BERMUDA



1.) The Island of Bermuda was formed on top of a volcano! One elderly Bermudian told me that we should pray every night that God will keep the lid on it!



2.) The Pink Sand that Bermuda is famous for is actually crushed sea shells!



3.) After bananas are taken from the tree the tree dies. There is only one harvest per tree following which a new tree will grow at the base of the old one.



4.) The Island of Bermuda is only 21 miles long and less than two miles wide.



5.) The top speed limit on the Island is 25 mph. Do cars travel faster – YES!



6.) The only wild animals in Bermuda are chickens! Actually the chickens came from abandoned farms.



7.) Our Church, St Andrews Presbyterian is known locally as “The Pink Church.” Why is it pink? The standard reply is; “We don’t know why other than it has always been pink.”



8.) Our drinking water, bath water, cooking water, shower water etc. etc. all comes from the rain. The rain is collected in cisterns located under each house. The cistern here at the manse is over 15,000 gallons.



9.) Every night once the weather warms up you can hear thousands of frogs singing! They are known as tree frogs and are about the size of your little finger nail.



10.) There are no Golden Arches in Bermuda. The government does not allow fast food franchises. KFC got in before the ban was fully in place.



11.) Bermudians are only allowed one car per household.

Completely Filled



Last Sunday evening, Holy Trinity Cathedral located here in Hamilton was filled to standing room only. Where did everyone come from and why had they come? They were all from Bermuda but they weren’t all Anglican. People gathered from all the churches on the Island and they had come to pray. There were a 1000 plus people of all ages and they prayed together for two hours!

The call to a Solemn Assembly of prayer was based on 2 Chronicles 7:14. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” The call to prayer came as a result of a plea issued by our new Premier to the clergy of the Island. Bermuda has been rocked during the past number of years with crimes of various natures. There is gang warfare, there are murders, there are drug problems and as the Premier drew to our attention the forces of evil are running rampant like never before. Based on his appeal for help the churches called for a time of prayer last Sunday evening. The people answered that call like never before! But it doesn’t end with prayer. The communities of faith are opening their doors to discover new ways to reach out and minister to those who are deeply hurting here on our Island. On Thursday May 16th the community will gather once again this time on the steps of City Hall. Once again prayer and the public reading of God’s Word will take place and the hand of our Lord Jesus Christ will reach out to those who have been hurt by the recent violence.

Please pray for Bermuda.



(Rev.) John Fraser