The sun is setting...
The sun is setting on our time in Hawaii and this season for the Huffman family is coming to a close. We have often prayed for God to direct our steps as we neared the completion of the first phase of the preventive education project for Samoa. God has again proven faithful! Through His Word and much prayer, He has revealed to us the need to continue with the next phase of the project from North Carolina. As we prayed God confirmed His plan through several circumstances. At the top of the list… Paul’s work will require that he spend more time in the main office in NC this year, Julie’s parents need a little TLC as they move into their golden years.
God has given us many opportunities to grow in our knowledge (and more importantly, wisdom) concerning the island cultures during our time in Hawaii and we have many wonderful island partners to share in the Lord’s work. The time here to research the culture and establish ministry contacts has been priceless. We leave Hawaii with God’s peace and a humble thankfulness that He has worked through us to establish a strong foundation on which to build as we labor to empower the Samoan people through health education.
Our new base in NC will allow us to work more closely with Pele and Eva, the directors of the Samoa Medical Mission, and help with the clinical mission preparation. Our goal is to recruit additional resources from the East Coast to join in the labor for the islands. Paul is excited to return to Samoa with the clinical mission this July and hopes to lay more groundwork for the future educational missions. It is all God’s work and God’s timing. (“A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.”)
We will be moving back to NC in May and renting our condo here in Hawaii. We will keep it as an investment for now considering the current state of the mortgage industry. We ask for your prayers as we step out in faith and prepare for our return to the mainland.
Your support, encouragement and prayers have been invaluable these past two years. We could not have accomplished the first part of our mission without you. God has reached over 12,000 people in Samoa through these medical missions and we are excited to see how He will use the educational missions to reach even more in years to come. We are dedicated to the islands and reaching them for Christ. We look forward to continued partnership with you in His service.
May God Bless and Keep You,
The Huffmans
