Glace Bay was originally a booming mining town. Although there are no longer any operating coal mines in Glace Bay, coal mining is a very important part of the identity and history of this town. One of the things Lighthouse Church recommends to all groups is to visit the mining museum. We made sure to include that on our schedule so we donned our hard hats and headed into the mine for a guided tour by a retired coal miner. It was awesome to hear the pride he has in his work and the stories he shared. We are grateful for an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the history of Glace Bay.

We filled our afternoon with a trip to a neighbouring skate park where we helped to serve BBQ hot dogs to some local youth participating in a skateboarding competition. They were very impressive to watch and we continue to be amazed by all the very relevant and tangible things Lighthouse Church is doing in the community. Pastor Dave said that even though we may not have been participating in the competition ourselves, it was very significant for the local youth to see that we were there to serve and watch them skate.

We ended our day with a very meaningful prayer walk through Glace Bay led by some people from the church. This gave us an opportunity for some very focused prayer for specific areas of the town. It was basically a chance for us to talk to God about what we saw and about how we would like things to be different. Our eyes were really opened to the needs of Glace Bay and to how prayer has a very important role to play here.

Tomorrow we head to Cheticamp for some whale watching. We're looking forward to a day to rest and recharge a bit before we jump into the rest of the week. It's hard to believe we're already nearing the halfway point of our time here.

More from us tomorrow...