We Made It

Just wanted to let you know we arrived safely in Townsville this afternoon. We are loving Australia and enjoying our first evening in Townsville. We have not seen any koalas or kangaroos or wallabies yet, but I’m hoping we will (my friend Jill saw a baby and mama wallaby already-woo!). Apparently there are lots of [...]

On our way to Townsville

Well we are on our way to Townsville, Australia as I write this. We’re flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean right now. Isn’t it incredible how much of the earth God decided to cover with ocean? It’s pretty unreal when you think about it. Thousands of miles of sea already separate us from Kona, and [...]

Update: Slingshot, Australia 2010

Hi Everyone!
Things are going well as we prepare to go to Australia for Slingshot. Johnny is on the phone and internet right now, looking for flights. Please continue to pray for the finances to come in, and also that we will find just the right flights, at the right price, that will get us to [...]

Our Newest Nephew

Check out photos we posted of our newest nephew, Uriah.
Born: September 7, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Location: Hawaii, USA
Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz
Length: 21 inches
We love him!!!

Debrief Week in Kona

Recently our teams returned from their outreach locations and we all spent about a week together here in Kona (from the 18th through the 24th of September, more or less). It was such an incredible time to come together and share about what God had done on outreach, thank Him together, and talk about what [...]

What the Heck is an Aperture?

Hi everyone!
Sorry we haven’t been posting things the last couple weeks. We have some fun stories coming! Our teams returned from Outreach and we spent about a week with all of them here in Kona. In that time we shared stories, thanked the Lord for his faithfulness, and did our best to ready them for [...]

The Weekend…in Pictures

It would be an understatement to say, “We had a fun weekend!”
It was essentially a non-stop slew of events and good times with people we really love. Friday night we celebrated the birthday of Johnny’s sister Bethany with the Reid family, and had a blissfully relaxing time together while enjoying dessert and a DVD. Saturday, [...]

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News from John and jenni Gillespie

Here’s something worth reading if you want to hear a little more about what we’re up to next here in Kona and how some of that unfolded.

So, this April we’re leading a DTS (Discipleship Training School…you can go to www.uofnkona.edu to find out more!) and in Kona each DTS typically [...]

Airport Picnic

Writing from Kona now; we’re back home! It has been a packed week already, but a great one. Our favorite part about getting back home was meeting Kristin, who has come to Kona to staff the April DTS with us. We’re so glad she is here! You can meet her below.

A fun part of our [...]

Home Again, Home Again

Johnny is home! Yep, I got to pick him up at our little Kona airport on Sunday. It’s so nice to have him home again. We grabbed a quick lunch together (at Taco Del Mar!) and then headed to our house for a nice, long nap. Well, he napped, and I cuddled up to him [...]