February Update

Greetings on this beautiful day in March. The month of February was a great! We were busy with many things. Our Core Team did a few plunges (one-time outreaches) in downtown Annapolis. The plunges build our team up in that they help us get a feel for the needs within the city, as well as letting us see our God-given gifts put to action.


First, we took our team to the Lighthouse Homeless Shelter on West street. There, we made dinner for the homeless. It was a great time of seeing the different ways that people on our team serve. Some of us stayed in the kitchen, cooking all the food. Others were out with the people, talking and connecting; while some went back and forth, cooking and connecting.

Next, we helped with a food drop at the housing projects on Clay Street. We teamed up with Mariners Church to deliver hundreds of meals and personal-care items. While we met with people in their homes, we also prayed with them; finding out more of who they are and what their needs are.

For the most recent plunge, we decided to connect with the Mid-shipmen at the Naval Academy. They had a boxing tournament going on, so we joined in to see if we could build relationships with the "Mids." We also wanted to get a better idea of their culture and understand some of their "lingo."

We are excited to be planning our next plunge. We will be doing that this Sunday at our next Core Team meeting. We'll update you with that on the next blog.

On the personal side of things, our family is doing great. We had Terry's Dad, sister (Jennifer) and his other brother (Va'a) here for a short visit. Jennifer spent the day with the girls and spoiled the pants off them at the mall. Then the next day she spent it with just the boys, taking them to Toys R Us. It was a great time for all of them to bond. We also, had some quality time with Terry's Dad, but he had to leave after the conference to get back to Vegas for surgery. It went well and he will be going back to Samoa this week.

As for Terry and I, we are making sure that we keep our own quality time. We have been intentional about it, which is great and to top it off Terry will be turning 41 tomorrow. So, we plan on doing something small with the kiddos.

So, that about does it for this month. We hope that you all are doing well and we thank each of you for your support, prayers and love. We wouldn't be able to do any of this without YOU!