Thursday, July 8,2010 For those of you that waited eagerly for our blog yesterday,so sorry. We were off island in Tobago and had no wifi access. So here we go, catching you up....Morning came way too early on Thursday. We left at 7:30 am to wait and wait and wait for the ferry to Tobago. In Trinidad, the phrase to hang out is liming. Well, we have learned to be great at liming since things take time around here. We be liming for several hours at the ferry terminal, eating doubles, a Trinidadian staple breakfast.The trip on the T and T Express was an adventure. Most of our travelers took motion sickness meds and made the rough voyage in stormy weather rather uneventfully. Kristi, JI and Jasmine were feeling it and took a few turns at throwing up. Not a pleasant sight or experience! We arrived in Tobago and the skies cleared just in time to take a boat out for some team building time. We went out to Buccoo Reef and the Nylon Pool and some beautiful beaches and were able to snorkel around. Everything was beautiful and such a reminder of God's amazing love for us and providing such an amazing world for us to enjoy.
Midweek with the Tobago church was wonderful! It is amazing to travel miles from home and be with family. The church was warm and inviting and hungry for direction when we began discussing parenting. The team was amazing with the singles jumping in and sharing their experiences. The teens helped with the kids and got time with the Tobago teens and encouraged them to come to teen camp. A highlight of the evening was when Travis, Lilly and Brie answered questions and did an amazing job at sharing their lives. I kept thinking of how proud I felt about them and how proud each of their paerents would be watching them.

Friday, July 9, 2010 Off to Blue Haven this morning to a hotel that was build in the 1950's on a prime location with a breathe-taking view. We spent the morning body surfing, swimming in the Caribbean ocean and eating tropical fruit. David, one of the locals, skimmied up a coconut tree to get us fresh coconut milk and then opened the coconuts with a machete or a cutlass. Dellicious!!! Travis, Lilly and Jasmine tried to climb a cocunut tree only to find out that it was alot more dificult than it appeared. We had amazing fresh mangoes and chenettes. The water was absolutely perfect and the time together wonderful! After alot of prayers and a few motion sickness pills, the trip back was uneventful. Ross and Travis (with the team) invited at least 200 people in the terminal to come and visit us for services on Sunday. That opened the door to several conversations on the trip. It was so encouraging seeing God work!!! We returned to Inn at 87 for dinner and a devotional. Dana, the receptionist joined us for dinner and a great talk. She is planning to come to church with us on Sunday. Pray for her.
The discipleship group tonite allowed us time to discuss the heart of Jesus and how He relied on God for His strength.We discussed temptations that we have struggled with this trip and how to use the Word to fight Satan's attacks. It was a great night just regrouping!
Today was Jeff's birthday so we had cake and singing. If you are reading the blog, you may want to be part of bombarding him with birthday wishes!!!
Big day tomorrow!!!!Parenting workshop, Singles Devotional, Parenting Panel and teen visit to the orphange.Pray for us...not much time for liming tomorrow!