Hawaii Again

So I guess it's settled.

Yep, we're going back to Hawaii - not as students this time but as staff.

But let's backtrack, and talk about where we were last week:

Last week was spent in my grandmother's house. She lent her home to us while she recovers from a knee operation. (So far the doctors say it's going well.) Her home is nice, but crowded with nine people in it.

Most of my time is spent in homeschooling... but let's not talk about that.

It's absolutely awesome (besides the homeschooling) because after about three o'clock, I can walk over to my cousin's house and shoot hoops with him. Why, it makes me feel normal for once! (Just kidding.) The other day I went with my cousin and uncle to a college basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

It was fabulous.

We got back at midnight, and woke up before school the next morning.

The other day I had a sleep-over at his house. We went to bed about nine PM and slept in 'til 10 AM - and missed the pancake breakfast. Oh well.

My dad is generally at his store during the day and my mom at home helping with the schooling.

But that will all change in a few weeks as we go back to Hawaii. Last time we went as students, this time we're staff.

We're going with an organization called YWAM (Youth With A Mission). It's a missions organization, and Hawaii is the base. Students come from all over the world to enroll in a three month training school called a DTS (Discipleship Training School). Then they go on Outreach to another country on a missions trip for about two months.

Like I said, we have already enrolled there as students and done a DTS. We're going back, this time in charge of a DTS called Crossroads. My parents will have a quick crash course in how to run a DTS, and then actually do it.

They don't mess around in YWAM.

And for the kids? We'll be homeschooling.

So that's the plan. (I know, it surprised me too.)