The world watched in shock last month as Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Bahamian islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco with a force rarely seen. Those of us who had visited Andros after Hurricane Matthew and spoken with the survivors had just the smallest notion of what the residents of these two islands must be going … More 2019 Hurricane Dorian Pallet Day

After several delays we are home at last. It’s been a wearying day of travel but everyone arrived safe

Rising before the sun and gathering with our last minute bags, we had a quick cup of (strong) coffee and waited for the bus to be ready to take us to the airport. After a short wait for the charter we were on our way to Nassau. The flight was quick and uneventful (a situation … More On the road again

All my bags are packed I’m ready to go I’m standin’ here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin’ It’s early morn The taxi’s waitin’ He’s blowin’ his horn Already I’m so lonesome I could die So kiss me and smile for me Tell me … More Leaving on a Jet Plane

As our time on Andros grows short we completed our last full impact project. Smoke detectors have traditionally not been a consideration in Bahamian building, at least on Andros. Combined with a less robust and controlled electric grid than we are used to, and frequent overloading of circuits, and you have a recipe for fire. … More A time to celebrate

Our day started, as it normally does down here, with one of Max’s delicious breakfasts. His kitchen helper crew did an awesome job with the French toast – maybe too good a job. We already had students arriving for VBS when we got there. Today we visited the Red Bays settlement in the far Northwest … More Red Bays

VBS today… We were prepared… There would be no half sandwiches… So of course it was our smallest day. Now, by smallest I mean still about the size of our groups on the last trip, so not tiny by any means. We later learned that there was another VBS going at a local church, which … More A Unique Day

This morning started off with a bit of unexpected news: rather than holding VBS at the church in Lowe Sound where we had held it last trip, we would be holding it at the community center. We knew next to nothing about the venue or how we would lay out activities there so a lot … More A Good Problem to Have

Today we attended church with friends at the church we’ve been repainting this week. It was a lovely service full of fellowship and song. The guest pastor we had brought along from New York was asked to lead a prayer, visiting members of another church sang and led some local music and our teens performed … More Here I am to Worship

First, allow me to clarify the title. I in no way wished to imply that we needed a second coat today to keep us warm. Or even a first coat. Or even a light jacket. Warm is a fairly common situation on Andros in June. Not the most common situation, but pretty common. In fact … More A Second Coat