WE ACTUALLY WENT ON DA SLIDE!

WOO! So today was awesome! We went and picked up Christi for band practice. Then we finally got beef loaf (it was only okay but still good)! Then we had band practice which went well. Then Karen, Jono, Nathan and I went to pick up Travis then off to the Ferguson's. Momma Ferg made us some amazing garlic bread pizza and then Ali had a soccer game in a little so we hung out with her until she left. Then we played soccer tennis and Egyptian Rats until she left. Then we FINALLY went onto the slide. We drove and parked across the street from some resort and walked over to the big slide called The Hippo. It was tons of fun and we got some good pics! Then Jono, Nathan and I went on this other slide and hung out in this pool until it was time for volleyball. We had a good game going until it was time to give the ball back. Then we chilled in another pool until we decided to leave. We then went back to the Ferguson's and waited for Ali to get ready and we went to the Wert's to eat and chill. Then we went to some park to play whiffle ball and it was awesome! Then Karen and I played Wii volleyball and badminton and then we drove everyone home. When we got back I typed up all the words for tomorrow's worship, packed up most of my stuff, and cleaned out the van a little bit! It was such a good day!

Tomorrow is church then some goodbye party for Henry Knowles (the associate pastor) and I'm not sure what else is in store! We're gonna be saying a lot of goodbyes at church! I'm excited to come home but I'm definitely gonna miss it here! Leaving will be sweet bitter.

Love you

p.s. Erica, 1 more day!

Day 5

So on Thursday, we didn't do anything because nobody showed up. It was okay though. Nathan and I just chilled and rested up. Then we went and cleaned up Coke Memorial and then went to the beach. It was a nice rest day.

Today was awesome!  Karen, Christi, Brittany, James, Jade, Nathan and I went to this cool beach thing and prayed about Fox hill, Nassau, and our day! It was really good. Then we went to Ranfurley Home and they said that they didn't have anything for us to do so we went to Fox hill one last time and played with kids and just loved on the community. It was a great time and an awesome way to end the week. We talked when we got back and then Karen and I learned some magic tricks. We're magicians now. Then we had our last youth group hang out time and it was fun. We played soccer tennis, pool, ping pong, cards, and dominoes! YAY

Tomorrow we're doing band practice at 10:30 and then we're going to the slide at crystal palace. We're ACTUALLY doing it this time! I'm really excited! I can't believe we only have 2 days left!

Love you!

Day tree!

Today was a blast! We had a good sized crew (Me, Nathan, Rumell, Karen, Christi, Shaquille, Brittany and James)! We went over to Melissa's again and we started cleaning up across the street. We trimmed the bushes a little bit and I took a bunch of vines off these tree's but for the most part we picked up trash and let me tell you, it was overwhelming! There was smelly stuff all over and we picked up like 10 bags full and it didn't even make a dent in it. That left us all discouraged going into lunch. We had a good lunch time and then we went back and decided that we were going to stop picking up trash and just play with the kids and hang out with people from the neighborhood. We played dominoes with older people from the neighborhood and soccer/ piggy in the middle (monkey in the middle) with the kids! It was a really great time and it went by so fast! Then we said our goodbyes, packed up and left! That was sad a little. But then we debriefed and drove Rumell and Shaquille home. We had to say goodbye to them which was also sad because they are going camping/hiking in Texas tomorrow! I was really encouraged by Shaquille because on Tuesday he was set on not coming today but he ended up coming and it rocked! Woo hoo!

Tomorrow, well I'm not sure what we're doing but it's in God's hand. Hooray

love you

Day 2

Today was equally as good as yesterday! Mr. Curry came over and we traded all of our Bahamian money to American. Then Matthew Cole came over and we said our goodbyes which was kinda sad. Then Christi, James, and Shaquille came over to go to the worksite. We got to Melissa's and the backyard looked great! Nathan got a weed eater and he wacked the side yard and we just cleaned up some other stuff. By lunch we were done with the back and side yard! Hooray! After lunch, we took Christi home and we cleaned the lot across the street. There's a watering hole where everyone hangs out and they just throw their trash on the ground so we went and got them a trashcan to throw stuff away in. We also got Melissa a trashcan which was neat! Today was great because we cleaned up a lot of the neighborhood and I joked around with Melissa a lot! Playing with the kids was great too! I saw God in everything that happened!  We got back and talked about everything then took Shaquille and James home! I'm excited for tomorrow! Miss everyone! 5 days til home! WOO!

Marlin, Mervin, Marcus and Mark

Monday was great! We woke up and ate some breakfast with James and Rumell then got everything ready for the mission trip! Then Brittany showed up and we headed out to Coke Memorial (The church we're doing the mission stuff out of). We chilled there for a while because Nathan and Pastor Bethel had to check out the site we are working at. Then he came and got us and we went over to a lady named Melissa's house. She has 4 sons, Marlin (7) Mervin (6) and twins Marcus and Mark (4) and they are so cute! They just played and helped us out the whole time!!! It was tons of fun!

Our job was to clean the side and back of her house. There was so much garbage and stuff back there it was crazy! There were layers upon layers of garbage back there and it took 6 people all day to clean a small area. We still got a lot done and I'm really happy about it! It was an amazing experience playing with the kids and cleaning up the yard but also seeing the college kids work and stuff too!

Pray for us that we can clean it all up and touch the kids as well as the adults too! Thanks

Rumell, Why are you tickling me?

Saturday was a blah day! For some reason I wanted to do something but I didn't feel like doing anything. I don't know but it was weird. So I just read and hung out all day. At night we went to the beach and watched the sun set into the clouds and it was amazing! Nathan and I just talked and talked and enjoyed the beauty. It was awesome

Today was church and it was cool because we finally got to see everyone who came back from camp and that was really cool hearing about everything. Church was really good! Then Nathan, Rev and I went to get stuff for mission week this week. Then Nathan and I hung out until 3:30 softball. It was fun. We didn't really have enough people (6 vs 7) but we managed. Nathan was picked last  but he hit a homerun his 4th at bat. He was the only one to hit a homerun today! Yay for Nathan! I played well and I was super cautious because of my knee. I had a blast. Then I talked fantasy baseball and football with some of the guys and that was good times. Then Nathan and I went and got some food for the mission trip and got some pizza for tonight. Then it was college group. At first, it was only Nathan and I. But then James, Rumell and a TON of cousins came. We played pool, ping pong, cards and talked about nerdy things like Star Wars and Harry Potter. It was fun! Now It's just my awesome friend Rumell and James here. SLUMBER PARTY!

We will wake up in the morning and do some cool mission work in Foxhill!

mini blog

Thursday was a chill day again. We loosely planned the mission week and hung out. Then last night we went and hung out at the Green Parrot and walked around Atlantis for a bit. It was really fun! Nathan and I went in the pool and had a good time!

Today we talked with Rev about the mission week, set up for church on Sunday and then went to the beach. It was so hot but it was a good time! That's really all for now. Everyone comes back from camp soon and I'm really excited to see everybody!!! Yay!

-love Josh