By Joyce Wachsmuth -- My husband Doug and I first heard about the coronavirus while we were on vacation in Hawaii about four weeks ago. At that time we had a lot of questions, such as, “Will this affect our travel back to the mainland? How do I protect myself from catching the virus?...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- Typically, this time of year a question might be asked of you, “So what are you looking forward to in 2020?” Your answer may vary from some event you are looking forward to, or something that you hope will change in 2020, or many times you really don’t...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- This weekend some of our women will be at the women’s retreat in Turner, Oregon at the Aldersgate Retreat Center. 1979 was my first experience of planning and attending a women’s retreat. Because I had never attended one, I had so may questions? What do women...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- On Monday this week the following words were in my Jesus Calling devotional, “Rest in Me, My Child, Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking My Spirit to take charge of the details of this day. Remember...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- On March 15, 2019, some of you may remember that I wrote a blog on the “Season of Refresh” that began with a new sermon series, “Greater” for Sunday mornings. Pastor Jay began the series with Genesis and took us through the Old Testament. As we...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- Two Sundays ago, Pastor Jay introduced our community to a Season of Refresh, with a new sermon series for Sunday mornings. The sermons will be on the Greater Story of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation. He challenged us to see how our story connects with this Greater...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- Fran Pelinka went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, January 27. Fran was a loyal friend to many. With the gift of hospitality, she faithfully coordinated our greeters for our morning service. She did that for 13 years. She was also one of the small group leaders for...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- My mother, Mildred, passed away 12 years ago on December 9, 2002 of a heart attack, and it was a complete shock. We had just returned from the Philippines and stopped over in Hawaii to be with my parents for Thanksgiving. I had never been home for Thanksgiving since I left...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- For those of you who know me, football is one of my favorite past times. Was it always something I enjoyed? No, probably because I went to a very small high school in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, and we did not even have a football team! I didn’t watch one game on TV growing...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- This has been a unique summer for us because for the past month and a half, my husband, Doug and I have had many opportunities to share Christ with our family and friends. We were in Hawaii for a few weeks to see family and attend my nephew’s wedding. We had a chance...