Hoseins Hawaii Happenings

News from Child Evangelism Fellowship of Hawaii

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by Ricardo Hosein

A'ohe hana nui ka alu'ia

of teamwork, so much that the Lord said nothing would be impossible for them if they continued! Now, think about this, how much more, we as believers, can accomplish with the Lord Jesus on our side! If we work together, in prayer, in giving of time and resources, in adopting or starting a Good News Club, in Hosting 5-Day Clubs and in becoming a summer missionary in Christian Youth in Action (CYIA), we can take the Islands of Hawaii back for Christ! Together we can impact Hawaii with the Gospel and Make A Difference for eternity. Please join our family as we serve the people and the children of Hawaii. Please prayerfully consider giving to our ministry financially or by praying on a regular basis for our family. We look forward to your partnership this New Year.

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together. I have been reading loha and a very blessed through the Bible and came to and Happy New Year from our the story of the Tower of Babel. Ministry Updates 2-3 Ohana (Family) to each and In Genesis 11, the people said, every one of you and your Come, lets make bricks and Prayers, Praises & 4 Ohana. I pray that the Lord will bake them thoroughly...Then Positives bless you and continue to use they said, Come, let us build you for great purposes this Ohana Life 4 year. As missionaries with CEF of Hawaii, we believe the Lord has given us a vision for reaching Every Child on Every Island with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At times it may seem like a daunting and difficult CONTACT task. However, as the Hawaiian INFORMATION: proverb says, A'ohe hana nui ka alu'ia which means, No task is too big when done Child Evangelism together. Our staff continues Fellowship to work together each day to P.O. Box 17842 get one step closer to making Honolulu, HI the vision of reaching Every It Takes Team Work Child on Every Island a reality. 96817-0842 ourselves a city, with a tower However, teamwork is not Ricardo Hosein, limited to our staff. The vision that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for Local Director that we have been given ourselves In verse 5, we see extends to you, our faithful 808-347-8111 supporters. You are part of our that the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people team. If you pray, give, were building and He said, If as volunteer or support in some other way, you are helping us one people speaking the same accomplish our task in reaching language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do the children. In the Bible, we see countless examples of how will be impossible for them. great things were accomplished Though their motives were wrong, they made excellent use through teamwork- working
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Romans 10:14

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

s fulltime missionaries, we raise all of our support. We cannot do the ministry without the financial support of faithful supporters like you. We took a leap of faith in moving to Hawaii because we truly believed that the Lord would provide for our needs. And indeed, He has provided for every need we have had since our arrival here. When we had no place to stay, the Lord opened a one bedroom church missionary room for 3 months before He provide our two bedroom apartment. We have seen Him provide for our rent in Hawaii and our mortgage on our unsold house in Virginia each and every month. When these payments combined are more

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than the support we receive each month, we can do nothing else but stop and thank Him for providing. This is the great God that we serve! While we have no new supporters to report, we are confident that the Lord will provide the supporters we need. Child Evangelism Fellowship is a faith based ministry and we are encouraged to Ask God and tell His people.

When Jesus called the disciples, they had to leave the comfort of what they knew and trust that He would provide. In the same way, we have and continue to ask the Lord to provide and we are trusting that He will through you as you prayerfully consider your part in supporting our ministry financially. We have lost some support and will be loosing some support in a couple of months because some of our supporters only pledged for one year. I encourage you to give to our ministry and see how the Lord will provide for your every need as He has for ours. Mahalo for your support.

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inistry has been continually going on here in Hawaii as the Lord creates opportunities to be able to share the Gospel. I mentioned in our previous newsletter that plans were on the way to start a new Good News Club. This club was started, making it the second club in the entire state, of over 200 plus schools. This, by far, is not a large number, however, each club started allows a greater opportunity for the keiki of Hawaii to here the Gospel and puts CEF Hawaii one step closer to reaching Every Keiki on Every Island with the Gospel. When this club

blessing! This club grew to 10 kids, with two more who accepted Christ as their Savior. This club resumes in February 2013. The volunteers have already gone through a refresher training and new
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Children after Good News Club with 2 newly trained teachers 2012 started the first week, we only had two keiki show up for this club. Again, this is not a large number, however, through an exciting club, the Gospel was presented. When the club was over, those two keiki who attended club had made a first time decision for Christ. What a

Making a Christmas Ornament at a Christmas Party Club

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trainings. One couple on the island has a desire to reach the children in their community with the Gospel. As a result, they decided to start a Good News Club at one of the local schools. I was able to spend some time with them, providing the training they needed to become properly equipped to Speaking at a Church share the Gospel in the school. Group of Korean Women I was also able to talk with the trained by CEF (Continued from page 2) local school principal who volunteers have come on board granted permission for this club Switzerland, Scotland and the and are being trained to United States who assist with this club. We attend our training look forward to seeing sessions. It was a great 3 how the Lord will grow day workshop of teaching, this club and how many training and building child will hear and relationships. As a result of respond to the Gospel this training, this church is message. For the past currently targeting 2 few months, I have also schools where they would Chinese children learning a been given the opportunity to like to start a Good News Club. memory verse at a Christmas work with a Chinese Church in Another individual also Party Club Honolulu. It has been a joy to approached me because he teach and see the children grow. to start. Praise the Lord! Please desires to start a Good News We wrapped up 2012 with a Club at a school in his pray for the couple as they get Christmas Party club where 46 ready to start this ministry in a community. I made contact with kids heard the Gospel clearly few weeks. After meeting with the principal of this school and presented as the true message this principal has granted of Christmas was shared. permission to start a club in her There was also another school. This individual is opportunity to share the looking into mobilizing a team Gospel at one of their camps to assist him in starting this and have some fun with the club. God is continually kids. Over the past few creating opportunities so that months, I have also been children can have a clear visiting churches and sharing presentation of the Gospel and the vision of CEF in Hawaii have an opportunity to be to reach every child on every discipled in His Word each Teaching in Maui island with the Gospel of Jesus week. What a blessing! Christ. I have also had the this couple I traveled to the opportunity to share the vision other side of Maui where I was of reaching the children of able to assist in training 25 Hawaii with the Gospel with a Church staff members over a group of Korean ladies and was three day period how to also able to assist in training 14 effectively share the Gospel of their workers for the with children. In addition to the ministry. In January, the Lord church staff, there were also 17 opened a door for me to go to YWAM Discipleship Training Maui for 6 days to do two Students from Norway, Ireland, Students practice sharing the Gospel
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Hawaii Fun Facts Under-sea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed the islands of Hawaii. The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands are the projecting tops of the biggest mountain range in the world. Honolulu is the nation's 11th largest metropolitan area. Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the United States. Kilauea volcano is the world's most active.

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hank you for your continued prayer for our family and the ministry to which He has called us to here in Hawaii. Thank you for sending us your prayer requests and church prayer bulletins so that we can better pray for your needs and the needs of the church. Please Pray: For Kristin during her pregnancy & the health of the little one. Kristin is due on March 22nd 2013. That we can increase our financial support. Our house will be sold .

Wisdom and direction for making decisions For our fellow missionaries Matt & Stacey Walton, Tim & Mari Dekle and Ms. Maureen Finnegan The growth of the ministry of CEF Hawaii Funds to attend the CEF conference in North Carolina in May and visit with Supporters ($700 needed).

Positives: We are all in good health. Kristins parents were able to visit us. Our family is doing well.

Praises: The Lord continues to provide for our needs. A new baby on the way. New avenues to advance the ministry. Schools being open to the Gospel.

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Our family has been doing well. It is hard to believe that 7 months have already passed and that we are fully involved in the ministry the Lord brought us here to do. Kristin is doing well with her pregnancy. She gets the usual queasy feeling every now and then, but she stays pretty active. She homeschools Timothy and works part-time (feels more like full-time for her with her work load) from home for the CEF Office. Our days stay busy, with the ministry and with our children. Timothy has grown so much and is enjoying

school, riding his bike to the park and going to AWANA each week. Annikah is growing way too fast. She is active and in that terrible 2 phase. She does her wrong and then gives a you a pretty little smile! She is now in Puggles in AWANA. Kristin and I attend an in home Bible study as often as we can each week. This is part of a Church Plant with a Southern Baptist Missionary & his family who moved to Hawaii a month after we did.

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Financial Support
Please Send all Financial Gifts to: CEF HAWAII P.O. Box 17842 Honolulu, HI 96817

Contact Information
Ricardo Hosein, Local Director Phone: 808-347-8111 (new) Email: ricardo.hosein@cefhawaii.com Our Blog:

7 months Boy or Girl? We will find out in 2 months

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