Teri Kageyama Roney: Letting them All Eat Cake January 24, 2012
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On facebook, Teri Kageyama Roney regularly posts amazing pictures of the cakes that she has baked. When I asked her about them little did I know that I had yet to learn “the rest of the story.”
One of Teri's creations. It may look like a sushi boat but it is really a cake!
While Teri has enjoyed baking since she was little, her first “official” cake was for her sister Kathie’s ’82 wedding. With this project, she had a lot to learn about the structure of cake stacking but it was fun, and the cake was enjoyed by all. A few months later she was back in the kitchen making a cake for her cousin’s wedding.
A little "Pinot Kageyama" for your cake?
During the succeeding decade, Teri “practiced” new ideas, techniques and designs on her family, extended family and friends while on her way to becoming a cake artist. Says Teri, “I enjoy this particular ‘art medium’ because it is temporary.” A cake she recently made for her niece, for example, featured sugar stiletto sandals that were eaten right away.
This tiara on a pillow cake went to classmate Renee Ahuna Cabrinha. Talk about being made to feel like a princess on your birthday!
Teri pursues her hobby believing that the Lord placed a love and gave her the talent for baking and decorating because of the blessing it offers to the receiver. In 2009 she was inspired when she read of a Georgia woman who bakes and gives cakes to children whose families are in difficult circumstances; such as, being homeless, incarcerated, or living on a limited income. It was the first glimmer of what was to be, after much thought and prayer, a new ministry for her and her church.
It wasn’t until September 2010 that Teri felt the go ahead when the Lord spoke to her at a Women’s Service. Telling her “Beyond,” she knew that she was to go beyond baking, beyond her comfort zone. Seeking to take this step, she spoke with the Hawaii Directors of All Things Possible Ministries, and her life took a new direction.
Bake a Blessing: Sharing the Love of Jesus with Cakes
The Ministry meets weekly with youth at Kapolei’s Hale Hoomalu Youth Correctional Facility. Teri asked if she could provide birthday cakes to incarcerated youth for their birthdays. Her goal was to provide homemade birthday cakes to those who would otherwise not have a cake. She hoped to make a difference, one life at a time, by sharing the love of Jesus and to let them known that they are not forgotten. She’s been making their birthdays happier since October 2010.
Teri and husband Jim in Seattle to cheer on the Washington Huskies.
Today, the Bake a Blessing outreach ministry of her church, Hope Chapel West Oahu, involves twenty-five team members who financially support, bake, and drive baked blessings to those in need. From its initial focus, it has now grown to serve special programs youth and those in Waipahu’s Pupuole community, Olomana and Hale Kipa … with more to come!
While not in the kitchen, Teri enjoys time with her husband of 25 years, Jim, and son Anthony. She is a graduate of the University of Washington and a proud Huskies fan.
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Aloha Kako’u, It is truly amazing of the opportunities that Ke Akua presents to us. Most Excellent post and OWLL those creations are gorgeous. You ROCK Sister Teri! Malama Ke Akua, Keoni da Kook
We love you Jim & Teri!!
Go Cougs. ;~)