Impact Summit

October 2, 2026 | 7:15 AM | Lutheran Church of Hope

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Three female student volunteers from Sheldon, Iowa, smile together during a break from farm restoration work, experiencing the beauty of local agricultural immersion.
Impact Team: Abaco

Day Three Highlights

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Lilly, Caitlyn, and Maddie

The Immanuel CRC Youth team spent a wonderful day experiencing God’s creation, from clearing overgrowth at a local mango and avocado farm to visiting another farm with animals. They wrapped up the afternoon cooling off in town with fresh smoothies and enjoying a swim back at camp. 

We started out the day with breakfast and quickly headed out to a local farm. This farm was not what we expected, it was more like an orchard with mangos and avocados growing all around us! We cleaned up overgrowth around several trees, easing the work for Tim, the owner of the farm. 

Youth impact team members and local site leaders process cut branches through a wood chipper to clean up a local Abaco farm orchard.
Student volunteers work collectively to clear heavy weeds and overgrowth at a local mango and avocado orchard, expanding local crop sustainability with Many Hands.
An Immanuel CRC youth volunteer swings an axe to clear brush around fruit trees, supporting agricultural development and farm optimization during a Many Hands trip in Abaco.

Then we had a yummy lunch provided by the great cooks from camp! We then drove to another farm to see a visual example of what an animal farm around here looks like. We got to see mixes of wild boars and domestic pigs, a cute dog, and chickens!

A youth volunteer smiles while displaying freshly harvested local produce, exploring native Bahamian agriculture during an intentional cultural learning day.
Volunteers cool off with fresh local smoothies, enjoying Bahamian hospitality and community connection after a hard day of agricultural service.

After this adventure, we headed to town for refreshments. The boys got big flavored lemonades, and the rest of us got to enjoy smoothies made by a kind woman, Lorelie. We headed back to camp, swam, paddle boarded, and snorkeled. We even got to experience seeing sharks! We enjoyed supper and headed to bed after a wonderful day seeing and experiencing God’s wonderful creation. 

Three female student volunteers from Sheldon, Iowa, smile together during a break from farm restoration work, experiencing the beauty of local agricultural immersion.

– Lilly, Maddie, & Caitlyn

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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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