It seems that when most people think of Nassau, their thoughts are geared towards tourists and cruise ships. These are the more “popular” areas of Nassau, but there is also a lot of poverty and need. Thankfully, a group of college students from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC wanted to serve this specific community in a real way. St. Michael’s Methodist Church housed the group, and along with a few key members of their church body were able make the group feel instantly at home with a welcome dinner, only to be followed the rest of the week with helpers at the work sites every day, wonderfully prepared meals, and a dinner and Bible study their last night in town. We couldn’t have asked for a more gracious set of hosts.
There were two different homes that were in desperate need of attention that housed more children than there were beds. The group was able to close in a hole in the front of one of the homes, work on both roofs, re-frame and replace windows, build cabinets, and redo a floor and ceiling! What a blessing! Along with these projects, they also worked at the Fort Charlotte Urban Renewal Center. They were able to remove old tile and paint the floor, redo the work space around the perimeter of some of the rooms, and scrape and paint the outside of the building.
As a ministry, we try and stress that the work done during a week is important, but relationships that are built are just as important if not more. Thankfully, at the end of the week, the team had developed strong bonds with the families, and found it very difficult to leave them. I know that the relationships that were built will have a long lasting effect in both the team and the families’ lives. Thank you for coming to serve Wofford!