viewing Hawaiian Government buildings on the way to Pearl HarbourStatue of the famous Hawaiian King KamehamehaAnother view of King KamehamehaThe only palace in the United StatesOur Pearl Harbour tour group stopping at the King’s memorial statueOur tour guide explaining about the historic Hawaiian monarchyThe Punchbowl CemeteryPearl Harbour survivors signing the Pearl Harbour memorial bookThe massive anchor from the sunken Arizona battleship in Pearl HarbourSubmarine at Pearl HarbourThe Arizona memorial from across the Pearl Harbour bayUSS Oklahoma memorial at Pearl HarbourShakespeare’s ‘Band of Brothers’ at the USS Oklahoma memorialUSS Oklahoma memorialProceeding towards the USS Missouri at Pearl HarbourUSS Missouri BattleshipUSS Missouri at Pearl HarbourUSS Missouri at Pearl HarbourUSS Missouri at Pearl HarbourThe site of the signing on USS Missouri that ended World War IILooking out from the deck of the USS MissouriThe signatures of those leaders present for the end of WWIIThe WWII document on USS MissouriPhoto of the signing ceremony on the USS Missouriup and down the stairs of the USS Missourithe giving of last rites to a kamikazi pilot whose bomb did not explode when he crashed into the USS MissouriGreetings from the ‘innards’ of the USS Missouriclose quarters on the USS MissouriLeaving the USS MissouriUSS Arizona memorial at Pearl HarbourOn the USS Arizona memorialUSS Arizona memorial plaquea closer look at the USS Arizona memorial plaqueLooking at the USS Missouri and USS Arizona sitesFinal view of the USS Missouri at Pearl HarbourMy ‘pirate’ look: one of my sunglass lenses popped out leaving USS ArizonaReturning by boat from the USS Arizona siteGreetings from Pearl HarbourOur Hawaiian Tour Guide at Pearl HarbourExplaining more about the history of Pearl HarbourThe early radar warning system at HawaiiMy father was an RCAF radar technician during WWIIearly radar: my father went on to become an electrical engineer at UBCFrom his WWII radar background, my father eventually became the President of Lenkurt Electrica minature replica of the USS ArizonaA side-view of the USS Arizona minature replicareflecting on the Pearl Harbour tragedyA Hawaiian survivor of Pearl HarbourDoris Miller, the famous African-American sailor who fought back at Pearl Harbour
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I was the Rector of St. Simon's Church North Vancouver, B.C for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip's Vancouver and St. Matthew's Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I was Past President and Chaplain for Alpha Canada. While serving as the National Chair for Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada, I was one of three co-signers of the Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials
For the past 31 years, I have been privileged to write over 500 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for local North Vancouver newspapers. In the last number of years, I have had the opportunity to speak at conferences and retreats in Honduras, Rwanda, Uganda, Washington State, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Ontario.
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The book 'Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit' focuses on strengthening a new generation of healthy leaders. Drawing on examples from Titus' healthy leadership in the pirate island of Crete, it shows how North Americans can embrace a holistically healthy life.
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Sandy Brown and her family have just moved to Spokane, Washington where her husband, Scott, is pastoring a new church. With a fresh start, Sandy is determined to devote more time to her four children. But, within weeks of settling in their new life, the Brown family is plunged into turmoil.
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April 21, 2011 at 6:39 am
Thanks for the wonderful pictures of your Hawaiian trip and adventures. Enjoyed seeing them and hearing about your experience.
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November 24, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Thanks so much, Martin. 🙂
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March 6, 2016 at 10:13 pm
Thank you sir for sharing your nice photos of your pearl harbor tour
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