"But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads ue in triumphas trophies of Christ's victory--and through us spreads and i^akes

evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere.

II Corinthians 2:1^

Sunset Beach, Hawaii

January, X968

Fourteen years ago I wrote my "New Years" newsletter with the same theme I write today--the power and goodness of God, the victories through Christ, the loveliness of the people in Hawaii and wy deep thankfulness to you for your part in the work. Tod^.y, I hear firecrackers celebrating the new year in true

oriental style, I hear' mynah birds scolding each other (oh, how noisy they are)
I hear the ocean pounding the beach,--all of these sounds anyone can hear--but the real sound of Hawaii that we hear is that of the children who say,"Tell us the stories of Jesus"; or grown-ups who sing, "Nu oli - Nu oli - nu-ka-ma-hal"

(Glad Tidings).
I love the work here. How rich and rewarding it is. On the day before Christmas, Russell Saito and Joe Niimi (7th grade students in the Christian School) were baptized into Christ. Russell has 3 older brothers who are
Christians and Joe's mother and 2 older sisters are Christians. These boys have been in our school since kindergarten and have been faithful in their attendance at church. I was visiting in a Hawaiian home this vacation, sitting

on the floor, talking to the grandparents of one of our students.

They love

the Lord, too, and with a little persuasion, the grandfather strummed his

guitar and the grandmother, her ukelele, and sang some gospel hymns in Hawaiian. It was truly beautiful to see these older Hawaiians, poor in material things, but rich in spiritual things. As we left, they said, "Pray for us". The grandmother comes every Sunday with her daughter-in-law, a faithful member
here at Sunset Beach.

Another of our faithful families, Mrs. Gerry Costa and 6 children have
brought her sister, Mrs. Betty Kaahu, whose husband was killed by a car last

summer.

"Mrs. Kaahu and Mrs. Costa (Hawaiian) sing lovely hymns in their native

language. They led in a devotional program at a men's home last Thanksgiving. The men loved the songs they hod sung when they were young and well. "How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
that publishfeth peace." - ^

The Christian School started its 15th year with 75 students enrolled. 23 of these were in Grades 1 and 2, One of the most interesting and challeng

ing of our students was an 8 year old boy from Japan, Richard Shin, who was
sent to live with friends, the Niimis, so he could go to an American school. He knew no Englishour children were anxious to teach him and he proved to be a most apt student, f^rs. Ruth Powell, our remedial reading teacher, has

taught him his basic reading, the boys have taught him football and baseball
and somewhere along the way, he has picked up "pidgin". So we feel he has learned a lot about the American and Hawaiian way of life. He sang the songs in choir, recited the scripture with the other children. The crowning achievement was in chapel when he announced the song numbers# He said, "Let
us song page-"

The 2nd graders were given their new Bibles-*-as soon as they learn to read, I give them a Bible. One morning when Mr. and Mrs. Hal Martin were visiting our chapel, my 2nd grade class r-ead the scripture, each child reading a verse. Mrs. Martin commented that she didn't know 2nd graders could read the Bible so well. This is one of the privileges and goals of our school^-to
teach the children to read the word of God.

Among the physical improvements here, we appreciate our cement sidewalks

that connect the teachers* quarters with the classrooms. No more wading in the mud and water after a heavy rain. Many of you have sent money to the school for these improvements and we say thank youMahalo Nui Loa. No doubt the parents appreciate the walks, too, though the children still love to walk

barefoot and play on the wet playground.

Improvements don't bother them!

Glen Powell is working hard to put the finishing touches on the new

classrooms (for grades 1 8c 2 and me.) The 2 new classrooms are beautiful, with clear glass jalousies, green tile floor, shelves and bookcases everything
up to Glen's high standard of finished work! We will move in when the floor is finished. My old room will be turned into a "multipurpose room".

The school bought one TV receiver set and we have not been satisfied with

;the reception, however, they encourage us in this location that it will be better ' Our school children have a variety of classes to. view. With all the new "inven
tions and ideas, teaching machinery has its value, but we believe the best teacher is through personal contact with each individual child. ' These little children are perceptive and must look deep into our hearts,

beyond our stern faces and impatient tongues (at times) to see we love- them and
oh, how we want them to know that Jesus loves each one of them. It seems as a

condfem:nation for my impr.tience sometimes vjrhen a little 1st grad girl comes to !
me and says, "Miss Floyd, I love you". - They love to make cards for friends

of our school who are sick they inevitably draw a long skinny body on a

lio'spitai bed and write "I hope you get well, and don't die."
My Junior class in Bible School made cookies one afternoon and delivered

them to some older men and women in our community. One shut-in was so pleased, she said, "God bless you, each one." I hope this year to have many such service projects for the,class. Already this love of doing things for others is a part
of their lives, and it must be continued.

The people in this island have their trials and tribulations. One of our new Christians has lost his fervor for the LordI know he and his family suf

ferbut we pray and wait for his return.

Another family suffers discourage

Through this, we have'

ment. .We go and listen as they unburden themselves, pray with them, and see a change. Christ"ia.n friendship is so wonderful. In other homes we have seen

heartbread, divorce, i?nger, drink dominate dnd destroy.

cem:ent family-breaks, can lead with pa.tience.
service here at Sunset Beach.

seen how the strong Christian faith of on& can hold the home together, can
So as we look ahead with

confidence in the, strenght and power.of the Lord we see thrilling paths of
Many of you experience some of the--same difficulties we do, so our prayers are for you." We ask that you pr-ay for thost who have dropped-out of church.

Your prayers mean so much;., we have seen, many prayers, answered.

May this year see a deepening of spirit within us, more zeal for the lost,
and more love for the weak.

Tn iove,

Jessica Floyd

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1968

" Nani ke Lii ki-e kl-e

Nani-I\iani-Nani-Nani"

One morning in church, our Costa family sang"Glory to God in the

Highest, Glory- Glory- Glory- Glory " in their "beautiful Hawaiian language. It still rings in my ears and heart.

School is PAUl Or in pidgin,"no moah school". I had 30 children in my

room this year and ended up with 26. It was crowded with 2 children i

sitting at the end of a table- even sheiring workbooks. Hawaiian children are so full of love-my little Davena, a Filipino girl, always expresses herself in such a cute way, said to me, "Miss Floyd, you are the nicest

teacher I never had."I;'^as surprised and thrilled to

receive a copy of

our yearhookCPaliku) and see that it was dedicated to me. There was a

picture of me with ray arms aroundDaveha and Charlene, sisters^" ^d the lovely dedication"In appreciation for her faithful service and love,
we dedicate the 1967-63 Paliku to MissJessica Floyd" , There axe times
when you wonder v/hy the Lord is so full of tender mercies tov/ard His

children when we are so undeserving. We have been thrilled this Spring to see 4- of our students born into the Kingdom, 2 of our "parents" become Christians with their sons .:and

to hear of a former student, his mother and father being baptized togeth er.liiach conversion is a beautiful story which goes back a few years- but behind them all is a, patient and loving God. All of these had their start
in our Christian School, How can one question the value of a Christian

School? JohnVaji Cleave is in a dedicated Christian family that worshipped here at. SunsetBeach and has moved to The Big Island. We know they have found a new place to v/orship. Wendell Greenleaf v/as baptized in April
a year after his mother v/as baptized. The nicest Mother's Day this yearHerman Costa, husband of our school custodian and valuable worker in the

church<7erry Costa, and their son Herman, Jr.were baptized together - . . uniting the Costa Family in Christ.Hov/ good it is to see the family of 6 children walking down the road to the little brown church. They may move to the Big Island, also. Mr. Costa plans to hunt wild pig and to
fish- supplying food for his family. Kow most of his food comes from the
mountains and the ocean.

In Hauula there was joy amidst sadness when Mr, Chun was put an. a
stretcher so he could be baptized. He has cancer and his time here is

short.As he faced i^'ternity without hope, he saw his need of The Lord.His

son,Bryan, was in our school for 5 years.

Mrs. Chun and Bryan were bap

tized at the same time,

Kay Shintaku, who has 2 sons in our school,

has been studying the Bible with Judie Peterson(5rd and 4th grade teacher) for 2 years. i>naenDwight wanted to become a Christian, she knew she should obey the Lord, too. The family og the Lord is growing. Will you stop
right uow and praise the Lord for those victories and thank Him for His
overwhelming love.

I read

in the devotional booklet"Devotion" a prayer that has made

me wonder how much of our busy life is spent for the Lord....o."Help us to know the difference between Thy business and our own Busyness, Use us theis day to bless those around us with the warmth of Thy love," It is
not hard to keep busy but how much counts as business for the Lord.

One of the heartaches of life is to watch a Christian cahnge to an unbeliever. A young Japanese girl waited 4 years for permission to be come a Christian . Ive admired her for keeping her strong faith all through

the University -v/hilo others lost

theirs. She told me she "begai. to douht

while at the Univ^^rsity aiid now her belief is in God but not in Christ
as the Son of God. This was crushing to us who have knowii and loved her.

Perhaps she will be led back- will you pray for iiiileen?
Our school children keep the men in Viet Nam in their letters we wrote had a picture of a soldier in a tank
the Bible".Koah . Nahi

thoughts and

prayers- we pray for Clarence Scott, a former member here. One of the and he was reading
wrote"V-e are praying for you. VJe hope you are still

living, God is looking over you and you men. God bless you." Today i made Peanut butter sandwiches and invited 5 little Filipino neighbor girls for lunch under the tree,They have been lookding forv/ard to this social engagement. At lunch Joreen prayed, "Thank you for Jesus who died on the cross. Thank you for the soldiers in Vietnamo" Our cons tant prayer is that these little children will keep their faith through
the hard years of highschool and college.

Mrs. Brandenburg in the ^^tascadero Christian Home in California just

celebrated her '9^th birthday. The children sent ccjrds and how thrilledshe was. She sent her birthday offering to our Bible School.
Judie Peterson amd Allene Miller are in California for the summer.

Allene will be entering Ft. Eayes, E^ansas College for a year's study.. Rick Hahn , minister c.t ijaialua, will teach the 7th and 8th grades for the year. VJe are still looking for a Principal and 2nd grade teacher. We have had much correspondence but xvhen they finf out that they must raise their own salary, they are not interested.

We had graduates this year- Mr Owen Still gave the commencement addresson "Pight the Good Pight". What beijter soldier of the Paith could
hdvi:!' b-jfUTi' choaei'i?"
their love so sincerely.

Bat:rua-^''ang

bhegrad-uates, wrot-e^-,-! .'wil-1-aiw-ay-s -

remember the nice things you have given to me as a child. I've learned how jio love Euid' help one another from you teachers". These people express
V.B.S. will keep us busy for the next 2 weeks. I hope to h^;ve a program for children for one day a week this summer. I would like to go to Lanai to see Gay. She keeps faithful in the little Baptist ?iission there and I am proud of her. I have charge of Junior Girls' Camp and I hope to have a real spiritual feast. I am trying to.use local women
as counselors and teachers- some of these will be in camp for the first
time.

Thanl^iyou for your prayer support and financial holp for the work iuSunget Beach, Any cotributions for our bus and classroom debt will
'ap^s^'^jjajbed.

"tf^ZjSur suE^e^S^e rich j]> opportunii?ies to share the -'-'ord Jesus

old as well as new friends.

Jessica Floyd

Sunset Beach Church of Christ and Christian School

59-578 Kam Highway Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712

Non-profit Organ. U.S. postage Paid

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Haleiwa, Hawaii.96712

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HONOR BOLL

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Novenher, 1968
ilLOHA WiiljiiK

Foi "balJ.s, the legend of the mon Students uaking the majority of goose, the sixty-year reunion luau A's and no grade less than a B in najor subjects are on the Honor Roll. of the 5^ and 6^^- grade class-all wore a part of our Aloha Week pro Walea Constantinau Grade 1 gram. Also, the second graders'
Grade

Liza Faufata

Filipino song and the "r.at-tat-tat"

menehunes from the first grade added to the program. Later we sang some

Kenlyn Ching
Lee Colourn

Kathy Hope
Grade

Hawaiian songs led by Firs. Smith and

Miss Otake. We were all glad that the parents could come to watch.
Lisa'Niimi Grade 6

Luana Trende Wendell Greonleaf David Vollrath Irene Rada

Lisa ITiiiai Susan Colhurn

Grade 5

Grade 6

EYS CHiilCKS

Vision screening is being done

, FMILY HIGH2^

November 19 is Open House for parents. There will be a prograu at ' doctor. 7:00 with children participating and Open House and refreshnents following. We encourage all parents
to attend.

in each classroom. Those with poor vision will be re-checked by the public health nurse and if nocessary will be requested to see their eye

LITTLJi] JOS

There waf". a boy named Little Joe

THANKSGIVING PROGRM who went to Texas He found a nurse and lost his toe

then Iciriled in a hearse; November 27 at 10:50 the children But there is nothing to v;orry about; vrill present a Thanlcsgiving program just vrori-y about the blood that for parents and friends in the v;as pouring out. chapel. The nearest hospital was fifty miles
away,

FIRS

POSTERS

but they got there In time,

and there was no delay.
A man named Doctor Moe
went to Joe and stitched his toe.

We thank Mr. Brad Hocking and the fireuen for sponsoring the fireprevention poster contest again this
year.

First place winners whose names will go on the trophy arc;

Russell Saito Grade 8

Kenlyn Ching
Helen Alnazan

Grade 2
Grade

David Vollrath

Grade. 5

Resume of a skit performed by Sharon Wheeler and Karen Roper,

"The Milkmaid and Her Pail"

Faye Shimote

Grade 8

ly Aesop
The miljoaaid mij.V.ed her cow and
ViiTiilRAN'S DAT

On the Friday before Veteran's

i)ay we had a program.

Jliach class

sang one verso of the National Anthen. The first graders said a poem. The second graders sang a song. Tommy, Noah, I said some things about Veteran's Day. The fifth and sixth grad?^-s said a poem and Linda Kay said a poem-, We
listened to a recordl I t was a

got 8 quarts of nilk. Then she be gan walkj.ng to to';n with the milk on her head and met a-lady peddler with chicks and egpA's on the road.The milkmaid thought tnat j,f she got the chicks she vj-ould get a lot of money, for them v/hen they were old enough to sell. While she was dreaming

about this she spills the milk. Moral; Don't count your chickens
before they hatch 1

good prograia.
Luana Trende Grade

FIRST

SEWS

FIFTH iU"!D SIXTH GRADE KEWS

0, to be a first graderi
iilxciting days,
Books are new

On October 22 we went.to seo the play "The Secret Scouts", It was,

Rules are, too.

Learning's fun, We've Just begun On the long, long road of school. we love our T, V. lessons in music, i^irs. Dudley is a nice T.V. teachero

boys and showed jitahn ^llen the

about two sisters who dredded up^as

help hin take Fort Ticonderoga from the British Redcoats during the Revolutionary War. Wo enjoyed it
very uuch.

trails and shortcuts which would

We like to sing "Swing High."

"First we work

Then we went to the zoo and ate

lunch.

David Vollrath

Then we play

The 'pth and 8tb graders put on a pet show Kovenber 6, 1968. The pet show was held in the playground neeu? Overheard and iDnJoyed by the Teacher the swings. Everyone brought either dogs, cats, rabbits, uice, even a "
One fine day."
V/alea

Said the first graders

Pii)T SHOW HELD AT SUNSET

Davena:
Teacher:
Chris:

"I was born in writing left

hand."

donkey.

Why don't we use altars today in worship?

Because we have olectric
stoves.

the animals and I know speaking for

myself and the judges that we had a

one had a lot of fun looking at all

turtle and even a duckling.

There was a 12 year old

Every

lot of fun putting it on.

Sharon Wheeler .

Walea:

(excitedly)

Do you know
X;

something? I was born on my birthday!

Sheryl;
Walea:
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I wouldn't trade ny momiiy

for not even a horse.
Pr I ie \

thouet5cnd--iai-tity---nlne
dred dollars.

I love my parents over two

Julie:

niss Floyd, Where's lay

teacher?
Flowerbed?

Where's Hiss

Sheryl:

We aust not tell big lies,

or l i t t l e Ixes-no"G even middle sized lieso

Chris:

(prayer)

Thank you for

and

KIJTOERGaRTEK KEWS

our eyes, our ears,

our stomachs so we can breathe.

The kindergarten has a new doll house and furniture. The children

in Copeland, Kansas bought it for

We are reading about Indian

Salena:

(after studying about Jacob) He through out his

birth certificateno his

us.

We can fix up fine rooms in the

house.

birth righter.
A LIKERICK BY LISA

children who lived long ago in Wildcat Village. They lived in wigwams in the forest. We are going to go to a forest on Pupukea.
ANNOUNCEMENT

There once was a boy named Sam

Who wanted, for a pet, a ram,

But when he got his ram,
The ram broke a dam

And that was the end of the ram

Grade 6

Beach please contact the leader, Mrs.

Vonda Davis - 659-076 or Mrs. Edna Kupinea - 638-290.

Cadet Girl Scout Troup 490 of Sunset

If you are interested in Joining

HAIKU BY WENDELL

Grade 5

Clouds, like fluffy balls of cotton, floating by against

a sky of blue.

xiow for only 500. We are trying to sell these to get money for our

Girl Scout Calendars are soiling

IF YOU WOULD LIICS TO
Cadet Girl Scouts

BUY QOViE PLEASE CONTACT: Faye Shimote^ Jayne Morita, or Lehua Lo,
Troup 490

activities.