The Reverend Dr. Philip Rahming O.B.E., JP, a graduate of Calabar Theological College, Kingstone Jamaica, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville Kentucky and United Theological Seminary, Dayton Ohio, began his schooling at Sandilands Primary School in Fox Hill New Providence, Bahamas, his home town. As a boy, Philip always had a love for service and a determination to become outstanding in his endeavours. Nurtured in a Baptist Sunday School where his grandfather was the Superintendent, young Rahming learnt that God gave special gifts to individuals and that each person has a particular contribution to make in life. As an adult, the Reverend Dr. Philip Rahming became President of the Bahamas Christian Council and served for six years. Later he became a member of the Ethics Commission of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). A former secondary school teacher, retired University of the Bahamas lecturer and past chaplain to the Honourable Speaker of the Bahamas Parliament. Dr. Rahming is currently Vice President at large of the National Baptist Missionary and Education Convention, a Commission Member on Baptist Doctrine and Inter-Church Co-operation of the BWA and Pastor of Rehoboth Ministries. Reverend Rahming wrote the Bahamas Pledge of Allegiance and the National song of the Bahamas, God Bless Our Sunny Clime. Her is also the author of two books, Martin Luther King His Religion, His Philosophy and the Pledge of the Its History.