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Onassis Salinas Amodo September 17, 1970 - November 19, 2016 It's with a sad and heavy heart to say that my brother passed away. He was surrounded with his loving family, singing worship songs, and prayers. Thank you all for those who prayed for us, please continue to do so, our family greatly appreciates it.  Heavenly Father, Thank you for giving my brother into our lives. He touched so many of us in so many special ways. He loved us and I know you loved him so much. Thank you for taking away his pain, alt hough now our family hurts we have the hope that you have a plan and purpose even in death. You promised us in John 3:16 that you love us so much that you gave Your Son so that we may not perish but have eternal life. I have faith in your promise that one day you will wipe away our tears and we get to fellowship with you forever. Through it all, I love you and will continue to be faithful. Please be with my family, his wife Puni, and his three sons: Jacob, Jaybez, and...

This picture above represents life.  A life worth living, worth breathing, worth it all.  This is my brother, Onassis, who has stage 4 lung, liver, and spine cancer.  He survived colon cancer a few years ago but it grew out into his other organs.  The doctors gave him only a few more months to live. He has a wonderful family, wife, Puni; Three wonderful boys: Jayden, Jabez, and Jacob.  Both the oldest and middle children are football players and the youngest one is the sweetest 4 year old child.  They moved from Utah to Oregon to be closer to my other brother and sister who are care home owners and to be in their hospice care.  As soon as we heard the news, my mom travelled to Oregon by herself to be closer to him.  The rest of my family and his wife's family is here in Hawaii so it's really hard to be able to visit him.  I was able to FaceTime him on Sunday and he seemed to be in good spirits. My brother Onassis in his prime. Fishin...

Breaking the Silence of Mental Illness This past week, the worship pastor of the Rock Church in San Ysidro committed suicide.  I am deeply saddened by this news, the last time I saw him was three years ago when I visited San Diego.  They came by to where I was at to say hi.  It was a short and sweet visit but it was nice to see him and Brenda.   There is a stigma on Depression and Mental Illness in the church.  I was subjected to this stigma when I initially got sick.  I was told I wasn't praying enough, I had "spirits" within me that was tormenting me, and I wasn't Christian enough.  This is NOT true.  Depression and Mental Illness has many reasons why it happens.   Please watch Pastor Miles as he addresses this topic.  "What you suffer from does not define who you are." Click on the link and it will lead you to the message.  

It's been a long while since I've posted on this blog.  Since the last post, I've graduated from New Hope Christian College, which is now Pacific Rim Christian University, fell in love with the third love of my life, and have my own place I can call home.  Even though it's in the same house I've grown up in, I have a studio that is connected to the main house but it's good enough. I finished school this past December and since then I've been just taking it easy.  The reason I stopped posting on my blog is that in 2012, I became sick with an illness that impaired my judgement, reasoning skills and had social anxiety.  I found out that I had a chemical imbalance that changed my reality.  Through the help of many doctors, I am now able to control my illness and live a somewhat balanced lifestyle.  At the time of my illness, I became very depressed to the point of having suicidal tendencies.  I lost all hope and became very apathetic towards life. ...

Need to widen my vocab to more than: amazing, wonderful, awesome, super cool, and any variations of those words. 1 Timothy 4:12 < 3 

{sad face} i lost my Sbux Clear cup at the beach on Sunday and praying for a miracle today... ♥  — at @ the office Sbux Waikele

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. -Charles Caleb Colton ♥  — with  Velma Medina  at @ The Office Sbux Waikele ;p.

Do you want to and are able to donate your time and blood?   *Must be 18 years old. *In good health. *Weigh 110 lbs or more. *Must have a valid ID with date of birth. *No tattoos/body piercings in the past 12 months. *International travel in the past 12 months may have restrictions.  If these apply to you, contact me!!!   See my Facebook Event page for more details!  ************************************************************* Save the Date!  September 15, 2012 8:30 am- 1:30 pm Waikele Shopping Center *********************************************************** Dear Friends:  Many of you know that I have been attending New Hope Christian College for the past year.  This upcoming semester marks my second year: the year of {Develop}.  Like other organizations, they have their three words.   NHCC's three words are: Discover, Develop, and Deploy.  If you have been following my blog, I {Disco...

I was teasing a friend about Charger football...Preseason starts today so I got girlie'd up just for the occasion.  I love this time of the year, not really for the actual game itself-I'm learning more each year about certain plays and such.  I just love the competition, the food, the cervezas, and the awesome company.  It's fun to enjoy moments like this--laughing, joking, and teasing about each other's teams.  It's the beauty of the sport! 

is love still love when the love you know is the kind of love others say is the wrong kind of love? ♥ it's okay, i still love you.

if you can't laugh at yourself, who else are you gonna laugh at, silly? Good morning, Monday!!! ♥ Follow me:  https://www.facebook.com/analynm808

Thank you for all of you have prayed for me during this past California Mission Trip!!!  It's hard to track success when you do the Father's work but I know I've gained so many friendships and established deep relationships with the host families and churches on both sides!  I don't have much time at this moment to elaborate on my trip, I hope to be able to keep up with this blog but here's a picture the leaders of NHCC! <3

Tonight I had an opportunity to experience and be a part of my school, New Hope Christian College's Graduation Commencement Ceremony.  It was very inspirational, especially since I had a chance to see and get to know most of these kids my first year. The ceremony started off with Albert blowing the traditional Hawaiian Conch Shell, officially calling the ceremony to begin.  Mia gave a beautiful prayer for the graduates; Dr. Randy gave his opening welcome; Dr. Guy spoke about the school year theme "Discover"; Pastor Gary Lau introduced and confirmed the graduates; Pastor Wayne gave the student body and graduates a charge to "serve God with a joyful and glad heart"; and Jasmine, the Hebrew teacher prayed in Hebrew {which was very touching}; and there was even a video yearbook {and I had a 3 second airtime -- so cool!}. As Pastor Wayne spoke, he said that we must "scrub our hearts daily", to be joyful and have a clean heart to serve Him.  He gave ...

April 3, 2012 Dear Friends, “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 I love you!   I am so enthusiastic to open an invitation for you to share in the fruit of what God is going to do in and through me as a student of New Hope Christian College.  This summer I have an opportunity to embark on a mission trip to unite two home churches of my fellow classmates in California: Family Church of Praise {Northern Cali} and Living Stone Christian Fellowship {Southern Cali}.  The team will be splitting up, building the youth groups and leaders up through teaching and encouraging both churches, then uniting both churches for a camp retreat.  We hope to draw the youth and adults in a closer relationship to Jesus Christ, to encourage them in their journey with God and unite the Body of Christ for God’s Kingdom! I am super excited to ask you to ...

Over the last few days I had a chance to participate in Camp Lokahi on the Big Island. There were so many activities and things that the kids did.  From hiking, to flying kites, to crafts, to cupcakes, and to super big slides; these kids had the time of their lives.  The icing on the cake tho, is the joy of seeing them in chapel services worshiping: singing songs and dancing, just loving God for the opportunities that they have to be at camp.  For some of these kids, this retreat is a way to get out of their comfort zones and to learn more about God and themselves while being in the company of their peers.  During the chapel services, Jay brought it home as they learned about their attitudes, how it affected the way they worship and love God, in their home lives and in school.  Each day they learned a concept based on the example of David: Obedience and Committment.  The final chapel night, Jay had prayed over the kids and some o...

3-11-12.  3:41 pm We arrived after a 45minute drive.  We are located at Makapala and it is so peaceful. Today is actually prep day, we are just awaiting for word on what we'll be doing and all that good stuff.  It truly is kinda exciting not knowing what's going to happen next...until then, since I do have quiet time, imma take a nap!  10:30 pm So today we got to meet all the staff, counselors, and L.I.Ts {leaders in torture - lol as the camp director calls them, "we torture the bad out of them!} It stands for Leaders In Training- these are kids who are too old to be campers but too young to be counselors or staff.  They say this camp is going to be different because there are more LITs than there are campers.  For now they have a count of 19, but there are others who said they wanted to come but have not turned in paperwork.  Honestly, I am a little scared about being a counselor.  The last time I did something like this was at HCWO for their JHi overnighter but I t...

So the sun may not be as bright but today is beautiful! I was reading in Psalms 31:3 "For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your names sake, Lead me and guide me. (NKJV)Lord, let this be my prayer, that I get to stand on your rock and hide in your fortress, so lead and guide me. Let every word and every step I make be because of you. I love you! Camp Lokahi starts today. I'm super excited and I know it's going to be wonderful! In an hour and a half or so, I get to go to Victoria's church! It's gonna be awesome! <3

The plane landed safe and sound altho there werea few air pockets of turbulence that we hit. I hate those parts of flying, that and the take off and landing. For some reason, the air feels much more fresh and the scent of Kona is very floral. I didn't have to wait too long and Victoria's beautiful home was a short distance away. I can't wait to see her home during the day. After meeting her family, we chatted a bit: catching up on the various things going on at school and had a chance to talk to her mom about the YWAM campus. YWAM was a program I actually thought of joining before I came to NHCC. Before bed I snuck outside into the back patio, there was a sliding door that lead out from the room I stayed in. It's so beautiful here, as I sit outside the air is fresh and cool, I hear the sounds of what I think is frogs {I was warned about them}, they have a rhythmic melody, the sky is filled with bright stars and a patch of green trees are off in the distance. Her ...

Isaiah 6:8 "then I heard the Lord asking, "whom should I send as a  Messenger it this people? Who will go for us? I said, "here I am, send me." I'm here. I made it to the airport. With a lot of anticipation, I am anxiously awaiting my flight, I had to check in my bag because of my contact solution, shampoo, and body wash.  I knew better but had hoped for a different outcome? I ended up spending $15 out of the cash that was supposed to go out towards the kids, part of the money I raised during the fundraiser.  I feel super bad about it. I hope something will make up for it.   Lord, I hope that the kids will be supernaturally blessed in this upcoming camp. Let these memories be forever instilled in their memory banks that they will not fall away from you.  I pray for laughter, good times, and a joy that will be etched in their hearts.  I pray for the leaders, staff, workers, my prayer partners, anyone involved that our hearts are in the right place, for your ...

Oh the joys of crafting and card making!  I had an opportunity to share my talent and supplies to my ignite group yesterday and the girls made super awesome cards!  We were short on time so I was unable to take pictures of their awesome creations but this one is made by Lauren, the sweetest, most bubbly woman of God!  I love her laugh and I look forward to seeing her beautiful smile.  I even love getting hugs from her, they are so welcoming!  The best thing about her and card making is that she's a beast at making cards!  The cards she's made are outstanding!  I can't wait to make more of them with her! <3