A Colorful Day

Houses in the states are boring – brown, white, black, grey – but in the Bahamas they are dynamic – mint green, bright yellow, deep blue, coral, and pink. Imagine seeing one of those colors in a Yardley neighborhood. But down here they are commonplace. So seeing the white primed houses looked a little odd this morning. But it wasn’t long until the painting crews had brightened up the site. Led by the painting coordinator Helen Hughes, her team of Lissy, Joy, Kelsey Mahan, Sarah K, Kim E., Kim S.,, and others blew through the job in no time.

The roofing team, led by Jeff Hill, continued to seal up all the leaks. It was a hot one today (but from what I understand we are the lucky ones down here), so the tar was extra gooey. Jenny, Sarah B, Kate B, Mike M, Andrew M, Pillz, Alyssa N, Matt, Chelsea B, Carrie, Mike and Mike H, and Jeff L were doing some sweating for Jesus, and they came off the roof with only one color – BLACK. The ride back to dinner was filled with the smell of mineral spirits.

The gardening team made major strides today. Fourteen frames were completed and the retaining wall was extending. A lot of heavy pick-axing and shoveling was done to create a more stable and level area for the frames, leaving most members with a dusting of white all over their legs. Tom, Todd, Jeff R, Dan M, Alyssa C, Melissa T, Sarah K, and Chelsea really let their hammers do the talking today.

Then after dinner, we encountered a small rain shower and we saw – yep, a rainbow.

Finally, the day ended with a glorious beach service at sunset. The magnificent sky shone bright with an array of colors. And we were all able to worship with song, prayer, and fellowship for a few hours, enjoying some of God’s creation.

(Sorry for the late upload. This typing thing between 11 and midnight is starting to take its toll.)