Today (Thursday) was the last ministry day of our missions trip with Champs Missions in The Bahamas. It started out with pineapple or coconut tarts. These are like foot long rolls with stuffing inside. Yum! Yum! Very filling.
Because it was raining this morning we ended up going to the only real mall on the island – Mall at Marathon. We walked around and watched a group of school students perform a drum line. It was great! And missionary Rick Schuessler was able to get his vehicle inspected and registered.
The afternoon was spent going door to door. We were in a very poor section of town. We met many nice people. Met a pastor of a Haitian church. And led one young man to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Our missionary, Rick, will follow up with him and help him grow in his new faith in Christ.
On our way back to the hotel, we took a side trip to a nice beach. The locals call it “Jaws Beach” because some think it was the location for some of the movie shots of the movie ‘Jaws’. But I haven’t found anything online to let me know if this is true. Regardless, it was a beautiful beach.
In the evening we visited Atlantis. This is a luxurious resort on its own small 
island, Paradise Island. It is accessible by toll bridge. We visited after-hours and saw rays, sharks, and many fish. The Atlantis Bridge Suite is the most expensive suite in the world at $25,000 a night. We ended our trip with a stop at Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Throughout our walk-around we passed expensive yachts and saw millionaires. But the experiences I would rather spend the day with the poor of Nassau than the very rich. We have been able to see many blessings during our week.
It was a long, hot day. But we were able to see one man come to Christ. Tomorrow is a day of shopping and snorkeling. It will be a fun day to spend time together.
You can read my other blogs about our missions trip to The Bahamas: Bahamas Missions Trip 2016.
