In a refurbished building that was once a general store, gleaming
medical equipment, still encased in protective plastic wrappers, stood
ready. It was August 20, the day of the opening of Eleuthera Medical
Clinic. The community-owned facility already had 600 members and was
quickly approaching its limit of 2,000. There was no fanfare, no
ribbon-cutting, no band. A priest stood by the door, wanting to bless
it. It was his idea. A few moments later, another minister called. She,
too, wanted to come by and say a prayer.

For long-time Eleutheran Lynne Rawling, the prayer was already answered…