HAWAII IRONMAN A time of fellowship, worship and prayer amongst yourIronman Competitors, spectators and the local communityAll backgrounds and faiths welcome! Why? Transfer those thoughts of fear into ones of peace and power! For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. Matthew 18:20 Thur, Oct 14th 4-5pm in the Fellowship Hall of the
Mokuaikaua Church
Alii Dr., 200yds from race start, across from the Palace
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13 Guest Speaker, 3 time IM Champion, Heather Gollnick
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10/14/04 Hawaii Ironman Iron Prayer
IronPrayer at the 2004 Hawaii Ironman was a great success!
It
was at the Mokuaikaua Church near the Ironman finish line.
The Lord is faithful
in blessing work done for Him.
We're so thankful for the enthusiastic efforts of Pastor Derek Napoleon, worship
leader, Brian Boshard, speaker & pro triathlete, Heather Gollnick, and the
Mokuaikaua Praise Team! Everyone was so eager to help make IronPrayer as
impacting as possible.
We had about 30 people. Some from far states like Virginia and Wisconsin, and
some from other countries (Italy, Germany, England, and Switzerland)!
Brian
started and finished with great worship music that was perfectly fitting for
Ironman preparing to put themselves to the test.
Troy spoke about
"Being Content" with whatever happens, because it may be the best thing that
possibly could happen.
Matt 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well.
Heather Gollnick spoke
about how important it is to make time for our personal relationship with Jesus
Christ.
"I'm excited about racing because I'm going to have the whole day with God.
Nobody talking to me, distracting me.."
Derek Nopoleon spoke
about being a witness for Jesus - 1 Peter 2:12 Live such good lives among the
pagans that, though they accuse you of
doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits
us.
And God's promises "There's no promise God has ever made to you that He won't
fulfill" - 2 Cor 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are
"Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of
God.
Derek invited all to pray for one another, and the Spirit guided the requests
such that 2 people felt spoken directly to and were so thankful. Heather's talk
was such a blessing to one woman, you could tell it made a difference.
And how rewarding and
uplifting it was to see the athletes that came to Iron Prayer race in the
Ironman on Saturday while giving God the Glory!
We saw Heather battling painful stomach problems but refusing to stop and
finishing 13th overall.
We saw Tana racing with a constant smile, even though depleted of energy and
finishing much later than usual.
We saw Phillip point Heavenward at the finish.
We saw Vinnie Monseau from West Virginia who really appreciated prayer for
stomach issues.
Robin
& Troy want to also thank
Kim, Gordon, Eric, Andrew, Alex and Mitchell Dong for having us stay at there
wonderful home.
and Bruce & Margie Campbell for their efforts at Grace Community Church
and Chad Hawker for starting Iron Prayer and introducing us to all these great
people we now know in Hawaii!
God Bless All of You -
for the work you do for Christ.
Troy & Robin Soares