![]() Not a physical one that wants to tear apart a dwelling, but a cultural one that wants to tear apart the soul. There was debris and wild destruction all around but mercifully no one was injured.Įxcept for a few scrapes, one home in the neighborhood seemed virtually untouched it was the home made entirely of cinder block that even a monster hurricane couldn’t hope to move…and it became the refuge for many as the winds reappeared.Īs a father, a veteran youth worker and a Pastor I often feel as if I am back in the swirling wind and banging sounds of a hurricane. Just up the block there was a home sitting atop of another. When the eye of the storm passed overhead we scurried out of our hiding place during those few minutes of calm to survey the damage. Photo of Rick Bundschuh, Director of Anchor House School of the Bible. Something uniquely different…and wonderful. To be among the forty students for this once in a lifetime experience will truly be The world and doing life together for nine months on an island 3000 miles from the ![]() Outside of the classroom and imbedded deep within the local community.Īnd of course there is the growth that comes from meeting new people from all over Sports ministry, camping ministry and media arts. Of ministry of their choosing such as youth ministry, children’s ministry, worship, In addition students will be personally mentored by team experts in a specific area House and be available for deeper conversations after class. These teachers, along with a cadre of local talent will live and eat at the Anchor Their knowledge via book studies of the Bible, apologetics or Christian living. The learning experience at the Anchor House promises to be a delightful mishmash.Īlmost weekly a guest lecturer, experts in their field, will fly into Kauai and impart Wherever you end up in life you will have a resume of experience doing ministry that will help bless the community of faith that you are part of. One of the unique things about being part of the Anchor House crew is that you will have personal mentoring, much like an internship in a specific area of ministry of your choosing led by local experts in that area of service. You Will Come Home With The Ability To Be Useful Your fellow students will come from all walks of life and backgrounds and by getting to know them it will make your life richer.ĥ. The Anchor House is a small school experience with only 40 spots for students so making friends is easy and getting lost in the crowd next to impossible. Layered on to the beauty of nature is the opportunity to experience new cultures, new food and a cadence of life unique to the islands. From the marvels under the ocean to the breathtaking vistas of the Na Pali Coast or the Waimea Canyon, the jewels of God’s creation are right at your fingertips. The location of the Anchor house on one of the most beautiful and varied places on earth will give you a chance to explore and experience wondrous things for the first time. It is a place that will give you the tools to handle the Word of God with confidence and stoke your imagination to explore what skills, gifts and abilities the Creator has built into you for the purpose of living out His love and life through you to help change the world. The Anchor house is a place for those who want to put what they believe into action. We want our gang to have a chance to interact personally with our teaching staff. With a mobile number of crewmates we can quickly build relational bridges with local residents while not becoming a massive mob when we show up at a local beach or at our local restaurant for a slice of Hula Pie. Things happen here mostly by relationship. We want to have wide arms and a small footprint. ![]() We want our crew to be useful and to get their hands dirty in ministry.īecause on top of daily studies, each Anchor House student is being mentored in an area of ministry which they chose, a smaller crew means that the experience has a high touch value that can only come when the apprentice is handed the tools of that particular ministry and invited to try it themselves. At a smaller number the relationships go deeper and richer. The Anchor has lots of training, but it is also a community, a family and a band of brothers and sisters. We don’t want to have our crew lost in the crowd.
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