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.