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Teenagers attending the United Church of God congregation in Freeport recently provided insight into what it's like to be a teen living on Grand Bahama Island in the nation of the Bahamas. Ariel, Ashley, Daniel, Destiny, Gabriel, Hubert and Kevera range in age from 12 to 17. Here are their answers to questions posed by Vertical Thought.
Daniel: "Our nation is made up of a lot of islands.
It is a very relaxing place where tourism is the number one industry. We
used to be a British territory and became independent in 1973."
Destiny: "The Bahamas is a very peaceful nation and most of our people are very religious. I'd like for everyone to know that we have United Church of God congregations in both Freeport and Nassau."
Ariel: "Those of us in the Church are scattered on different islands, so it makes it hard for us to stay in touch. One of the ways we do stay in contact with each other is through the Internet."
The other teens added that the Bahamas have very friendly people, great beaches and a culture that likes to eat.
Daniel: "I think the number one problem is peer pressure. There is a lot of premarital sex, teenage pregnancy, smoking, etc., going on; and you have to know right from wrong to not go astray."
Kevara: "Not giving in to temptation is a challenge."
Ariel: "There are pressures from others who don't know God's way to go out on Friday nights [the beginning of the weekly Sabbath]."
Destiny: "It seems to me that our biggest challenge is probably the Sabbath. And it is also the Holy Days. Of course, most people also don't understand why we don't eat pork."
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