As recorded in the previous log, we unfortunately had to cancel our trip to the coral reef due to high winds and rough seas, and instead we decided to sign the students up for a tour at the local Turtle Hospital. And so, after a morning lecture by Michael on arthropods and some lab work, we loaded the kids up and drove them to the facility.

At the Turtle Hospital, the students sat in on a class, learning all about species of turtles – the different kinds of species, why they are endangered, and the role the hospital plays in rehabbing and releasing them. They then got a tour of the hospital and were able to see the operating room that they use for turtles in need. Next, they went outside the building to visit the turtles that were currently there for rehab, and they got to feed the resident turtles that will not be able to return to the open ocean.

The students loved the experience and many of them said that they preferred getting to do this over going to the reef. Plus, their tour guide for the day did an excellent job and we found out that he was a Christian studying to be a marine biologist.

This evening, we had a great worship session. Everyone was quite enthusiastic with the praise songs, especially “Days of Elijah”! Michael spoke on two topics tonight, “Who was Cain’s wife?” and “How are there four different blood types when God only created two people?”. Michael explained that Cain likely married his sister, and at the time this was accepted until God told Moses that one must not marry into his own family. And Michael was able to use science to explain how we got the four blood types from only two people. Once again, the Bible has been proven to be accurate!

Tonight was spent finishing up classifying and starting to prepare for tomorrow’s skits and the “evaluation” on Friday morning. We are on the homestretch of the trip, and it is hard to believe it is almost over!