A United Methodist Pastor's Theological Reflections

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory (nikos) through our Lord Jesus Christ." - I Corinthians 15:57


Saturday, February 12, 2011

Bahamas Mission Trip - Day #7 (Saturday, February 5)


Here are the highlights from each day of our Lancaster, Ohio First United Methodist Church Bahamas mission trip to the island of Eleuthera January 30 - February 5, 2011. We partnered with the Bahamas Methodist Habitat mission outreach ministry during the week.

Saturday:
Today was our travel day back home. We flew out of the southern small airport on the island to Nassau and then to DC and finally to Columbus.

During the week, we worked very hard and surpassed the expectations of the Bahamas Methodist Habitat staff. This made us feel really good that we had made a difference for a family of seven who needed to have a home following a fire that destroyed their previous home. We bonded as a group and grew in our faith as a result of our week together.

One of the highlights of our week from a scenery standpoint (in addition to the beaches!) was when we went to the famous Glass Window Bridge. This is a one lane bridge (concrete, not glass) with only 100 feet separating the crashing waves of the Atlantic ocean on the east side and the still Caribbean Sea on the west side. It is known as the most narrow land mass in the world.

Tim, one of our work team members said to me, "Robert, I see a future sermon illustration with this site. Sometimes our faith and life can feel turbulent like the Atlantic side and other times it can feel peaceful like the Caribbean side."

So don't be surprised if I use this image in a future illustration. The picture above is the Atlantic side of the bridge. Enjoy the video which includes both the Atlantic and the Caribbean sides.

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