The Skutt (Omaha, NE) IMPACT team became fully immersed in the joys and hardships of Abaco during their first day on the island. Avery, Addison, and Mia share about new relationships that were built alongside moments of service and impact.
The morning of our first day started off rough. We had to be up and on our shuttle to get to the airport at 6 am. Unfortunately, 4 girls woke up at 5:55, but still arrived before the shuttle departed. We left Charlotte, NC and arrived in Abaco at 12:00. Our first stop of the day was lunch on the beach at a restaurant named Colors. Fuelled by a delicious lunch, we went into food distribution. We distributed food and water to a few homes of people who were in need or physically unable to provide for themselves. Our large group split up into two and both teams visited 4 homes… in just about two hours, we were able to bless and build relationships with 8 families!
Our first group visited a man who told us about his family and his time in America. When he was in the U.S. for 15 years, and lived in Minnesota, New York, and many other places. He explained his heritage, which led to him having 18 children and 43 grandchildren. He said he was 90 years old and was wishing for many more years of good health to come. We sang and prayed with him then went to our next house.
The second team visited a kind lady named Ingrid. Ingrid was visually impaired and explained how she raised a son who is now going to school in Daytona to become a pilot. She is so excited when he returns home in a couple weeks from school after not seeing him for 3 years. She enjoyed praying with our group for the safety of her son.
Overall, we are super excited to get working even harder tomorrow and start our volleyball camp off with a bang. We are so ready to immerse ourselves into this journey and become fully present while we are here. ROLL HAWKS! (bleed green)
— Avery, Addison, and Mia
