Blue Umbrella Official March issue 2018 | Page 9

TURKS & CAICOS click here to participate in the "Church Camp Survey" by charity h. When my feet lighted on the Caribbean soil, the sea breeze instantly wafted to my nose. Humid air hung all around the island, so much so that I felt I could reach out and grab some as a souvenir. The black sky was dense, contrasting the lighted airport terminal that we were walking towards. The Turks and Caicos island would be an experience that our family would not soon forget. ages were streaming out of the hallways, eager to hear the message preached that afternoon. Later that day, we visited a small Filipino mission tucked in the islands, located in the upper level of a shopping complex. God is doing great things there. That night, we entered into the tent once more to minister to the people about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I played the piano that early morning tour of the North Island. After enjoying a bumpy boat ride over to the north side, we crammed into two vans and began to drive around the island. Aside from the rickety ride that we experienced the entire tour, we all had a great time. The water there is as clear as crystal and sports a stunning blue shade that is beyond compare. In-between sights that our tour guides stopped at to show to us, we saw that greenery had grown immensely on both sides of the paved road we drove on. During the tour, we also learned that another church work was being started there. That made us very excited, and all the more eager to come back again sometime. night, accompanying my mother who played the saxophone. Then my father stepped up to preach During altar call, several people responded, and one man desired to be baptized. It really showed me that even in a tent, God can have a great move occur. After one last service in the big top tent, we said our goodbyes and headed back to the cabin, knowing that in a few short hours we would be up again and hitting the road. As we drove back, I couldn?t help but reflect on the amazing time that we had on the island. The people that I met and the experiences that I had were better gifts than any souvenir I could wish for. My only wish is that someday, I?ll get to go back. 9 Day 1: Our family was situated into a small, cabin house, located in a lush resort on the touristy island. The first morning, we met the pastor of the small church there. He kindly paid for our breakfast of eggs, grits, and bacon (which is a famous combination around those parts), and then drove us to the tent where every meeting was being held. The tent itself looked like a big top circus tent, sweeping out from the middle as well as being decorated in ocean blue stripes. Across from the meeting place, an orange complex of buildings spanned the length of the road. These buildings were a school that the church had bought, and soon children of all Day 2: The second day started with an