Isaiah 62:6

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Isaiah 626

• O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your
  walls they will pray to the Lord day and night
  for the fulfillment of his promises. Take no
  rest, all you who pray. Give the Lord no rest
  until he makes Jerusalem the object of praise
  throughout the earth.

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LIGHT UP HAWAII IN A CANOPY OF PRAYER

• 51 Public and Private High Schools
• 23 Elementary and Intermediate Schools
•   3 Universities
• The State Capital
• Totals
• 77   Prayer sites
• 6,000 People Participated
• 265 Churches represented.
• 30 Schools with prayer cards. 

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Headlines for January

• Hawaii DUI deaths fall 40 Advertiser
  January 13, 2005
• Hotel Occupancy On Rise Advertiser, Jan 3,
  2005
• 1 Billion Resort Announced Advertiser,
  January 8, 2005
• Schools Showing Signs Of Progress Advertiser,
  January 6, 2005
• Merchants Help Push Crime Off Nuuanu
  Advertiser, January 6, 2005

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Headlines for January

• State Lawsuits Down By 13 Advertiser,
  January 3, 2005
• Homeless Problem Is Solvable, State Says
  Advertiser, January 11, 2005
• Job Hopes Rising In Kapolei Advertiser,
  January 9, 2005
• Man Pleads Guilty In Sale of Skull
  Advertiser, January 13, 2005
• Ice Use Plunges For Isle Teens Star Bulletin,
  January 6, 2005

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• Aloha, Brothers and Sisters in Christ In all,
  Ive been with City government for more than 40
  years . . . In all those years, I have been
  frustrated by the lack of effectiveness of
  government in dealing with the moral and ethical
  problems of our community, especially two
  seemingly impossible problems drug abuse and
  homelessness. . . .

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• Then on November 30, I received a call from a
  person that I have known through my secular City
  functions. . . . She told me about the United in
  Prayer program and asked if I would help bring
  the churches in Aiea together to pray for Aiea
  High School through an event called the Canopy
  of Prayer.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• The prayer event at the high school went very
  well with one ominous incident that reminded us
  that we cannot assume the results. . . But what
  was wondrous was seeing so many Aiea churches
  working together. . .The message is clear the
  Good Lord wants us to look beyond our own
  churches.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• He is also telling us that we cannot continue to
  depend solely on our pastors. Business people,
  educators and even politicians everyone must
  get involved. All churches in Honolulu must come
  together as the Body of Christ to transform the
  spiritual climate of our City. And now I know
  that this transformation will happen through
  prayer evangelism.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• This is how we are going to solve the seemingly
  impossible problems of drug abuse and
  homelessness as well as all of the other problems
  that are now suffocating the heart and soul of
  our community and our City.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• Ed Silvoso of Harvest Evangelism says that there
  will be four detonator cities in the United
  States. These cities will trigger a major
  transformation of the spiritual climate of our
  nation. This transformation is already occurring
  in Elk River, Minnesota its an incredible
  story.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• Pastor Ron Yoshida told us at our last meeting
  that someone had a vision that Honolulu will soon
  emerge as one of those four catalyst cities. . .
  . I can feel it. I believe it. The vision for
  Honolulu will become reality.

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Christmas Letter From Honolulu City Councilman
Gary Okino

• Please join us. . . With everyones
  participation, Honolulu will be transformed and
  we will become that detonator city envisioned by
  Ed Silvoso.
• Aloha Ke Akua,
• Gary Okino