We have often been asked, “What is your favorite island in the Caribbean?” This is a very difficult one for us to answer because we love many different islands for many different reasons. Some islands have great cultural and historical interest, others have great shopping and restaurants, some are great for exploring because of the natural wonders both above and below the sea, and yet others are just a peaceful getaway. So we struggle to find just one answer. But for us, there is no doubt that our favorite beach in the entire Caribbean is Barbuda, a tranquil island that is [View Full Entry]

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Barbuda Reefs, blue blue sea, white sand, a handful of yachts and a few wild donkeys. The wind on the reef is causing a huge roar, and the boats anchored close to it must be deafened. We are anchored back a bit amongst the coral atolls, and the last few days have been totally idyllic. We have snorkelled, the nearby atolls are amazingly rich in sea life, we saw a big ray fluttering on the bottom. Standing on the boat you can see the sand quite clearly in the translucent blue water. Barbuda is basically a desert island, it is inhabitated [View Full Entry]

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Well our trip has finally come to an end after a long day of waiting for one airplane to be fixed, shopping on Antigua and waiting at the airport for our Delta flight home! What a terrific trip with an incredible group of students and adults. The team was prepared for the task, but did a great job of trusting in God for strength and not themselves. We truly lived up to our theme: Souls Saved . Lives Changed Thank you to all who had a part in giving and praying for this trip. The blog has been updated with pictures [View Full Entry]

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Around 4 we arrived at our camping site. It was different from the other beach we went to because there were more waves and rocks and stuff (pollution.) The boys set up the tents while the girls played in the ocean. Soon, they joined us! For dinner, we experienced true Barbudan food :roti, fried chicken, and bakes. Roti is a burrito- type wrap filled with curry chicken and potatoes. After dinner we split up into boys and girls to have a small group service. Before we went to bed, we took a beautiful walk on the beach. The moon was full [View Full Entry]

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This morning was VBS and this time we had power, PRAISE GOD. More and more kids came so we know tomorrow will be absolutely packed. Today we talked about sin and how it separates us from God. Then after lunch and stuff we all did a local service project. The guys cleaned up the church computer lab, which was a mess! The girls helped clean up the school. Tonight for dinner we had a little taste of home- PIZZA :] Tonight was the last night of the Power of Sex series, and probably the most powerful. PB and Kami spoke about [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Barbuda, I want to start by saying that we serve an awesome God who has showed up in a beautiful and mighty way! This morning was our last morning of VBS and it felt bitter-sweet. We have been averaging about 150 children, praise the Lord! Worship was fun and exciting as it has been all week. It is wonderful to hear the children sing father Abraham in their adorable accents! The group that led today was John S., Amanda, and Lucy. They had the opportunity to share the message of Salvation in a creative and exciting way. When they [View Full Entry]

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Hello to all. I just wanted to give you a brief update on our week and our ministry. Every morning we were able to do a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for the kids of the island. The first day we had 84 kids, but it only went up after that!!! Tuesday (157 kids), Wednesday (147) and today (132 kids). We were able to talk to them about the creation story, the Bible is the Word of God and we also talked about Salvation. What a powerful week of ministry! In the evenings we were able to talk to the teenagers of [View Full Entry]

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CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF OUR TRIP!! THIS IS A LINK TO GOOGLE PICTURES: http://picasaweb.google.com/thevertical Just past the link into your web browser and see pictures of our trip. they are named by the dates the pictures were taken (i think!) We love you all and can't wait to see you on Saturday night! Pastor Ben Hannah and Ethan (daddy and mommy love you!) [View Full Entry]

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Hello I am Olivia and I will be talking about what went on today! Well we got up bright and early around 5:30 for some girls and 6:30ish for me. The island time is really weird. It gets early real early and dark early! The kids started banging on the gates to get into the area of the church around 8:30am we gave them the soccer ball and they started a game. Lucy and I went out to play with the little boys and a group of young girls instantly grasped on to us and went to the other field to [View Full Entry]

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Hey my name is Olivia! It is Tuesday today but I will be talking about yesterday. Yesterday was an unexpected blessing...well at least to me. I thought that there would be like a few little kids that would, maybe if we were lucky, fill up a few rows of the church. But! As you know when you put God in a box he will bust out of it and go beyond your expect ions. There were so many kids! Each one of them wanting to play with your hair or sit on your lap. They were there for your attention. It [View Full Entry]

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