Hawaii to California all the way to Las Vegas and Back to Hawaiine!!!

Yes, so much has happened in just this short period of time. I went and relieved my sis-in-law in Oakland, CA which was unexpected but knowing that she had to visit her husband and her son in Fiji made me feel empathy. So, I took care of an old lady who was such a dear but lived in the woods. It was totally isolated and I thought I was back home in Sawani. The only time we saw the sun was early in the morning because the tree's were so tall and thick that it hid the sun. Needless to say, I did get a good white tan from that experience, people thought I was preggers! The highlight though of my time there was meeting up with my friends/classmates and just hanging out. Also got to meet with the Fijian members and how they were praying for a Fijian branch to open up and the neat thing was that while I was there it was announced that the First Pres. gave them the "go ahead"....that was really neat to be a part of that.
Anyhow, so after spending close to two months in Oakland, my husband decided to visit and since it was during the week of the USA 7's, it was too good an opportunity to pass up. We took the long drive to Las Vegas and back and I swear I will never do that again......gosh I thought Nadi to Suva was long!!! But it was a fun trip, I got to see the lights which was the highlight of the trip not the games. I did have a "moment" where I asked myself and husband, "If people come from all over the world because we are attracted to the lights of Las Vegas, why aren't we attracted to the Light of Christ then???
Well, that is a question I am still working on, so if you wanna shed some light into this please feel free. We came back home after the games and after just spending 2 weeks at home we were struck with a tsunami warning....wailei tutu joji!!!! Is it a sign or what??? Well, that was a sign for me to get our welfare started. I was more worried for my sister and her family in Kiribati where I swear a 12ft wave or less can swipe the whole island off the map. It is so tiny with no mountains. I asker my sister Nina, where their evacuation site was? She said they have to climb to their rooftops since it was the highest points in the entire island! Oh well this is when we realize that the only chance we have is to pray and pray and pray some more.

Moces....