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Nelson’s journal 3/31/22  

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Though Nelson feels sick in a variety of ways, he doesn’t dwell on that in this journal entry. Instead he focuses on the positive and the many ways God has blessed him.

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March 31, 2022    

Getting on, or staying on the right path is one of the biggest prayer requests people probably have. We are in the 3rd week of being parents. It’s going pretty good and seems pretty obvious that our little guy is like me, a little restless and likes action and has a thick skin.

Our Little Red Church is handing over the land to the owners of that land on Easter Sunday. It will be our last time meeting there as a Baptist congregation. I think it’s weird how things come to an end like that. We are ready for it to end, but it still doesn’t feel that great to have pastored a church for 6 years and at the end of my time, it closed. I guess it’s ok and God knew it would be that way from the beginning.

Annso and I have been thinking of leaving Hawaii for the entire Summer. We want to buy a Toyota motor home and travel from California to the Ark [in Kentucky] where we will meet the rest of the family in early July.

Then after that, we head overseas to Germany and finish at the Brentwood retreat in England, then back to the US mainland. We could take the RV back across the country and either sell it in the west or actually ship it back here to Hawaii.

It would be nice to have a break from Kokua Crew and hang out like a family for a while, just the 3 of us. After that, we might have a clearer idea of what to do, either coming back to Hawaii or calling it quits and going to Michigan and buying a house. And I become a fixit man. lol. Probably some kind of call on my life toward ministry.

I am thankful for our little baby, for Annso’s patient and sweet spirit. I am thankful that Will is healthy, that Mom was able to come out, that Bates [Klaus, left] was able to come out too.

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“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance.”(Proverbs 21:5)

Nelson’s journal 3/26/22

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In the 13 days since Nelson last wrote in his journal, their baby had finally arrived. Though Ann Sophie labored hard for many hours in their apartment, assisted by two midwives, in the end it was a race to the hospital at midnight to make it happen. And Nelson “forcefully insisted” he be at Ann Sophie’s side through the emergency C-section, despite Covid rules.

 They named their little boy Willard Nelson Nyman—after his father Nelson, his grandfather Willard Nathan Nyman, and his great grandfather, Willard Nelson Nyman. It was exciting to see how they honored three generations with their name choice. They’ll call him Will.

The name Willard means “strong desire,” and their prayer was for little Will to have a strong desire for the Lord.

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March 26, 2022     

Day 12 of life with Little Will. We have John Hartley back with us. I’ll help him change the serpentine belt on his Jeep later this morning.

It’s really cool to have a son. Something I wrote off as probably not happening because it was too late, and because I messed up my life too much to get a woman young enough to bear children, or even be interested. God, you are so good to us.

You have put me into a place I could never have imagined. You have given me a girl beyond my dreams and a son. The Kokua Crew we have is amazing and the job here is even more than I would have imagined. Thank you for everything and for the things I don’t even know about.

Thank you that Annso survived the birth in good shape. Thank you that Mom was able to come out here and get a list for her prayer journal and that she and Annso talked about everything. Thank you for my rock solid heritage.

I pray for the service tomorrow that we can have a good turnout and that you would be found at our church. I pray for Jimmy [intern] and my service at the church in these last 4 weeks.

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“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord.” (Jeremiah 17:7)        

Nelson’s journal 3/6/22

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In this journal entry, Nelson makes reference to being healthy, despite the irritation in his throat and a possible thyroid problem. In anticipating the birth of their baby, both Nelson and Ann Sophie are planning on a home birth. That’s because in Hawaii, Covid is still keeping fathers from delivery rooms or even being with their wives during labor. And they want to be together.

Always looking for guidance from God, Nelson wonders if his nightmares have any significance. So many things are up in the air, but his MO is to remain calm, no matter what.

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March 6, 2022 

I’ve had this sore throat for about 2 weeks now and just found out it probably has to do with my thyroid. Mine is overactive, according to what we got from the blood work I had done yesterday. We’ll see what the doc says about it once he opens his office tomorrow.

Still no baby, and he’s right on course with mine and Annso’s overdue births. I’m sure things will work out fine, even though we don’t see Dr. Sira anymore because he is mad at us because we are not having a hospital birth. Last time he sent us over there to get some readings that were not necessary.

He’s a great guy and we love him, but we’re determined not to go to a hospital unless we’re sick. The modern trend is to spend your whole life obsessing on your health and even trying to make yourself sick if you’re healthy.

Mom is coming out Wednesday, and I’m sure by that point, we’ll be right on target for the birth. Who knows, maybe she’ll be here when it happens.

I’m scheduled to work for Tim tomorrow, even though the baby could come at anytime. Being ready without being panicked. The Kokua Crew have said to us that we seem relaxed. I want that to be our reputation, so that’s good.

The world is all up in a big manic panic for no reason, spending money, closing things down, giving vaccinations, and generally just mentally ill for no good reason, and I don’t want any part of it. We are healthy and we will live our lives. Period.

On another note, I had pretty much one nightmare after another last night. One where this octopus that came out of a fish tank latched onto my back and I was begging Lars (brother) to get it off me, another where I was eating, again with Lars and Karl (brother and cousin). I went to the bathroom and couldn’t find my way back.

I found Andrew and Berv (cousin and uncle) walking around, and all of a sudden I didn’t have shoes on and had a cordless drill in my hand. Andrew tried to help me get back. It was a bit weird. I do have a great family. I wonder if we will even move back there (near them). Now it doesn’t seem likely, but at least I have this electrician thing, so I would have something to do if we did. That’s a big part of it.

Jimmy has this week and next to preach until he’s done with his internship, when I’ll take over again. Should I drag Annso out of bed to go this morning so we can get Erin to church to lead worship? Or should I just leave it alone and let it do whatever it does? Is it YWAM we are here to serve, or the church, or both?

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”I bless the Lord who gives me counsel. Even at night my heart instructs me.” (Psalm 16:7)