JAMAICA - MISSION trip

We have been back from our mission trip to Jamaica for two weeks already.  The trip to and fro was uneventful.  This is a very good thing when you are flying.  The Children’s home is located on a mountain top, so we rode up there in a small bus.  The driver had done this trip many times before, and we were happy to know that, because the road was a one lane dirt road with many pot-holes.  We were literally shaken up when we got to our destination.  The next few days we worked on the campus, doing a variety of tasks.  Some who had teaching experience, worked directly with the children.  All of us interacted with them after school hours. 

  I build some shelves   in the newly constructed paint and gasoline storage shed, while Corrie did a lot of reorganizing.
 
The last 36 hours we were able to unwind and relax at an all inclusive resort. 

All in all a very good experience for the whole group.  We bonded well as a group. We shared our meals and helped with clean-up.  There was a lack of warm water and we even ran out of water one day, due to the drought which plagues the island.  Our showers were cold water only, but with the high temperatures during he day, this was not a significant problem for any of us.  When we got back to Des Moines, the temperature here was only 10° (F),  well below freezing.  
 Quite a shock from the tropical temperatures in Jamaica.  Yet it has been good to be home.