God meets people in the middle of the storm. On their Impact Trip to Abaco, Finch & Marechen witnessed a living picture of faith. Read their story of families—six years post-Hurricane Dorian—whose deep resilience and steady trust are rooted in God’s relentless provision, not their circumstances. Get inspired to walk by faith, not by sight.
There are moments on an Impact Trip when you realize you are not just here to serve– you are here to be changed. Today in Abaco was filled with those moments.
One of the most powerful experiences for our team was worshiping at Grace Baptist Church. The day did not go according to plan. Many members of the congregation were home sick with the flu, worship leaders had to step in at the last minute, and the scheduled guest speaker never arrived. From the outside, it could have looked like a setback – but what unfolded instead was something holy.
The pastor stepped forward and shared a message from Psalm 23, and it felt as though God had written it specifically for that morning. As he spoke about the Lord as our Shepherd – guiding, protecting, and providing even through the valley – the entire room seemed to breathe it in. The way the church responded to the unexpected with grace, humility, and faith was deeply moving. It was a living picture of what it means to walk by faith, not by sight.
For the day, we had the privilege of delivering food to families across the island – both Abaconian residents and Haitians on the island. Many of these families are still recovering from devastating food insecurity and housing loss from Hurricane Dorian six years ago. The needs are real and visible, yet what stood out most was not despair– it was faith in God’s provision.
Over and over again, people spoke about God’s provision. They talked about how He had carried them through storms, losses and uncertainty. Even in homes where cupboards were thin and roofs were still fragile, there was a deep, steady trust that God had not abandoned them. Their resilience wasn’t rooted in what they had– it was rooted in WHO they knew.
We spent time with widows, each walking their own path of grief, resilience, and survival. Their stories carried both heavy sorrow and beautiful hope. We saw the exhaustion of parenting alone, the weight of trying to provide in impossible circumstances, and the ache of loss that never fully goes away.
Today, we saw God meet people not after the storm, but in the middle of it, and through their trust and praise, our own hearts were changed.
— Finch & Marechen Clark
