Soufriere, St. Lucia. 2010.
In the summer of 2010 I went on a six week missions trip to Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia, two island countries in the Caribbean, to volunteer with Living Water Community.
Established in 1975 Living Water Community is a Catholic lay community that serves the pastoral, spiritual and social needs of the people. Living Water Community has established missions in Barbados, Saba, St. Lucia and St. Eustatius.
Maracas Bay, Trinidad. 2010.
In Trinidad I had the opportunity to volunteer at Marian House, a centre for homeless and abandoned youth; Hospice Home for the Dying, for those dying of AIDS and other illnesses; the food bank and soup kitchen.
In St. Lucia I volunteered at Living Water Community’s Bible Vacation Camp, a two-week summer camp for unsupervised or underprivileged children in Soufriere. The camp provided guided and productive recreation as well as educational activities such as sing-a longs, craft, outdoor games, spiritual and moral guidance, and educational tours to 120 children.
Soufriere, St. Lucia. 2010.
I asked friends and family to consider making a donation towards the underfunded camp. The total lovingly raised was $1,223.80 and went towards purchasing craft supplies, daily lunches and new furniture for camp use… everything that helped to make camp a happy experience for the children of Soufriere.
Blog posts from June to August 2010 detail the adventure.
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