Here are some of the beautiful people we had the pleasure of meeting along the way during our stay in St. Lucia and Antigua.
Florida Gabb Family
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Wednesday, heading home
Smiling Preschool faces...Well, i guess not all of them are smiling! They're probably wondering "Who is this white lady taking all these pictures!?"
This sums it up very well... |
On our way out of town, we stopped at the school one last time so we could see things in full swing! We arrived just after lunch when the kids were having recess. We got a few quizzical looks, but for the most part, the kids were interested to know who we were.
Our trip home was uneventful and safe. We were so thankful to have had the opportunity to make the trip and meet so many wonderful people and to realize how we are all one in mission and that we are all children of God. What a blessing!
Antigua, Monday and Tuesday
Cindi Holman, leading a class on play in the classroom |
Tuesday, the conference ended up around noon and then a group headed to a beach to enjoy the afternoon together. While there, we saw a waterspout out in the distance. It hung around for a good 5-10 minutes. We also stuck around to see the sunset. Here are some pics.
We can be a little silly |
Good bye sun! |
For dinner, a bunch of us enjoyed a nice meal together. Here you see me digging into Seafood Fettuccine Alfredo. The seafood included: shrimp, mussels, crab, and scallops. (I thought my mom would be proud of me for eating the scallops!)
Sunday, Antigua
Sunday morning worship in Antigua was quite a neat experience! To worship within a different culture but to be worshiping the same Jesus that we worship in our home congregation is hard to put into words. The choirs (both singing and steel drum) added a nice flavor to the worship. And in their second service, the children from 3rd and 4th grade sang as well.
Adult choir |
Steel drum choir in the balcony |
3rd and 4th grade singers |
Famous Antiguans |
Devil's Bridge |
Here you can see the "bridge" of Devil's Bridge |
Teacher Joy and Angie |
After Devil's Bridge, we bumped back to an old sugar cane plantation that had been somewhat restored to show how it used to work. There are no longer any major sugar cane plantations on the island because it is very labor intensive and after slavery emancipation, the continued work in the sugar cane business reminded the Antiguans of slavery too much to continue.
Sugar cane "windmill" |
one of the few 365 beaches on Antigua that you can't get to unless you stay at the resort |
black pineapple farm |
We headed back to church after the tour for the opening service and then a traditional Antiguan meal. The service was an opening for the first ever called worker Caribbean conference. Three islands (Grenada, St. Lucia and Antigua) were represented.
future steel drummers |
conversations held under the church bell |
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