The beautiful Bay Gardens Beach Resort and Spa was the location for the Feast of Tabernacles in St. Lucia. The resort is located on Reduit Beach, one of the best beaches in St. Lucia, in a bay with calm, clear blue waters. Since this was the first Feast since 2019 that we were able to celebrate with our Caribbean brethren in person, it was a joyful family reunion with plenty of hugs and excited chatter! Everyone enjoyed meeting the overseas brethren, many of whom were in St. Lucia for the first time. In addition to St. Lucia, brethren attended from Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent, the USA and Canada.

The Feast was kicked off perfectly by the opening night video, to which brethren sang along and applauded. After the first day services, the ladies gathered for our traditional “meet and greet” social, in which everyone enjoyed delicious snacks and drinks and took turns sharing their conversion journey. By the end of the evening, there was a closeness that continued throughout the Feast. Meanwhile, the men gathered on the hotel’s deck by the ocean and enjoyed their own fellowship, snacks and drinks.

Messages were all right on point and focused on the coming Kingdom of God. We were blessed with inspiring music each day, mostly performed by our St. Lucia brethren.

Other activities included family day at Pigeon Island, an island tour, karaoke/dance, sunset wine toast on Mt. Pimard and a catamaran sail around the majestic twin Piton mountains. But the most enjoyable activity was simply fellowshipping with each other, sharing scripture and meals, renewing old friendships and making new ones. We finished the Feast by all joining together for a meal on the beach between the two services on the Eighth Day.

For many, this was the best Feast ever!