Well today Raoul had planned our God & nature day but God had other plans for us. When we woke up today it was raining & the weather forecast for the day was for showers, some heavy, in the morning & scattered storms in the afternoon with thunderstorms in the evening. Not a day to be on the open seas!
after we finished breakfast Raoul spoke to me about the plans for the day. He told me that any projects they had were outdoor projects & it would not be safe for us to work outside today. He asked if we minded spending the day back at the hotel. I told him we were fine with a down day as we had worked very hard all week & could use a little time of rest. Raoul talked to our group and thanked us for understanding that the work we did at the feeding center was just as important as work done in the villages as if the feeding center is not kept up to code, there would be no ministry to the villages because they would be shut down.
So what do you think the first thing the group did when we got back to the hotel, and after we packed to come home? They played tollyball in the light rain until about 1 when we ate our lunch.
the afternoon was spent reading & playing games until dinner. Raoul & Karen delivered our dinner & we ate in our rooms.
after dinner we gathered in the girls room for worship & devotions. We discussed where we saw self-control today. At first we had trouble thinking of a place but eventually we were all able to tell the group where we saw self-control today. Before our closing prayer time we wrote a note of encouragement in each persons devotions book. We also jotted prayer requests for the Bahamas on post-it notes which we will take home and put on a poster board in the youth room that will be a reminder of our time on the island & of the thing we need to be praying for.
For prayer time this evening Mike broke us into our prayer partner groups & asked us to share one God moment we experienced this week & to share what we are taking away from this week.
As I am writing this, the thunder & lightening has started.
please pray that this storm clears out quickly & that our flight tomorrow is not delayed by weather either here or in the Philadelphia area.
this week has flown by. We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow & sharing about our week!