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Here's Heath on the
opening night concert. The conference was held at First Assembly of
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Here's
another shot of Heath during the opening praise & worship concert.
Notice the leis around his neck. The Hawaiian people were extremely
courteous and hospitable people...and they LOVE worship! They were
a joy to minister to.
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Here's Heath on Saturday
morning, teaching one of the three morning clinics. |
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choir (and some of the band). The praise & worship team consisted
of members from three different churches: First Assembly of Honolulu,
Calvary Assembly in Honolulu, and Paradise Chapel in Waianae. It was
awesome to see three different churches come together as one voice
of praise! There were over 80 singers, instrumentalists, and dancers. |
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Here is the praise
team along with some dancers. They had choreographed a Hawaiian style
worship dance to Heath's song, "Whatever You Want Me To Do".
It was very powerful! Another group of dancers choreographed a Hula
Dance to Heath's "Take Me", which was also very moving. |
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Here's
Heath ministering in Word at the conference. Heath was the keynote
speaker of the Friday opening session, as well as a clinician for
all three Saturday morning sessions, and two Saturday luncheons!
Then he led worship for a Saturday afternoon service, and closed
out the conference with a Saturday night concert! Apparently, Hawaiians
love to "wear out" their guest ministers! (and Heath loved
every minute of it)
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Here is Heath &
Louise with the conference organizers. Pictured are (L to R): Terry
Wong (Pastor of Calvary Assembly), wife Vicky Wong, Delray Cheah (worship
leader for Calvary), David Chang, Heath, Louise, Steve Miyasato (worship
leader for First Assembly), Klayton Ko (Pastor of First Assembly),
and wife Sharon. |
| On Sunday morning Heath
got to minister in music and word at Calvary Assembly in Honolulu.
They even taught him how to sing his song "I Worship You"
in Chinese so that he could minister at the Chinese service for Calvary.
They had a wonderful service! |
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On Sunday night, Heath
was invited to minister in worship and preach at Paradise Chapel in
Waianae on the other side of Oahu. Here you can see Alyssa, the youngest
of the praise dancers, ministering in dance to Heath's "Whatever
You Want Me To Do". It was very anointed! Heath enjoyed ministering
at Paradise Chapel and had the great pleasure of meeting George Nagato,
Pastor of Paradise Chapel and District Superintendant of the Assemblies
of God in Hawaii. |
| Here's Heath signing
a CD for a fan. Heath had the pleasure of signing many CDs, books,
and other memorabilia for people. |
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Although the conference
was a lot of work, Heath & Louise got to enjoy a few of Hawaii's
comforts and attractions. And while this picture may look like something
from a brochure or postcard...it's actually a picture taken from the
balcony of Heath's hotel room. Hawaii truly is beautiful! |
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the number 1 & 2 gun turrets on the USS Missouri, a WWII Battleship
now docked in Pearl Harbor. The Missouri was the ship on which the
Japanese signed the surrender documents ending WWII. It also served
in Korea and, interestingly enough, in the first Gulf War - Operation
Desert Storm. |
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Here is another picture
of those same gun turrets taken from the other direction. Off the
bow of the Missouri you can see the Arizona Memorial. |
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of the Arizona Memorial, under which lies the USS Arizona. The Arizona
was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
"a date which will live in infamy". Over 2300 Americans
lost their lives during that attack, 1177 of which were on the Arizona. |
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Here is a picture of
another "boat" docked at Pearl Harbor, the USS Bowfin. Nicknamed
"The Pearl Harbor Avenger" the Bowfin was a submarine that
took part of a successful offensive in the Sea of Japan towards the
end of WWII. Heath & Louise got to tour the inside of the submarine
and the submarine museum. |
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tourist attraction that Heath visited was Dillingham Airport in Waialua,
on the other side of Oahu. Heath got to experience his first glider
flight. And the scenery of this picture is much the same as it was
the day Heath went flying...spectacular! |
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Here's Heath getting
strapped in before the flight. In this particular type of glider you
sit inclined. That, plus the graceful type of flying inherent to gliding,
and the peaceful sound of only the wind...it's enough to lull you
to sleep! |
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flight (including a little stick-time for Heath), a soft touch-down
and a smooth rollout finished a very enjoyable adventure. |
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You Are Here! So hang
loose! Mahalo! |
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Heath & Louise
were glad to come home to their children. And of course, Jessica
and Caleb were excited to see Mommy & Daddy...especially after
Mommy and Daddy got out the presents from their trip! Jessica is
seen here, sporting the latest in "Hula wear".
Much and heartfelt
thanks to everyone who made this conference and this trip an overwhelming
success! Aloha and Mahalo!
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