UK team blog: Sat(down) day

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Sat(down) day

Well this was going to be our day off but as we are so dedicated and there was still work to finish off at the house we headed out and got out the paintbrushes again, we also had some rollers one of which was slightly deformed and whoever used it ended up with a shower of paint! to the point the lady of the house asked did we have any on the walls :p it was all good though and washed off fairly easy. The kids also lost their shyness in the last few days and have been coming out their shells brilliantly, to the point they are so eager to get involved they were squabbling over paint brushes. Think they got more painty than us but i assure you its only coz they worked hard. The whole team did nothing but work and were all deadly serious (can't leep staught face :p)........well mostly! The rooms looked fab by the end of it and you could really see a difference both inside and out, got some pictures so they will be included in the talks when we get back. We then headed back to manse and again had some sarnies and then got ready for beach. We then headed to different beach than usual, it was less salty than the other one, same clear water, still good for goggling although not as many fish, slightly more rubbish in the water but by a port so not suprising, good fun and had shower 'facilities' for rinsing off that sand that gets everywhere.
We also watched some films at manse throughout the day, finshed Pocahontas and then watched Miss Congeniality later that night. Good fun although we were very tired! Everyone was gald to get to bed.
Hopefully someone else fill you in on today, change of person always good :P
Mandy

1 comment:

teamblog said...: I'm very impressed with all the skills being revealed on Andros and was wondering if you could try your hands at a bit of plastering, plumbing, or even bricklaying before you return home - you'd make a great task force for the Liverpool District to work on churches and manses! It's great to read of all you've been doing - we're very proud of you! Best wishes. Peter (Levitt)
P.S. I'm sure I'm not the only parent who hopes we'll see you using your new - found tidying up skill put to good use on your rooms upon your return!; 26 August 2008 at 13:16

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We give thanks for our marvellous hosts here in Grand Bahama and for Timothy our main minibus driver. Please pray for the teachers, Principal and children of St Paul's Methodist College as they prepare for the return to scholl next week. Please pray for the Old Folks at the Home we will visit tomorrow. PLease also pray for our preparations for the Sunday services.
We give thanks for the hospitality and love that we have been given here in Andros. We give thanks for our generous home stay hosts and families. We pray a special blessing on all those we have touched in our time here, especially Sister Verne and family, Donna & Mary, the children at the Vacation Bible School, the young people of Andros, Revs Mark & Stacia, Sister Terese, Mary & Rose who ran craft lessons for us and especially Johnte. We give thanks for the good GCSE results for Katy, Caitlin and Rae and pray for Tim & Chris who have decided to wait for their results until they get home. We pray for our last day in Andros and for travelling mercies as we fly to Grand Bahama.
Please pray for all those who are receiving their GCSE results today -which is about half the team!, and those who are back home who are also getting the results today. Pray that whatever results the team receive they are content with their performance and that Gods Spirit is with them in whatever their response. We also ask that you pray for those back home who could not come with us. We pray that they are content with their decision and pray that God is with them through the tough times and through thier day to day lives.
Please pray for Sister Verne Duvalier and her grand children. Please also pray for our outreach work. And the Vacation Bible School that many children come and hear the word of God. We give thanks for the opportunities for outreach and our brilliant homestays and the huge welcome from the local people. We also ask for prayer for storm Fay, pray it doesn't turn into a hurricane, we pray for the people in Florida and Miami who will probably be affected. We also pray for the families of those killed in a bus crash in Haiti. We give thanks that the tropical storm is not affecting the Islands we are on. Please hold the team in your prayers as some are still homesick and feeling slightly tired. We ask you pray for the holy spirit to come and sustain us through the tiredness and the heat.
A Prayer used at this mornings worship - God of Love, we have come here tody for a family reunion! We know that we are sisters and brothers in Christ. Each of us is your precious child. And yet there is division in this family. There is sibling rivalry, old resentments, new irritations. We are quick to anger, slow to forgive. We would rather choose our relatives, than acknowledge the all-inclusive nature of your family. Open our hearts to your love, and show us the way of reconciliation. Teach us to see each brother and sister with your eyes. Help us claim our heritage as your own children, and live together in unity as yout family. Pray this with our Bahamian brothers and sisters and each other. The world church and beyond.