shanita akana
inspiration
Uncle Pat and Aunty Magdaline Dumadag have nine children. They
have been in the forefront of a model Christian family for decades.
They have remained steady and rooted in the Catholic Church, God,
prayer and music. I share this because our Thursday community
night at Teo and Mason Matsuda’s home in Ewa Beach was blessed
with the presence of the oldest Dumadag sibling, ‘Boy’
(Pat Jr.) and his wife Roxanne, along with their two children
Ryan and Henia and cousin Rachel.
And on Thursday, June 20, heaven stormed the Matsuda’s home.
God allowed us to feel the magnitude of his love for us and for
each other. The power of God moved through each one’s voice
and together we were the choir of angels. With arms stretched
out and up, we could sense our heavenly Father reaching back to
embrace us. Boy was so generous in leading us through song after
song after song while playing his guitar. He also walked us through
scripture and shared his story of how he wrote his masterpiece
song “Living Water”. What a gem and a joy! Just to
be among Boy, his family, other visiting BCCers, and the core
was a total inspiration! At the end, I asked Boy to lay hands
and pray over me. I had an interview with Dave Lancaster on Christian
radio station 95.5FM The Fish the next morning.
It is true that when the praises go up, the power comes down. It
was one of the best community nights we’ve had. It is important
that we pray together as a family but equally important to belong
to a faith community that prays for us and with us. May all of us
be challenged to be fishers of men, introducing them to Jesus Christ.
Let’s start with a simple invite into a faith community! And
sing, sing, sing praises to God.
If interested,
please email me and I’d be happy to send you the following:
1. Free cassette copy of my radio interview with Dave Lancaster
on 95.5FM
2. More information regarding BCC Nights in your area.
3. Monthly mail-out newsletter. (Look for Boy Dumadag and his song
“Living Water” in the August issue.)
To order
Shanita’s CDs or for bookings, please contact
JSA Enterprises
91-1144 Haiamu Place
Ewa Beach, Hi. 96706
(808) 391-4371; lyricjsa@yahoo.com
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