Day 13

As Vacation Bible School came to end, we began the final days here in Antigua with our final pan practice before the youth service on Sunday. We have come A LONG way since first picking up the sticks for the first time. We were reminiscing about some of our first practices and how awful we were. There was one point where we finished a song and Kareem just kept saying, “no no no no no no…what was that?” We feel pretty good about how far we have come in a short amount of time. We have received compliments from people about how quickly we picked up playing the steel drums. In my opinion, I think that can be attributed to the music program at Prep (obviously apart from the talents with which the PT students have been blessed.) The music department at Luther Prep generates an incredible love for music as well as prepares them to be leaders in music in the church someday. After we finished pan practice and running through the youth service, we went on an island safari in the afternoon. Originally, the tour was only supposed to be an hour long but the company increased it to two hours without even notifying us. I think that speaks a lot about the tour company. We made three stops on the tour. The first stop was at Waling’s Dam. There we walked around and saw the dam and took some photos. The second stop was at the donkey sanctuary. Unfortunately, none of us adopted a donkey (which was possible), but did get some great pictures as we roamed the living quarters. The third and final stop was Devil’s Bridge. This was a pretty fantastic place! Right on the Atlantic Ocean, this rock formation offers opportunities for some great pictures. After we took our time walking around and watching the waves crashing against the rocks, we headed back to school. After we reenergized with some dinner, we headed up to the Johnston’s humble abode to do some yard work and some other work in preparation for the final barbecue on Sunday.