Clemson Wesley and CU Gospel Choir announce...

Spring Break 2008 Trip to
Eleuthera, Bahamas

Since the spring of 2003, Clemson Wesley has sent five teams totaling nearly 200 students and others to serve beside, worship with and learn from the people of the Bahamas. These trips have been life-transforming for many if not all of our team members, and real, meaningful relationships have been established with Bahamian families, churches and communities on the islands of Eleuthera and Grand Bahama.

Last year’s team of 42 included seven members of the CU Gospel Choir, and their presence on the team made last year’s experience one of the most memorable. Since returning last year, CW and the CUGC have been talking about co-sponsoring a return trip in the spring of 2008 that would include a mini-concert tour for the choir. As in the past, we will all spend time working with Bahamians in their schools, homes, churches and clinics, and we will experience their gracious and rich culture. These weeks in the Bahamas are always part mission trip, part retreat, part study abroad and part spiritual pilgrimage.

We are currently making plans to lead a team of up to 48 students and other adults to the beautiful island of Eleuthera for a week of worship, rest, study, fellowship, and reflection next March (17th-21st is our break). At this point, we anticipate this week in Eleuthera to cost between $700-800 per person (including transportation, housing, food and insurance). As in the past, we will work together as a team to raise the entire amount needed, with each person doing his or her fair share, whatever that might be. For CU and other students interested in receiving course credit for this experience, we will be happy to work with one of your professors to try and make this happen.

To reserve a space, we will need a deposit for $100 (checks payable to "Clemson Wesley fbo Bahamas"). These trips to the Bahamas have been very popular in prior years, and we anticipate the trip filling up quickly. As in previous years, we hope that we'll be able to return these deposits to you as spending money after our fundraising is completed.

The first informational meeting witll be held on October 7th at Clemson UMC around 8:30 pm, after CW's weekly Evensong gathering.  Should you have any questions, please contact one of us.

Rev. Lane Glaze                              Juston Brown
Director, Clemson Wesley               Director, CU Gospel Choir
glaze@clemson.edu                        justonb@clemson.edu