Saturday (January 11)

We will have team members writing the blog posts together.  Saturday’s blog will be written by Jordan and Martina:

We woke up and went to breakfast at 9:00. We got to sleep in a little bit because of our full day of traveling the day before. It was just a relaxing day to play with the kids and get to know them.  The children did not have any school, and we didn’t have any work, so the door was open to opportunities galore. As a returning member (Jordan) it was quite pristine to get to know all the students from before on the previous trip. We got to play with the kids with the chalk that was brought out. They wrote “Jesus loves you” on the basketball court and put their handprints around it in different colors, which was really interesting to see because they just did that on their own. Socializing with the hoodlums made the time pass quite quickly. Before you knew it, it was lunchtime and I was quite famished. Once again, it was good to enjoy the Jamaican cuisine. We had Jamaican mac and cheese and fancy bread.

After lunch, we played 4-square with the kids and kicked a ball around. Then we went on a walk and saw pigs, cows, and chickens. We named one pig Demarcus and the other one Rachel. We saw banana trees and coffee bean plant things. We tried a not-ripe orange/lime hybrid, which was very sour. Eve A (the missionary at CCCD) showed us the water collection system, but only the ones for the animals. This would also be the sight where the concrete will be laid by our team. A large frog had also found the large water system to be a great spot.

After our walk, we had dinner. We had beef, veggies, rice, and plantains (similar to a deep fried banana). All the food here is really good. Beef is what’s for dinner.

After dinner, we had a team meeting. We shared our highs and lows for the day.

Essentially, it was relaxing to have calmness and enjoyment before a long road of labor ahead. It was a good opportunity to learn about the kids and play with them. It was easy to acknowledge that God is good in the good times, but the challenge comes when things don’t go our way, especially when we don’t understand each other.

-Jordan and Martina