Church in Hawaii

Here we are in Hawaii on a Sunday morning. Should we go to church today? We could just download a recent sermon from our church website--and listen instead--or even watch a church service on television. Instead, we decided to attend a church we'd driven by on Ali'i Drive, called "Living Stones Church". It could have been any kind of church, but we took a chance and attended.

The church building was made of stone. Inside, when facing the front were two tiny windows looking out to the ocean. Outside the building were many chairs set up with a lovely view of the the churning surf and large screens to see and hear what was going on inside the relatively small building. There were protective awnings for the worshipers from the hot sun --or rain--because it has been raining a lot in Kona. We chose to sit inside--and I'm glad we did.We weren't distracted by the beautiful surroundings and I like looking at a real person--not a screen.

 The people were friendly and greeted us cheerfully. Asked us if we were visiting from someplace else. One woman who sat behind us had moved to Kona from Lake Oswego, Oregon. She asked where we attended church and said she knew someone who'd attended there at one time. I knew who she was talking about! What a small world! 

We had a wonderful time singing familiar worship songs and a few we didn't know. 

The pastor stepped up to the podium and began to preach. He communicated well and we felt at home as he referred to the Bible often as he spoke. 

As we drove away, picking up a few groceries to add to our stock of food in our condo, we remarked how glad we were we'd visited the church. As when we've visited other churches at other times, we found like-minded people who worshiped God as we did. Who welcomed us with friendliness and open arms. 

What's my musing for today? Give another church a try while on vacation. Like us, you may be glad you did.

The view from dinner last night