or boy.  There will be puupuus to eat and lots of fun music and games.  So come and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with all of us!  Call Machiko at 561-4120 for more info.