Ray Kitagawa Deacon Of The Month deacons@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 640-2067

Dani Beth Crosby Family & Communications Minister danibeth@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 782-6587

Ikaika Higa Hamama Community Church Pastor ikaika.stacey@gmail.com Cell: 343-4214

Hongly Khuy Khemeras Center Leader honglykhuy@gmail.com Cell: 542-9353

Bernie Maybin Office Manager office@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-5008

Pua Niau-Puhipau Weekday Preschool Director-Teacher weekdaypreschool@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-6679

Meredith Palicte Worship & Internationals Minister meredith@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 919-697-0835

Brent Young Assoc. Pastor of Students & Outreach brent@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 291-0804

Dong Yu Bookkeeper finance@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-5008

CONTACT US2305 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 universityavenuebaptist.org 947-5008

Our mission is to prepare every generation to change their world for Christ by: Encouraging every believer to identify their oikos;

Motivating every believer to intentionally engage their oikos; Preparing every believer to both demonstrate and communicate their faith in Christ.

oikos A Greek term used to describe one’s extended household or circle of influence

OFFERING SUMMARY

SUNDAYS AT UABCBREAKFAST is served in the Fellowship Hall from 8:30 AM-9:05 AM each Sunday morning.

NURSERY & PRESCHOOL CARE is provided for children, birth through Kindergarten, during the worship service in the Koon Mission Building (Nursery: Room 4, Toddler: Room 3, Preschool & Kindergarten: Room 2).

1ST-6TH GRADE STUDENTS will remain in the entire worship service this month.

FELLOWSHIP LUNCH will be held on June 3 & 17 in the Fellowship Hall. You are invited to join us for this special time together.

BIRTHDAYS6/2 Philip Nguyen

Tehya Ordonez

6/4 Emma Oshiro

6/8 Kevin KimuraLegacy Poei

6/9 Caleb Young

6/12 Florence Lim

6/14 Evan Oshiro

6/16 Jessica Isawa Choi

6/18 Anh Tran

6/22 Keith KanekoBriella MaukJoanne MowLaura Urabe

6/26 Stacy Abe

GREETERS6/3 Dan Tom, Patrick Walsh, &

Bob Kam's Class

6/10 Dick Bento, Pam Ito, & Belinda McDevitt

6/17 Nishimura & Baker Families

6/24 Cindy Gaskins' & Sharon Walsh's Classes

7/1 Marian Kaneta & Heidi Nishimura's Class

If we have missed your birthday/anniversary or if we have the wrong date, please contact the church office and

let us know!

ONLINE GIVINGTo give online visit universityavenuebaptist.org/giving

TEXT GIVINGTo give by text message, send a text to (808) 518-2347 with the amount you would like to give. You will be sent a link to a giving form. Unless you specify a particular missions fund, your gift will be made to the church budget. To specify a specific fund, text the amount and the first word of the fund name (e.g. $50 Hamama).

For more information on how to give online or by text message, including instructional videos, visit universityavenuebaptist.org/giving.

JUNE 2018

WELCOME!We hope you feel loved and encouraged today as we worship God together. You are a valued part of our

church family! This newsletter includes many opportunities for you to share God's love and connect with others. Our goal is to be a church family who knows and cares for one another and those

in our oikos, or circle of influence.

Guests, please fill out a welcome card, found in your chair pocket, so we may have a record of your visit. Completed welcome cards may be left in the attendance notebook or placed in the offering plate

at the end of the service. Mahalo!

Monthly Needs $43,530

May Offering $30,550

Budget YTD $217,650

Offering YTD $174,022

ANNIVERSARIES6/3 6/3 Jimmy & Pam Ito

51 years

6/11 Ed & Laura Urabe35 years

6/21 Wynn & Donna Oshiro21 years

6/23 Kofi & Joan Debrah 32 years

6/24 John & Liane Takara38 years

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

SIGN UP FOR MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS ONLINE AT UNIVERSITYAVENUEBAPTIST.ORG/EVENTS

A.S.K. PRAYER GROUP meets each Monday at 6:15 PM in the sanctuary. All are welcome. This gathering includes a special time of singing and praying together.

KEIKI CAMP is June 5-9 at Pu'u Kahea Conference Center.

CHURCH WORK DAY is Saturday, June 9, from 9 AM-11:30 AM. Lunch will be provided afterward. We are in need of more volunteers to help with special repair and painting projects around our church property. If you are available to help, pelase sign up on the lanai table.

CHURCH FAMILY GAME NIGHT is Sunday, June 10, at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. Bring a snack to share and any games you would like to play and join us for a night of fun!

I.H.S. DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS is on the second Monday of each month at 350 Sumner Street. Join us this month on Monday, June 11, at 5:30 PM. If you are interested in helping, please sign up on the lanai or online.

TOGETHER GROUP, a support group for resource (foster care) and adoptive families, will meet at UABC on the 3rd Friday of each month at 6:30 PM. The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 15. This group is led by Dennis & Grace Poei. To RSVP, please contact Grace at 429-1101 or email grace.poei@gmail.com.

PRETEEN GIRLS GROUP will begin meeting weekly for the summer on Monday, June 18, from 6:30 PM-9 PM. We will also meet on June 25, July 2, July 16, July 23, and July 30.

JOY GROUP will meet on Friday, June 22, at 10 AM for lunch and to continue to work on their t-shirt bag project for international students. If you would like to attend, please sign up on the lanai or online.

SUMMER LADIES' BOOK CLUB will meet on Saturday, June 23, at 9:30 AM at Dani Beth's house. We will be discussing Free of Me by Sharon Hodde Miller. We will meet again on Saturday, July 28, at 9:30 AM to discuss Soul Keeping by John Ortberg.

CHURCH FAMILY BEACH DAY is Sunday, June 24, from 12 PM-4 PM at Ala Moana Beach Park. We will meet near lifeguard stand 1E (on the Magic Island side of the park). Bring your lunch and join us for fun in the sun!

BEGINNERS SPANISH CLASS will be led by Nate Petherbridge on Sundays, July 1, 15, 22, and 29, at 6 PM in Worship Center Room 1 (upstairs). This class isn't just for adults! Children ages 10 and up are welcome to join in on the fun! If you are interested in participating, please sign up on the lanai table.

OHANA CAMP is July 6-8 at Pu'u Kahea Conference Center. This camp is for everyone in our church family! Learn more about Ohana Camp on the feature section below.

YOUTH CAMP is July 9-13 at Pu'u Kahea Conference Center. This camp is for students who have completed 6th-12th grade. Register your student by June 30 for a discounted rate of $175 (camp cost increases to $225 af-ter June 30). For more information, visit oahubaptist.net/youth-camp or contact Brent.

OHANA CAMP is JULY 6-8 at Pu'u Kahea Conference Center. This camp is for everyone in our church family! Ohana Camp will include small group activites, games, Bible studies, and more. Registration forms are availble online or on the lanai table. Completed registration forms and fees are due Sunday, June 17. A volunteer will be at the lanai table following each worship service to collect forms. You may also submit your form and payment to any ministerial staff member. OHANA CAMP COSTSaturday Only (includes 2 meals & Saturday activities): $25/person, $20/senior adult, $75/family (children under 18)

Overnight (includes lodging, 5 meals, & all camp activities): $50/person, $150/family (children under 18)

‘OHANA CAMP

Last fall, several UABC families signed up to be a host family for an international student. This means that they would have that student into their home for a meal at least once a semester and include them in holidays and family outings. The goal of this program is to share Christ through welcoming students who are far from home and to learn from them as well.

Despite their busy and chaotic schedules, Grace and Dennis Poei followed God’s nudge to sign up to be a host family. Soon they met Takashi, a student from Japan, whom they were matched with. They got to know him through meals and outings but when they would talk about Jesus, they couldn’t tell if Takashi was interested or just being polite. He expressed that in Japan he didn’t have a religion and didn’t think about it much.

One day after having dinner, Grace dropped Takashi off at his dorm and as she drove home she prayed "Lord, I pray that Takashi will think about his future and begin to wonder whether God is real and become curious about who God is."

Takashi returned home in May and the Poeis were sad because they thought Takashi hadn’t given God any more thought. Then an unexpected email came from him:

“Thank you for everything you’ve done in Hawaii. You guys always helped me, took to many places and invited to the dinners. I could enjoy Hawaii so much because of you guys. I really appreciate it. You taught me a lot of things. I am really happy to know and hear about God. I have grown up for 21 years without any kind of religion and I had never thought and paid attention to God before I went to Hawaii. But as I went to the churches and met those who believe God, I realized that people who engaged in God are really kind to everyone and have warm hearts. They are willing to help people having problems and suffering even though they have to consume their money and time. How awesome you guys are!!! You guys were inspiring me all the time, which changed my mind in a good way for sure! Thank you so much for making me realize many things I did not know.”

Takashi’s story is not finished yet. Let’s pray that as he adjusts back to life in Japan and reflects on his time in Hawaii that he will remember the conversations with the Poeis and that he will encounter Jesus. Pray that God will place other Christians in his path that will encourage him.

UNFINISHED STORIES

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PRAYER

POINTS:Pray for UABC international students who have returned home. Pray that they will be a witness for Christ in their home countries and share God’s love with their oikos there. For those who do not yet know Jesus, pray that God will continue to reveal Himself to them.

Larry - Hong KongSora & Jaewon - Korea

Anthea - MalaysiaLilly - Vanuatu

Bethsheba - Papua New GuineaPing, Joyce, Wendy, Rose, Andy, Ying - China

Pray for Muslims in Manoa. Did you know the only mosque in Hawaii is less than a mile from our church? Ramadan is a moth of intense prayer and fasting for Muslims around the world (May 15-June 14 this year). Pray that they will encounter Jesus through dreams and visions during this month.

Jaewon (Korea), Anthea (Malaysia), Sora (Korea), and Larry (Hong Kong) with Meredith

Takashi & Dennis

If you feel God leading you to be a host family or to connect with international students in another way, Meredith would love to talk with you!