Utila
Project Descriptions (includes needed individual volunteer descriptions)
My photo journal entries, indexed by topic
• August 10, 2000
Farewell message; Report of the Pastor
• August 4, 2000
Tallahassee youth team connects generator, works on Teachers Residence and
leads VBS
• July 16, 2000
Confirmation Class 2000; the Miss Morgan sinks; Henderson's opens;
team from Puerto Rico
• July 7, 2000
High Street UMC of Muncie, Indiana provides foundation for UMCC Teachers
Residence
• June 26, 2000
Musical group Se'lah visits Utila for concerts, VBS and construction
• June 14, 2000
First UMC team of Brownsville, Texas visits Utila; UMCC end of classes;
Henderson's Store
• May 31, 2000
Our vacation in Antigua, Guatemala
• May 24, 2000
Skipwith UMC team from Richmond, Virginia serves Utila; Henderson's Store
update
• May 8, 2000
Henderson's Store reconstruction begins; bathtub in the harbor; Banana
Jeff; trip to La Ceiba
• April 26, 2000
Holy Week; Jeff & Jill sing; The Island Cafe opens; the story of Bob
McField and his ghost
• April 10, 2000
UMCC Board reviews drawings for Teachers Residence; changes on Utila; editorial
on Utila
• March 10, 2000
Baton Rouge team leads Vacation Bible School and does building and repairs
• February 28, 2000
Tennessee UMVIM team leads open air service on Utila and the keys
• February 22, 2000
A weekend away on the neighboring Bay Island of Roatan
• February 18, 2000
Carolinas UMVIM team serves church and community; wedding reception for the
Bennetts
• February 11, 2000
South Carolina UMVIM work team paints and repairs the Mission House
• January 30, 2000
Report from District Conference held in Dangriga, Belize
• January 9, 2000
My first wedding on Utila, celebrating the holidays here, UMCC teachers
residence,
fire update,
close down the bars
• December 21, 1999
Fire Destroys Henderson's Store
• December 19, 1999
UMCC Christmas program, beauty queen; to La Ceiba on the yacht, kayaking,
Y2K
• December 5, 1999
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas decorating; new dock; airplane mishap, airport
improvement
• November 21, 1999
Back on Utila by way of Belize
• October 10, 1999
Welcome Service
• September 19, 1999
Water woes; Independence Day
• September 12, 1999
First ever organ transplant; my first day of school
• September 5, 1999
Jill on Utila; preaching in LaCeiba; reports of my death
• August 15, 1999
A prayer request for Utila; Harvest at the keys; sunrise at the keys
• August 8, 1999
The poor part of town; our Harvest celebration; a reflection on how I like
it here
• August 1, 1999
On spiders & dogs; Wet 'n Wild keys trip; my Sunday School class
• July 25, 1999
Team from Wesley UMC of Beaumont, Texas; mosaic of Pumpkin Hill from
the north shore
• July 18, 1999
Team from Broadmoor UMC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; my first funeral
• July 11, 1999
Things you may (and may not) see on Utila; my impressions of the
place
• July 4, 1999
Clinic, Big Bight, Mission House
• June 27, 1999
Children's Parade, Blue Bayou, Airport, Rocky Point
• June 20, 1999
Mizpah Methodist Church, the chapel on the keys
FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions)
Where in the world is Utila? And who lives there?
Scenes from Utila before my arrival
Reasons to Move to Utila Top 10 List
About my call to serve on Utila
I came to Utila at the invitation of The Methodist Church in the Carribean and the Americas to pastor and teach. I began my work in mid-June, 1999; Jill and I left Utila on August 15, 2000.
Are you interested in coming to Utila to do volunteer work? Check out this
topic on the FAQ page...
Coming Down as a Volunteer