Sunny Sunday!

Alo!

We started the day off this morning with a wonderful breakfast of eggs, oatmeal, and pancakes. Following that was a great devotional which was led by our very own Alicia du'Monceaux. Then we all got beautiful and went to church at Grace Village. Church was led by Pastor Wesley and he did a great job leading us in worship. He is very exuberant and so full of the spirit, especially when he is praising our Lord. The service was mostly in Creole but some of the verses that we sang were repeated in English. We sang and praised God while many local kids sat with us.

After church we all hopped in the Tap-Tap and headed to the beach! We made it there in record time as Valery was dodging in and out of the lanes to pass vehicles ahead of us. On the road trip there everything was flourishing with green plants and colorful scenery. We arrived at Wahoo Bay Beach and put on a lot of sunscreen before going out into the water.

At the beach there was a water trampoline, loud music, and people in rickety boats trying to convince us to go snorkeling with them. We did flips and jumps off the trampoline. We also had breath holding contests and swimming races. The water was a very clear, beautiful aquamarine color. After we were done swimming, many of the team went out snorkeling while the others stayed back to relax. While snorkeling, we saw an eel, a lot of coral, and sea urchins. We also saw many cool, colorful fish and one of them was very sparkly! We all left the beach happy and very grateful for the time of relaxation; however, it was very weird to be in a place of such luxury when just the day before we were serving a basic need to people who don't have water.

We safely arrived back to the guest house to, not surprisingly, discover many sunburns. We ate a healthy supper with chocolate as dessert. Then we got the opportunity to play soccer with the neighborhood boys. We had a lot of fun and we all got very sweaty.

We finished our day off with our last nightly devotional from our wonderful leaders. We had our own little communion where we reflected upon the past week and our experiences here. We have all had a great week and we can't wait to come home to see all of you!

Bon Nuit!

-Eric and Beebs-