Island Life

Kelly as "Luther" on Reformation Day

            The past week has gone by very well. I’m feeling much more settled and competent at school, and able to be flexible without too much stress. The kids are also much more settled and we’re not having nearly as many people acting out. We celebrated "Reformation Day" last week and my class all dressed up as people you changed the world. I dressed up as Ghandi (since I only have one costume, I wear it for every dress up occasion). We had a couple Queen Victorias, a Napoleon, a Florance Nightingale, a George Washington, and a Marie Antoinette. Kelly dressed up as monk in the fully brown monk's robe complete with a hood. I kept laughing at her the whole day...she looked ridiculous, but was just as serious and busy as ever in her robes.

            I spent the weekend again at the Allens. This weekend they put me to work staining their teak outdoor furniture, installing new smoke alarms, and putting a new fountain in their coy pond. They are still healthy people, but just getting a bit older, and having young blood around to lift things and do projects around the house seems to be a great blessing for them. I printed off some of my Waldwyck lectures and gave them to David. He loved them. I had really thought anyone down here would be in the least bit interested in cosmic liturgy, sacramental ontology, or theological aesthetics, but David sure is. So we had plenty of time to sit gazing out at the sea and muse about this or that. 

            Viki and I went out Saturday night to Mario’s Bowling Alley. It’s the newest thing apparently, it was packed with kids dressed to the nines. Viki’s sister in law and her husband were celbrating their 54^th anniversary, and rented out a private room with a few bowling lanes. I’m sure I was the youngest person there. It was full of very pleasant and very old people. I had a lovely time chatting with old ladies and working on my bowling game.

            I went with them to one of the big evangelical churches here called Calvary Bible Church. True to its name it your typical low church decorated in the late 1970’s style. David was invited to preach and he did a great job of it. He talked about the culture of death in the Bahamas, and how different it is to the culture of life in the Kingdom of God. I think he did a good job of shaking people up regarding the real state that the Bahamas is in right now.

            The search of a scooter continues. Marlene has been helping me, and today we went around to different stores and looked into the options. The price tag will be anywhere from $700-$2000. I’m praying and hoping that God will provide just the right scooter at the right price.

The Sultan of Monaco

 

            Things move slowly down here…for better and for worse. I guess it’s all part of island life.