Author Archives: Jim Baker

It’s Monday Get Back On The Wagon!

Skate night | Kona HI | 2008 Yay!  Thanks to a generous donor, I got my computer repaired.  2.5 weeks without it seemed a bit like an eternity but here we are…  Why I’ve Sucked At Blogging Lately  I’m realizing that it’s a ton easier to fall off the wagon than it is to get […]

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Currently Computerless

If you didn’t hear, last Wednesday my computer bit the dust.  The final diagnosis is that the logic board went.  In the meantime I am using a computer in our schools office but won’t be blogging until we have a personal computer.  When that will be I don’t know.  In the meantime I’m glad to […]

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May 2012 VIDEO Update from Hawaii

May 2012 VIDEO Update From Hawaii! from Jim and Jess Baker on Vimeo. Here’s May’s VIDEO Update…  Hawaii 2012: The Details You Want To Know I apologize for the low quality of this video!  We’ve been wanting to do a video update for some time and haven’t gotten around to it so we decided we NEEDED to […]

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Why I’ve Sucked At Blogging Lately

Jess and I at Hanauma Bay.   So if you haven’t noticed, I’ve totally dropped the ball, fell off the wagon, just plain sucked at blogging lately… What I Learned In One Month Of Consistent Blogging This post isn’t meant to be an excuse… it’s just me externally processing as to why I’ve sucked at […]

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Waikiki outreach ending with someone in an ambulance

Hetty one of our Chinese students prays with a homeless woman in Waikiki.   Every Tuesday we head down to Waikiki and hang out with homeless people…  Paradise and the least of these | What Homeless Outreach looks like in Waikiki Last Tuesday just three of us went down.  The school leader, Plamena, and Hetty […]

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The Profile Of 2 Dads

From our recent family photo shoot.  See the rest of the photos HERE.  | Bellows Beach | 5dm2 Sunday night Jess and I went on a date and during our time we observed two dads…  Changing Education Paradigms [VIDEO] While we were walking, a father and son crossed in front of us.  The father was […]

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3 Tips On How The Bakers Get Over A Cold

This past week Jess and I killed about 5 boxes of tissues, here’s 3 empty boxes. I apologize for only one blog post last week.  I was sick in bed for most of the week.  Here’s how Jess and I get over our colds…  My ridiculous comfort zone: Re-prioritizing and recalibrating 1.  Neti Pot!  – Yup, you […]

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26 years ago I came to the United States on a 747

Me at 2 yrs old   On April 23rd 1985 I flew from South Korea to the United States to be with my new family… Should I save a little girl’s life or buy a new computer?   I was 5 months old when I arrived in the US.  I wish I could post a photo […]

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Want to see what we ate for dinner last night? [VIDEO]

YWAM Honolulu Dinner Time from Jim and Jess Baker on Vimeo. Here’s a quick video showing you what we ate for dinner last night…   Hawaii 2012: the details YOU want to know  I’m really enjoying living back in community.  The nice thing about living in Hawaii is we eat all of meals together, outdoors […]

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