UDOT

This past Tuesday we set sail for a island in the lagoon about 12 miles from Moen. Leaving at 7:30 a.m. with a group of 8 publishers we were going to continue to follow up on the interest that has been shown from our previous trips to this island. The group of need greaters have been working this island for the past several months an have a a few interested individuals that are progressing very well. One man in particular, Danny, has just recently retired as headmaster to the local school on this island. He and his brother began studying the Bible many years ago with a missionary who served on these islands for some 30 years. Now after some 10 years has taken a serious interest in furthering his knowledge of the God's word. At the beginning of his study this week he mentioned that he was confused and needed to talk about something after the prayer. He started with the words: "I am confused." Come to find out he wasn't confused at all. It is his neighbors and relatives that are confused. He said that most people believe in a spirit that leaves the body after one dies, but through his personal study of that scripture said that it was the source of life that leaves the body. You can imagine that his Bible teacher was very happy to hear that he was confused and offered him encouragement to continue and tell others about what he learned. At the conclusion of the study he mentioned that he often thinks of preaching with us in the ministry. We hope he will join us soon.

Danny's Home

Seichero and his wife

View from Udot

CONCERT IN CHUUK

This past Friday we enjoyed something very rare in Chuuk. We attended an actual live concert! Granted it wasn't your normal venue. We attended at the parking lot of the Chuuk International Airport. Sierra Hull and her Bluegrass band performed for the locals. Very entertaining and enjoyable. It was unique in the fact that during part of their performance they invited locals from the area to sing or perform with them. We were pleasantly surprised to enjoy this rare experience here in Chuuk. Or maybe our standards have just lowered a bit. But hey it was free and the music was great. 

Sierra Hull

After the concert

Return from Bali

We had  great time in Bali. It was a beautiful country. Staying in Kuta, Ubud and Candidasa gave us a nice idea of how much you can enjoy this captivating part of the world. Hiking, biking and shopping were on our things to do. We enjoyed all of them and much more. Exploring this country we saw monkeys, rice fields and some amazing sites from long ago. We highly recommend a visit here for anyone who is looking for a change of pace. The sights from the beaches to the mountains were astonishing. We can't forget to mention the food and plenty of opportunities for a great massage. Also the locals were very helpful and friendly. We hope to go back soon. 

RETURN FROM PAFANG

We had a wonderful time the last two weeks. We traveled to four different islands on the Sea Rover, a 65 foot sail boat with 7 Cabins. We took the trip with 8 others, two other families and their children and a local brother from the island of Tol. We stopped at the islands of Nomwin, Fananu, Ruo, and Murilo. We were well received by the locals and they loved to study the bible. It was a exciting trip, but we are happy to be back home and to continue our ministry here in Moen. Of course we had some time to enjoy ourselves!

Finally A New Post

It has been a very busy few months. Once we returned from the states for a wonderful visit with family and friends we came home to a wedding, Circuit Assembly, KM school and a circuit visit. We saw our fellow missionary/translator marry a local Chuukese sister who has been a translation for many years now. The wedding was a big surprise and happened very quick. Our assembly turned out very nice and had many visitors including one of our Bible Students who enjoyed the talks on family. The KM school was very nice and very different since we had only 5 elders in attendance and the circuit overseer.

Since the changes made to the three congregations, we have been encouraged to reach more by witnessing to those who come to Moen by boat and setting up booth witnessing. We have had some wonderful experiences with many coming in from the other islands and looking for us to receive their new copies of the Watchtower. Also we had a new peak for our attendance in our new Kingdom Hall, 124. With the other location having an attendance of 137 we had a total of 261 who attended the memorial here in Chuuk.



THE ISLAND OF FONAU

This past weekend we were able to travel to a nearby island. In talking with the local publishers it seems that this particular island has not been worked since 1988. So after making a few arrangements we were able to head out. Unfortunately we were not able to contact the Mayor or the Village Chief. (Soupwul) Yet we decided to head out anyways. Upon coming up to the island there was a debate  of where to go ashore. Finally someone pointed out a nice beach area to land our boat. Amazingly we pulled right up to the Mayor's house who was happy to grant us permission to preach to the local islanders. And yes we found the Village Chief as well, who was also very happy with our visit. The day went very well and everyone was excited that we finally were able to preach on this island. The overall reception was very nice and the locals all enjoyed receiving their copy of the Watchtower!

IN THE JUNGLE

Over the last few weeks we have making trips into the jungle to find interested ones. Our trips have been wonderful, people have been surprised by our visit. We often think how weird it must be for the locals to see Chon Pwechepwech (very white people) coming out of no where trying to speak Chuukese. Non the less we have seen many beautiful sites and found many willing to read the magazines and were grateful for our visit. Now we have to return to follow up.... we will see what happens!

Back Home

Not only have we returned from a beautiful vacation in Australia and New Zealand, but we are actually back in our new home. They have officially finished the here on the Translation/Missionary home. We love it. The ministry is progressing well, it is hard to keep up with all the interest and our attendance at the meetings is growing. We average about 30 now for each of the meetings.

Long Time In Coming

We are sorry that we have not had a chance to write about what is going on here in Chuuk. Here is a quick update! We had a zone visit in April and had a nice meeting with Brother Sinclaire and his wife. We also have enjoyed our CA with a peak attendance of 114 and 1 newly baptized. The construction on the Translation home is going good and should be finished sometime in August. Pictures will be coming soon.

Thursday's Thrashings

We just figured we'd post a quick update to let everyone know what's going on now that we've been on our own for the past few weeks.  The meeting was great today - we had excellent attendance and a relief to Curtis was that he didn't have to do all the parts this time.  We just found out Brian and Serina won't be returning for almost another month so lets hope we're able to keep on trucking.  - KC and the Chuuk Band