The worst of what nature can dish out left parts of the Gulf Coast in ruins.

During Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005, water from the Gulf reached as high as 10-feet - flooding coastal communities like the Gulfport, Biloxi and D’Iberville.

For our evening Devotion, our Mission Team went down to the beach, on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast one day this week.

The mighty ocean along this gulf coast that wreaked so much havoc on this community was now the back drop for the evening’s Bible lesson.

According to Pastor Taylor, Devotion is an important time for our Mission team to reflect on what happened here and how this experience will help shape our lives.

Returning to the Gulf Coast where Katrina pushed the ocean inland – destroying communities and uprooting families – helped us better understand our mission. With the waves gently lapping against the sand and seagulls perched on remnants of what use to be a pier, our devotion time this evening included communion.

At the time of the passing of the bread and the cup, stars were dotting the night sky. Afterward Diane Corbin said, she was glad we had communion at night. For me, we were outside, in nature’s sanctuary.