A Heart-Touching Sunday

Lilly, Maddie, and Caitlyn

Stepping into local homes to distribute food bags allowed the Immanuel CRC Youth team to connect deeply with the heart of the community through shared stories and prayer. It was a Sunday of worship and blessing that left an imprint on everyone involved.

Today we woke up and ate our meal prepared by the group leaders. We realized that Joey and Cody were not in the room. We thought they were snorkeling, so we rode the ranger down the coastline looking for them. We came back and realized they were sleeping in their room the entire time!

The Immanuel CRC Youth Impact Team poses on stage with local congregation leaders at Grace Baptist Church in Abaco, celebrating a Sunday of shared worship and community connection.

We left for church at Grace Baptist Church, and it was so fun! We did lots of singing and dancing; it was full of love, and we were very welcomed! After church, we went to lunch at the Jib Room and had super yummy, new food! After, we started our adventure giving out all the food distribution bags. We met many new faces and heard their life-changing stories.

A Many Hands trip leader places a hand on a local resident's shoulder to pray during a Sunday food distribution home visit in Abaco, Bahamas.

The complete Impact team gathers in a parking lot beneath tropical trees to pray before hand-delivering essential supply baskets to vulnerable neighborhood families.

Immanuel CRC youth group members bow their heads in a tight circle to pray over a local family inside their home during a community outreach day with Many Hands.

These stories had a huge impact on us. We prayed for them all and added all of their prayer requests. After a long, hot, and sweaty day, we drove back to camp. We ate a great supper, ended with a campfire, and played a few games of Uno! Today was a great, impactful, and heart-touching day!