Howdee Hoo

It has been way to long and I apologize. Having a healthy wife is great but she can also wear you out. I have newsletter I have been working on for a few days and hope to get it out this weekend. It will have a more in depth ministry update. Wanted to bring up to speed on Caroline. She went to the US Consulate and was turned down for her student visa because it is so late in the school year. We are pursuing visitors visa now. Please keep praying.

Last Saturday, Faith had her 7th birthday on the beach. The weather was perfect and the day was a huge hit. Many of her friends from school attended the party. Michelle did a great job planning and executing this party. Funny note: after several games, cake, and opening presents, all the children ran with speed to the water, only to discover the water temp to be 58 degrees. It was a quick retreat. The top game of the day was chasing waves as they pulled out the running from the next wall of white water as the next wave approached.

Back during the Christmas break ,I began one of the coolest projects of my life. A good friend who is a Navel meteorologist helped me shape my first surf board. Chuck lived for years in Hawaii and learned the craft of shaping from some of the top shapers on the North Shore. We worked on it a couple hours a week for two months. I must confess that Chuck did most of the work, he just let me get my hands on the foam and get a feel for the technique. The board turned out awesome, it even has the Harbor OB logo on it. I shaped it specifically for the waves at Sunset Cliffs. It is a super fast board and holds a solid line deep in the pocket of the wave and should be a barrel riding machine. (see side column pix)