From Jerusalem! to Mary’s Child

We boarded the bus to Jerusalem! at 730am. After running into the typical morning rush hour, we were invited to the morning devotion in the chapel.  The prayer was led by one of the young resident girls.  We  were impressed by how in-sync the whole community was, which included the residents, the aunties/uncles, and us, the volunteers.


Morning Devotion with people who are very devoted to Mustard Seed.


We spent the rest of the morning finishing the paint job on the projects we started the previous day.  Mr. Williams, the general contractor, was impressed by how fast we kept finishing the work he assigned to us, and how we kept asking for more to do.


Our full team in front of one of our completed works (from our "Jamaica Period").


Highlight was when we were asked to paint the gazebo where we all joined as a team on the same project.  Esprit de Corps in action!



Look at this teamwork painting the gazebo at Jerusalem!


At the midday prayer the administrator, Ms. Suzette Dickson, expressed her appreciation for our willingness to give our time and efforts.

After lunch we headed over to Mary’s Child, a home for teenage girls and their babies.  At this time there are 17 mothers/mothers-to-be ranging from the ages of 11-16 and 11 babies.



Two of the cute ones at Mary's Child.


We were given a tour of the house Ms. Nadia Williams and met some of the residents.  We were impressed with the bedrooms we came across. Each room was shared by a mother and her baby.  It appeared like a very welcoming place, the residents are able to personalize their rooms and make it feel homey.
Some of the girls were in school, but the girls we met were very smart and articulate.  There was a 16-year-old mother who greeted us with “Je m’appelle…” and shared with us her dreams of traveling and her love for languages.

All in all, it was another exhilarating, heart-warming day in Jamaica!

Dictated by Angie to Gabby
Both Rookies and Sworn Adversaries

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