Friday's Experiences

The whole group woke up very early Friday morning to make our trip to Dangriga.  Yesterday we were going snorkeling in the Carribbean!  When we got to the place in Dangriga where we were to take a boat out to an island, I (Mark) went into the bathroom and after I was finished a crab was in the bathroom!  I quickly ran out of the bathroom to meet the rest of the group on the boat.  Our group took a 40 minute boat ride out to the island where we were staying for the morning and the afternoon.  Once we got out to the island, everyone was welcomed by our guide and we had this amazing tropical juice, except for Pastor George and Don who went straight to the coffee!  Finally, we made our way out to the waters where we were going to be snorkeling in the clear blue water.  Many people had to learn how to use the snorkeling equipment and had to get used to the feeling of snorkeling before they went out into the deeper parts.  While we were out there, we got to see baracouda, sting rays, nurse sharks (Which we never got to see before), and a blow fish!  However, not all of us went snorkeling..... Pastor George spent his time fishing in the ocean for the first time in his life!  While he was fishing, if I remember correctly he caught a 21 inch bone fish and he also caught many other fish!  Finally it was time to leave back to the mainland where we were going to have our dinner.  When we got to this place where we were going to get dinner, the prices were very low!  For a large fried chicken and fries (Which was the largest amount of food I have eaten in my life), it only costed 10 dollars Belizian!  For thosse of you who don't know, that would change to 5 dollars American!  Finally, we went back to Hosanna house where they were going to have the closing songs and dances for us as well as a skit which we prepared for them!  They had some crazy dances for us and the skit we preformed is called Everything and this skit is done by lighthouse.  The web link to watch this video is:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFRYdGihOl4&feature=related  A lot of the girls up at Hossanna house are sick and we believe that it is from the water.  Please pray for those who are sick!  Lastly, some of our team members travel home today so please pray for them that they will be safe!

For the team, Mark!