Wed, Jan 22, 2014
Bahamas Habitat’s 14th Fly In To Serve Others Set For February
Fly In to Serve Others, a twice-a-year volunteer experience to deliver much-needed supplies and support for island projects conducted by Bahamas Habitat, is anything but predictable. That’s the nature of The Bahamas ... and the opportunity to serve.
This is a great adventure,” says John Fielding of Virginia, a participant of four Fly-Ins. “That’s what first attracted me to it. It’s always fun, rewarding and challenging. It’s what you expect but in an unexpected way.” John is right. Handy with a hammer, John has helped construct a medical center and worked on the Zion Children’s Home for neglected and abused island children. A favorite Fly-In story was his interaction with one of the Home’s Bahamian founders. “I asked her, given this started with nothing but a prayer and a vision, share how you overcame disappointment and frustration. She smiled, pointed at the site under construction and said ‘Look what God has done. How can anybody be frustrated?’ It’s great to be around people with that kind of spirit, that kind of faith. That’s what the Fly-In is."
Open to both pilots and passengers with a passion for service, the four-day event begins Thursday, February 20, with lunch in Orlando, FL, the Fly-In “launching pad.” After a check-in, the group takes flight, arriving in time for a beautiful Bahamian sunset. Friday’s work day has teams doing everything from painting a house to repairing electrical circuitry. Saturday, teams finish up and then take the afternoon off for sightseeing. Participants return to Florida on Sunday. The registration fee covers accommodations at mission base, Bahamas Methodist Habitat’s Camp Symonette, and most meals.
“What I love about this is that I’m one in a chain of people making a difference,” John concludes. “I pick up where someone before me left off. After I leave, someone else will step in and continue the work. Participating in the Fly-In expands my sense of possibility, for myself as well as in terms of what can happen when a group of people get together to serve.”
(Image provided by Bahamas Habitat)
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