STAY FAITHFUL, STAY
CONNECTED, STAY COMMUNITY!
Tribute to Sau Chun Wong
Chun
by Kathy Young and Art Lum
Beautiful - let it shine!
Gladness filled with tears of joy.
Her spirit of LOVE lives on
Deep in the 'aina,
Deep in our hearts.
We LOVE YOU, Sau Chun!
God has called our dearly
beloved "wellspring of God's love", Sau Chun Wong Chun, home to
finally be with Him, her husband, Chee Quon, and son, Ping.
We ALL loved Community Church
of Honolulu's most exuberant hugger and kisser.
Sau Chun greeted us with, "I LOVE YOU!!" each time we saw
her. GOD'S LOVE sparkled through her
eyes, was demonstrated by way of her exuberant hugs, and always delivered
with generous doses of joy and laughter.
Our Sister-in-Christ, Sau
Chun, left us on May 7th at 104 years of age with peace in her heart, knowing that our Lord
welcomes her with open arms. We will
treasure memories of our many happy times together and miss her always!!
Our deepest condolences to
daughter, Yen, son-in-law, Dickie Ching, grandchildren Adrienne and Jonathan,
and her many extended family members, Goddaughters, caregivers, and friends.
Cards can be sent to:
Yen Chun
1310 Heulu Street #2002
Honolulu, HI 96822
Daughter Yen wrote this video
for her Mom’s 100th birthday party. It
was produced by Yen’s brother-in-law Wayne Ching. Yen writes: “This story
epitomizes my mother’s life and she enjoyed watching over and over again during
the last weeks of her life.”
And, now, the CCH family can also enjoy watching the video by clicking on this picture with the arrow in the middle.
MRS. KEE FUN LEE
In our April 8, 2020,
newsletter (you can read that whole newsletter by finding it on the right side of
this page in the Table of Contents and clicking it to open), we reported that Kee
Fun was a long-time member of CCH. Born
on March 19, 1913, Kee Fun went home to the Lord on March 16, 2020, just shy of
her 107th birthday.
We just received a much nicer
picture of Kee Fun and can include it now with some additional remembrances. Art Lum remembers that “her smile and words
of kindness will long be remembered and treasured. For me personally, it was her words of
assurance following the passing of my mother, Pauline. How blessed the exchange while passing one
another in the courtyard on the way to Stephen Mark Hall.” Kathy Young reminds us that Kee Fun authored the
"Red Book", which is a treasured record of the history of CCH,
published for CCH’s 50th Anniversary. This “Red Book” is given to all new
members and all the recent confirmation youth.
CCH’s rich history is so very important to every member, young and old. Kee
Fun’s legacy continues to nurture the growth of this congregation.
CCH
IPT WEDNESDAY (INTENTIONAL PRAYER TIME)
by Kathy Young
It's
Wednesday morning, 6 am. The sun is out. There isn't a cloud in the
sky. Vestiges of the Flower Supermoon remain above. Birds sing;
flowers bloom. The world is experiencing a Coronavirus pandemic, but we
are surrounded by God's blessings every single day.
We
have the gift of life. We have families and friends to love and who love
us. We have food on our tables. We are sheltered and safe. We
are blessed to have each other--a body of Christ who are bonded by our love for
and belief in an Almighty God. He has shown us time and again that His
plans, His way, His Word rule!!
Our
Father, who art in heaven, we pray:
- that our brothers and sisters in Christ are well and safe. Infuse them with your love, dear Lord. Assure each one that he/she is your precious child and is not alone!
- for all corporate,
city, state, national, and world leaders. The past three months have
been extremely challenging; however, the decisions and mandates required
next will be more difficult and just as critical to our well-being.
God, fill these decision makers with your vision and your
wisdom. Help them work together collaboratively, setting their
political differences and aspirations aside.
- to bless and support
those who work hard, allowing us to BE COMMUNITY!! Reverend Holly,
Pastor Frances, Hari, Ardis, Glenn, Paul and our Council...please add
others you know about. Without their efforts, we would feel
dis-connected, isolated, and detached. God, assure them of our
heartfelt appreciation and love!!
- prayers of deep
thanksgiving for one of God's supremely talented and generous angels, Gwen
Murakami! She gathered supplies and fabric then "toiled"
for weeks to produce beautiful face masks, blessing many of us with
improved safety.
- continued prayers for
the families of Sau Chun Wong Chun, Kee Fun Lee, Alice Urabe, Clifford
Chong, and Suelyn Tune. We collectively and intentionally send
prayers that God grant them peace and solace for their loss.
- that Principal Justin
Mew be given vast community support for the decisions made by the Kaiser
HS team, providing a different kind of graduation experience for the Class
of 2020. Squelch all voices of dissension, dear Lord!
- for those who need
our prayers and for those in your heart.
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND START OF NATIONAL YEAR OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY— COMPASSION+EXPERTISE+TRUST
A video celebrating nurses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOEdTTyNlqk
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
HOW ONE TOUGH MOM GUIDED CODY
AND CALEB MARTIN FROM POVERTY AND RACIAL HATRED TO THE NBA
By Rick Bonnell, The
Charlotte Observer
Jenny Bennett had three
simple rules for her three sons, and they had to be followed: Once you start
something, you must finish. Don’t go anywhere without saying where you’ll be
and who you’ll be with. Always protect your siblings, as they protect you. This was survival in Cooleemee, N.C., a town
of fewer than 1,000 in Davie County, 35 miles southwest of Winston-Salem. As
the single mother of an interracial family, Bennett saw horrifying things while
raising oldest son Raheem and twins Cody and Caleb.
One Sunday morning she awoke
to a cross smoldering in her front yard. That wasn’t an isolated incident of
racial hatred she experienced in the 1990s as the white mother of three
mixed-raced children in the South.
. . .
Today, each of Bennett’s sons
are thriving professionally. Raheem is a basketball assistant coach at his alma
mater, Greensboro College. Cody and Caleb are rookies for the Hornets; each
playing himself into Charlotte’s rotation before the NBA season was halted
March 11 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
. . .
Living in a dangerous
neighborhood became an early lesson in teamwork.
“We’d take the trash out in
pairs,” Caleb described “I’d walk with (Cody) to make sure everything is good.
There were times you didn’t want to be taking the trash out late at night — a
protection plan.”
That protection extended to
mom. Cody recalled them waking up at 1 or 2 in the morning, as Jenny was
preparing to leave for one of her jobs. They’d start her car, watch her drive
off, then wait for a call to make sure she got to her workplace safely before
returning to sleep.
The financial strain
sometimes meant her not eating so there would be enough food for the three
boys. While Jenny tried to shield her sons from stress, as they grew older,
they recognized the toll.
“We’d come back from school
or working out and she would be crying,” Cody recalled. “When you’re younger,
you don’t think much of it. Then more and more you understand what’s going on.
She made a lot of sacrifices.”
Jenny didn’t view it as
sacrifice. For her, it was love in action.
“If I don’t eat, I don’t
eat,” Jenny recalled of those times. “That’s your job as a parent — by whatever
means. They were my first priority, 100 percent.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/how-one-tough-mom-guided-cody-and-caleb-martin-from-poverty-and-racial-hatred-to-the-nba/ar-BB13PsM5?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
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