We returned the first week in January from visiting family and friends in Illinois for 3 wks.  What an amazing memorable time talking with friends and spending quality time with family.  We got out of town just in time though, since the temperature had been unseasonably warm while we were there, and dropped to 20 degrees the day we left.  We did not realize how much our joints and overall wellbeing enjoyed the warmer temperatures in Kona.

We arrived back just as the January quarter at the Univ of the Nations was getting in full swing.  There were about 400 students from around the world and now the April quarter has begun with about the same number.  It is exciting to see the passion in these students as they go through the intensive 3- month modular classes in the seven colleges and then see them leave for their 2 month practical outreaches in many nations.  Please enjoy this link to see a variety of the ministries here at the University.  https://youtu.be/Xq86vJu-1mw

Jim has had more help the past two quarters in maintenance with a great group of volunteers from many different nations who came to fill the many support ministries on campus in grounds, maintenance, kitchen, hospitality, learning center & preschool helpers, and construction workers for the many building & rehab projects around campus.  Jim is amazing in his trouble shooting skills and enjoys the challenge of problem solving problems all over campus.  Recently he fixed a bunch of lights that involved getting up in a basket.  It made me nervous as I watched from my office but he was enjoying the experience.  Last week he had a very important machine that was needed for a project that broke.  A replacement machine was not available on the island and neither were parts.  As he prayed about it, the Lord showed him two wires that had broken and the cause for the problem.  It was a huge hallelujah moment in maintenance.

I had an amazing conversation a few weeks ago with two young girls, one from Canada and the other from Denmark, who had paid their own way to come and volunteer on the campus for 3 months.  They spent 5 days a week, about 7 hours a day, raking leaves, picking up palm leaves, and doing other landscape projects. The volunteer program here feeds and houses them and on the weekends they enjoy the island.  I was able to share with them that they were making an investment in God’s economy that pays greater eternal rewards and every team that goes out of this place, these young girls were sharing in the work done in all the nations where the students go because they had come and invested their time and energy in this  missionary sending organization.  They had huge tears in their eyes and had never thought about that.

I continue to oversee the Campus Clinic .  My responsibilities are to coordinate the schedule for clinic hours based on the availability of our volunteer MDs.  I serve with some amazing staff. Neneng Loseo from the Philippines is my teammate.   Recently, a wonderful RN from Korea, Kay Ro, came for 3 months and volunteered. We serve the students, staff, and volunteers for free who come for treatment of a variety of injuries such as scrapes from lava rock, sea urchin stings, sprains, etc.

We do a lot of patient teaching on how to stay hydrated in this very warm climate. At the end of each quarter we assist schools with immunizations for their overseas outreaches.  Below is a picture of Dr. Hoon Park, one of our wonderful volunteer MDs, he recently celebrated a birthday and another of our MDs, Dr. Jennifer Choi, made him a special Korean dessert.

Sherry/Neneng/Kay

Dr Hoon Park/Dr. Jennifer Choi

In the past few weeks I have had a health challenge.  I got a little cut at the beach that became infected and I ended up in the hospital with a severe blood infection that required IV antibiotics two different times for a total of 8 days.  I am still on oral antibiotics for another week or two.  I have not felt so weak in years.  It really took the wind out of my sails.  Would appreciate your continued prayers for this.

We have been here with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) at the University of the Nations in Kona for over a year and have had time to assess our budget living on our social security. YWAM is a faith-based volunteer organization where every person from the founder, Loren Cunningham, himself to the short -term missionary is responsible to raise their own support.  As we have prayed, we feel the Lord has challenged us to deal with our pride and to reach out and ask people to pray about partnering with us. He showed us that we are investing our time and energy to be part of this organization and we need to allow people to invest seed in this good soil.  We are asking the Lord for a $1000 more per month to help with expenses and additional funds for us to also invest seed as He leads us.

If you would like to support financially either though monthly donations or a one time gift simply visit the following link   http://www.uofnkona.edu Click on donate under picture. To donate online through paypal just search James Galloway in search missionary.

To donate by check click on Support Our Missionaries by check.  Follow the instructions and make check payable to University of the Nations Kona and enclose a note for James Galloway /Mission Account # 6319.   All donations to us are now TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

We pray a blessing on each of you and would love to hear from you.  We plan on being in Illinois for about 3 weeks in June for our grandson, Austin’s wedding.  We look forward to seeing some of you in person.

With much love

Jim & Sherry

Had a great visit with our dau, Randi, who came in March. She enjoyed seeing our daily visitors geckos and chickens and she got to experience “cow days” when the cows up the mountain are let loose to roam in the pastures near our place.

Our friendly geckos

The hens visit daily