Impact Team: Abaco

Blessing and Beauty in Devastation

By November 24, 2025August 4th, 2026No Comments

Catch up with the First Reformed Church (Sully) IMAPCT team in Abaco for their final update! ChyAnne shares about the beauty of the island, found both in its people and its culture.

What a week it has been on the beautiful island of Abaco! We have experienced the highs and lows that I’m sure each Impact team does. Though we have seen so much devastation, the beauty of God’s tropical creation surrounds us and the blessings shine through the Bahamian people and their faith.

Today we started off with our wonderfully made breakfast at camp before heading to the place we have all become so fond of, Pastor Stephen’s house. Some finished up yard work, others touched up paint and a few of us were inside doing small projects as the plumbers worked to restore water to the home. Though we wish we could have done more, we left with content hearts seeing Pastor Stephen’s eyes twinkle as he gazed at the progress his home has seen over the last 2 weeks.

Next we visited a local all Bahamian-made souvenir store and the best ice cream shop! Back at camp we did odds and ends to close out our week and the year for Camp Abaco as the next group will not be here until January. After spending the week here, I think I can speak for all of us by saying we are so happy to do anything we can for this place that will forever be near and dear to our hearts.

 

— ChyAnne

This profile represents the collective voice of our Many Hands Impact teams. The reflections shared here are written by everyday individuals, from students and parents to local community members, who have traveled to Haiti and Abaco to experience the mission firsthand. They are not full-time staff. They are volunteers stepping out in faith to be love in action. In these posts, you will read raw, unpolished stories of personal transformation. Our guest writers document the shared humanity discovered while working alongside local leaders on safe structures, education initiatives, and community development. Impact trips are designed to change the participant as much as the community they serve. Through their words, you get a front row seat to the exact moments people discover their purpose and learn to live with intention.

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