Having missed several ports due to lack of time and internet cafes, I don’t want to leave out the adventures that the school has been having as we travelled from Malaga, Spain to Sicily. So sorry to work backwards but the chronicles of our travels wouldn’t be complete without a few of these adventures.
In sailing from Malaga, we sailed for the island of Ibiza. We were dancing on the deck singing a popular song about going to the island. Ibiza is an island of indescribable beauty that captivates the eyes of the visitor. We harbored in En Cana which is a town that caters to family visitors. Our host Roy and Catherine Dixon, Mercy Trucks, welcomed us to the island with a brunch at a local restaurant owned by friends. The local press came out to interview our team, and we were able to tell about our adventures as an international community. The Spanish press also came on board to videotape the school as an example of a multicultural Christian school, and it was broadcasted a few nights later on a popular channel in Spain. It was also a time for Mercy Trucks to be able to explain their relief work.
Roy rented jeeps for the team for the remainder of the day, and we set off to travel around the island which was great fun and ended with us having a feast on the Dixon’s home property in the mountains. As we returned to the ship that evening, the storms clouds that we had seen all day had built into a major storm. As a school, we suddenly found ourselves stranded on the island unable to get out to the ship which was at anchor in the bay. But before we could panic, Roy announced that he thought he knew who would take us in for the night.
Another set of Roy and Catherine’s friends owned holiday homes near the restaurant where we had eaten earlier that day. This Christian family had been praying for us during our stay on Ibiza, and they offered us three apartments where the school was very comfortably housed for the next three days until the sea calmed down.
It was stormy outside but inside we were able to carry on with our teaching with Anne who was our weekly speaker. She took up the challenge of creating a classroom in our living room as well as helping us organize our meals. A real live/learn situation.
We were able to make friends with people around us who had seen us on tv and now knew that our ship had to leave us behind as they sailed to a safer harbor on the other side of the island. For all of us, this was a time of seeing how well God was watching over each of us. Through the goodwill of the Dixon’s friends we were well cared for through this time. For the ship’s crew, they learned how their teamwork saw them through a mighty wind.
The rest of our week was also full of adventure but we all left this time overwhelmed by the graciousness of people who had opened their homes and hearts to us.
In sailing from Malaga, we sailed for the island of Ibiza. We were dancing on the deck singing a popular song about going to the island. Ibiza is an island of indescribable beauty that captivates the eyes of the visitor. We harbored in En Cana which is a town that caters to family visitors. Our host Roy and Catherine Dixon, Mercy Trucks, welcomed us to the island with a brunch at a local restaurant owned by friends. The local press came out to interview our team, and we were able to tell about our adventures as an international community. The Spanish press also came on board to videotape the school as an example of a multicultural Christian school, and it was broadcasted a few nights later on a popular channel in Spain. It was also a time for Mercy Trucks to be able to explain their relief work.
Roy rented jeeps for the team for the remainder of the day, and we set off to travel around the island which was great fun and ended with us having a feast on the Dixon’s home property in the mountains. As we returned to the ship that evening, the storms clouds that we had seen all day had built into a major storm. As a school, we suddenly found ourselves stranded on the island unable to get out to the ship which was at anchor in the bay. But before we could panic, Roy announced that he thought he knew who would take us in for the night.
Another set of Roy and Catherine’s friends owned holiday homes near the restaurant where we had eaten earlier that day. This Christian family had been praying for us during our stay on Ibiza, and they offered us three apartments where the school was very comfortably housed for the next three days until the sea calmed down.
It was stormy outside but inside we were able to carry on with our teaching with Anne who was our weekly speaker. She took up the challenge of creating a classroom in our living room as well as helping us organize our meals. A real live/learn situation.
We were able to make friends with people around us who had seen us on tv and now knew that our ship had to leave us behind as they sailed to a safer harbor on the other side of the island. For all of us, this was a time of seeing how well God was watching over each of us. Through the goodwill of the Dixon’s friends we were well cared for through this time. For the ship’s crew, they learned how their teamwork saw them through a mighty wind.
The rest of our week was also full of adventure but we all left this time overwhelmed by the graciousness of people who had opened their homes and hearts to us.
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