Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Watch out Ono Hawaiian Barbeque

So this morning I drove on the roads of America Samoa, which have many pot holes. I happened to drive on the smooth ones though. I followed David in the van, on the way to take in the church van to get worked on. We took the van to an automotive shop owned by Fred Foot. That's his name for real, no joke. We then had breakfast at a place called Mom's. Marci and I had sausage and cheese omletes made with New Zealand cheese. They were amazing! We came back and planned our activity for the Tween class tomorrow. We met Mara and Danielle at their school, then we went to lunch. We ate at a new Hawaiin Barbeque place called L & L Hawaiian Barbeque, Marci and I split the terriyaki steak. It was amazing, it came pretty close to Ono, it's a close call. After that, we picked up the last of our material for our pulatosi's (dresses) to be made. We took it to the seamstress. I explained to her how I wanted mine to look, which was kind of difficult. Hopefully, it will look alright though. Tonight we have started planning our VBS over the fruits of the spirit. We realized that it is going to be quite the job though. We are excited about tomorrow being a chance for us to really connect with the tween class, we hope to begin to form some closer relationships to some Samoans.

4 comments:

The Livelys said...

I'm so glad you guys are having such a wonderful time and know you are having such an impact on those people. We miss you!

Unknown said...

I feel like I'm reading National Geographic every time I look at your blog! You are doing a great work over there - I'm proud of you!
Laura C.

Dee Wilkinson said...

Melinda and Marci,
What an AMAZING and ALMIGHTY GOD we share! I am so blessed by your pictures of the "Glory of GOD" that you are witnessing there!
It is also an encouragement and blessing to be a small part of the work you are doing for our GOD by being a part of the Hillcrest Missions program!
I know you are being blessed daily by GOD as you work with these children. You are sharing and reflecting GOD's love to them and what a difference that will make in their lives--in so many ways you will probably never know of, but that is why you chose to go there, and I am so proud of your desire to listen to GOD'S guidance for your lives!
Take in as much of HIS glorious creation there as possible and find JOY in teaching those little hearts. Love and prayers for you both, Dee Wilkinson

Matt said...

I refuse to believe that L&L can come close to Ono. L&L probably copied everything they know from Ono, including the name ("Hawaiian barbecue" sounds a lot like "Hawaiian BBQ" to me). They also probably flew to California and copied the recipes from Ono--that's why it's so good.

By the way, could you bring back some L&L for me? Remember how I would always bring you Ono from CA?