In a blink of an eye, my time on the small island of Molokai was over. This trip was highlighted by the Freedom Skate Contest, but there were many other awesome moments. Our team served the community here on Molokai over the past 2 weeks through yard work and other odd jobs: weeding, lawn trimming, killing wasps, and planting trees. We worked down at Kalaupapa, the Drop-in Center in Kaunakakai, several churches around the island, and even out at Mo'omomi planting native Wiliwili trees.
The greatest part about all the yard work was getting to know the people we were serving. One of our friends from Molokai asked if we would be willing to help out his father's family's house. After working in their house and cleaning up their yard, the family invited us to spend the day with them and their relatives on the beach. We barbequed fish and venison, things that they had caught. It was an amazing opportunity to be invited into someone's family, especially a local family inviting a group of non-locals into their house. Truly a clash of cultures.
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