The family and I are spending a week in Maui. My wife has a lawyer's conference, and Corran and I are accompanying her. Honestly, who schedules a conference in Maui? Do they really plan to get any work done. Well, hopefully, I will come back with a tan and some good sermon material. Yesterday, I fulfilled one goal that I had for the trip. 
I wanted to see a sea turtle. I didn't get to see one on my last trip. So we were snorkeling at Black Rock, which is a pretty touristy spot in Kaanapali. I came up for a moment to defog my mask and a girl says to me, "hey mister, do you know there is a turtle under you?" (I am 46 years old, I still don't like being called "mister" or "sir" etc.). Anyway, I put the mask back on immediately, and sure enough, right below me was a Green Sea Turtle. I swam with him for about 50 yards. It was awesome. This photo that I took does not do him justice, but here is a photo. I have also included photos of a few other fish, and something really interesting looking called "lobe coral." 
This place is so beautiful, it boggles the mind. However, on my first morning here, as I was literally thanking God for the opportunity to be here, I was reminded that estimates from the Myanmar cyclone are upwards of 100,000 casualties, and so many more injured and displaced. The military government is resisting allowing aid workers into the country. Sometimes, the way the world is just boggles the mind. I want to encourage everyone to continue to hold the people of Myanmar in your prayers. Pray that the military government's heart might be softened so that they will allow the world to come to their aid. Pray for Myanmar, and thank God for Hawaii, and some day, maybe, we can make sense of it all. But, then again...
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