MUMC Jamaica 2009

Final Update

2009-05-26T18:33:00.005-04:00

Hello all,

We were only able to upload three pictures before the internet seemed to stop working. We will try and put some more up tomorrow but not sure how successful we will be. Ugh technology.

Wednesday Day 7

Today we got to sleep in until around 8:30 and enjoyed another delicious breakfast. Lucky, our driver, picked us up around 9:30 and we headed to Ocho Rios to enjoy our day off. Our first stop was Dunnes River Falls where we used our newly strengthened, but still sore, muscles to climb up the waterfall. This was one of our favorite activities we have done so far. We started at the bottom of the waterfall and made it all the way to the top without any type of guide, despite many slippery rocks and a few stumbles. There were many times where teamwork was needed to make it through the challenging climb up the water fall and once we reached the top we were very proud. After the falls we went to a small Jamaican grill in the outdoor food court where we were impressed with Tony's negotiating skills. He got us a great meal and a bottle of water for a great price. Some people got a jerk chicken meal with rice and beans, and cabbage. Most got a tasty, traditional hamburger or hotdog and fries. Once we finished eating we made our way back to the bus and drove to Margaritaville. We sat here for about an hour and a half and posted our update. It started raining so we waited for it to slow down and walked down the street to the craft market. Our negotiating skills were used since many people bought items this time through. It was still a slightly stressful experience but since we had a better idea of what to expect we were able to have a little fun with it. We spent about an hour going through the two markets and came away with many neat items. In order to meet with Lucky we had to walk through town to the grocery store. We were a little nervous at first but we really got to feel as though we were a part of the town. We picked up a few items at the grocery store and headed home around 7. Tony surprised us with a COLD Pepsi, something we haven't had often while here. Since we were all still full from lunch we decided to skip out on dinner in town and opted for sandwiches at home. When we got home from Ocho Rios we were all pretty tired and after hanging out for about an hour we went to bed.

Thursday Day 8

Today it was back to work. We started out working on the outside of the building, but after lunch it was raining too hard to continue. Collins and Tony began working on the inside walls of the bathroom while the rest of us mixed mortar and sifted more dirt. While waiting for our ride home at the end of the workday, we watched some of the neighborhood kids play cricket, and Todd even joined in their game. When we got back to the house, we all showered and then ate dinner. Dinner was cooked by Louise, and consisted of the usual chicken, rice, potatoes, and vegetables. In the evening we sat around playing cards and went to bed early again.

Friday Day 9

Friday was a long day. Ivan had taken the day off because it was their Labor Day weekend, so it was just our group, Collins, and Norman working. The girls and Tony painted the kitchen while the rest of the guys continued mixing mortar for Collins and John to throw on the outside walls. We also had to move two HUGE piles of dirt inside, which wore us out quickly. The last few hours were spent mixing mortar and sifting more dirt. When we got home, we started getting showers, and then got the best surprise of the week..... Chris McCullough showed up!!! We spent the rest of the evening eating dinner and catching up with Chris on everything that had been going on here in Jamaica, and he let us in on news from Thomasville.

Saturday Day 10

We had a renewed spirit from Chris' arrival, and despite our fatigue, we began working hard as soon as we got to the church. We sifted dirt and mixed mortar while John, Tony, and Chris threw mortar on the gable of the church. We took a short break to get some pictures up on the roof of the church by the gable. (See picture) Mitchel stayed busy by working on a cast iron church bell, which was previously hanging from some wire wrapped around a 2X4. He made a nice wooden frame to hang the bell in, and even fashioned a string in which to ring it. We worked through the rain to finish the last wall, and then had time for Chris and Todd to play a game of cricket with the neighborhood kids. Even though they were new to the game, Chris and Todd beat the locals! When we got back to the house, we all showered and had dinner, and played more card games.

Sunday Day 11

We sat through our first 4 hour church service from 9 to 1. Today was a special service because the entire district was meeting at a big church in Beechamville. This was 13 congregations, all of which are in the Beechamville-Bensonton circuit. In the church services here, they start their service off with singing 4 or 5 songs, none of which are short, and sing between each part of the service. The children's sermon was 30 minutes long, and served 50+ children. The sermon was also 30 minutes, and was somewhat difficult for us to understand. We were able to participate in communion at the end of the service, which was very special for us. Even though we are separated by so many miles, the communion service was very much the same as ours back home. When we got back to the house, we ate sandwiches and went on a short walk exploring the area around the house. We walked down the driveway across the street from us for about 10 minutes and reached a beautiful old plantation house. We walked around the property there for awhile, and then the caretaker came out and explained to us that the house was built in 1745 and is now available for rent. There was an awesome garden in the back and a pool that was very tempting to us. We also got some great pictures of the view from the back porch of this house. After walking back to the house we are staying in, we used duct tape to create our own four square court and played a long time. We had spaghetti for dinner, with garlic toast made by Chris, Beth, and Kristin. Our long day ended early so we could rest up for work again on Monday.

Monday Day 12

We only worked half a day today due to a funeral at the church, but our time working was well spent. Ivan worked today to finish his wall, and John, Chris, and Tony finished the outside wall. By this time they were as good as the locals. We sifted a small pile of dirt and mixed a few batches of mortar. Mitchel fixed the kitchen windows to make them open easily, and Ashley and Jacquelyn scrubbed the kitchen floor to get the paint and mortar off the tile. We began finishing the day around 11a.m. to leave ample time to clean the kitchen and multi-purpose room. When we finished cleaning we sat outside and waited for our cabs to pick us up. While we were outside we met our friend Graham and sister Pam. We asked them several questions about how a funeral works and their services are very different from ours. The funeral was for a man who had died on May 6th, the funeral was May 25th. You might want to know why they wait three weeks to bury someone, well the answer is that the family digs the grave themselves. This is no ordinary grave either, it is 3 feet deep and lined with mortar and paint in the same process that we were using all week to work on the church walls. The service was going to begin at 1 and Graham told us the church portion of the service would end around 4. After the church service they head over to the gravesite and that lasts about 30 to 45 minutes and then its over. During the graveside portion, members of the family and friends mix the last few buckets of mortar and each take turns dumping the buckets to close off the grave. The funeral was a small one for around here and only 500 people attended the service. The former owner of the house we are staying in was very well known in the community, and when we asked Graham how big her service was, he said there were well over 1000 people in attendance, and they had to do the service at a larger church. After we left the work site for the final time we spent the rest of the day at the house packing our bags and cleaning up the house, as well as tossing the football. Around 6 o'clock, some members of the church began arriving at the house, followed by Unis, Trevors wife, with the meal. We had a large variety of Jamaican food, such as, mutton (goat), chicken, yam salad, yams au gratin, cauliflower and mixed vegetables, fried rice, gravy, cucumbers, tomatoes, some sort of slaw, and a delicious vanilla and chocolate cake with peach ice cream. After we all enjoyed the wonderful meal on the porch we sat around and talked with our Jamaican church family more about various things, such as the cultural differences between Jamaica and America. Later in the night Trevor and the rest of the members of the church spoke about how grateful they were for all of the work that we did. Unis told us of how the vision for the multipurpose building started and how blessed she felt that the vision was coming true. They all shared their thanks through words, songs, and prayer. We were all given a mug, certificate, and hugs from the members of Golden Springs. It was very special for us to hear the thanks from the members and the love and appreciation was clear. The rest of the night was spent hanging out with the Golden Springs members as well as two of the boys from the community that we got close to over the week. We said our goodbyes and shared more thanks before they headed home and we went to bed.

Future days

We plan to spend our last few days in Jamaica at the El Grecco hotel in Montego Bay. We will be getting some R&R after our last two weeks of work. We will be leaving on Thursday around noon. We will arrive back in Thomasville around 6:30 and we hope to see you there. Thank you all so much for following us on the blog and more importantly thank you all for your prayers and kind words of encouragement.

All of us would like to congratulate Carmen and Keith on their big news!!!!

Hey Tony, we like the things you do! Hey Tony, if we could we would be you! When we came to you back in September saying that we would like to go on another mission trip but this time abroad, we didn't know that it would actually happen. You spent the last 9 months taking things that many of us had said to you in passing and turned them into a reality. We know we gave you a hard time with just about everything, but we know that you are in ways the only reason this trip even happened. For many of us this will be our last opportunity to attend a mission trip as a non-leader. Even though it was difficult to see the difference we were making at times, you always helped us see what we weren't seeing. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and organizing this opportunity for all of us.
Love,
John, Matt, Jacquelyn, Lindsay, Justin, Kristin, Ashley, Beth, Todd, Chris, Mitchel

A big thanks to Justin and Lindsay for creating the blog. It has been helpful to keep everyone updated without phones, and we have had fun typing it up every few days. We hope all of you back home have enjoyed hearing about our trip too.

A couple of us working and mixing mortar

A roadside view of the church we worked on

All of us at the falls

Thanks again for keeping up and can't wait to see all of you.

Jamaican me crazy

2009-05-20T14:51:00.004-04:00

Sunday Day 4

After church we rode with our friend Lucky to Ocho Rios, where we went to the grocery store to buy more food, and visit a craft market. The craft market was very overwhelming, and we felt out of place. It was obvious we were tourists, and we were immediately approached by lots of vendors. Some of us bought paintings and other souvenirs, and Kristin had her hair braided by a Jamaican hair stylist. Then we walked down the street to the internet cafe, where we posted on our blog and checked a few emails. After the internet cafe, we went to Margaritaville, where we could get a little taste of home and hang out on the beach. Margaritaville was an outdoor restaurant with a pool, hot tub, water slide, and a private beach. We had a blast there and could finally relax and have some fun together. John and Jacquelyn DOMINATED in the chicken fight in the ocean, and we have a video of the chicken fight to prove it! We were all exhausted after playing in the ocean and pool all day, so we enjoyed a delicious dinner there and then rode home to rest up for another day of work.

Monday Day 5 (Todd's birthday)

We started out the day with another amazing Breakfast by Mitchel™ (with the Monday morning special, Mickey Mouse pancakes) and made it out to the work site around 8:15 again. The girls primed the walls and ceiling of the kitchen, which turned out to be a tedious task. The guys mixed mortar, and most of us were able to try throwing the mortar on the wall (some of us unsuccessfully). We have some very talented helpers, Ivan, Norman, and Collins, who are machines when it comes to mixing and throwing mortar. It rained a lot on this day, which was helpful because it washed the paint and mortar off our arms and faces. Mitchel spent all day working on bringing electricity to the fellowship hall by recyclying a drop cord we brought along with us. When the first group got back to the house after our day of work, we prepared a small surprise party for Todd, wrapping up the painting he had bought and a few of his other belongings as presents. Lindsay and Beth made Todd a delicious funfetti cake that was devoured after dinner. Dinner consisted of goat with curry (that was bright green but tasty), chicken, potatoes, rice, and greens. We think we may have set a record for longest game of uno ever, and went to bed early again.

Tuesday Day 6

We woke up to Breakfast by Mitchel™ and had awhile to wait for our cabs to pick us up. As soon as we got to the work site, we were put to work mixing mortar and carrying it to Ivan, Collins, and the other "throwers." The throwers finished the top of the inside walls and moved to the outside of the building to do stucco (which was the same process as was used on the inside walls). The girls showed their strength today when they mixed their own batch of mortar by themselves and carried some bags of concrete. After lunch we had some time to play with the kids at the school next door. They were not shy at all, and had no problem coming up to us and jumping into our arms. We were more tired from playing with the kids than working, (the girls were) but we went back to work anyway. We mixed more mortar and cleaned up the kitchen and the main inside room. Mitchel finally finished hardwiring the electricity into the fellowship hall. Through his efforts the church will now have electicity in the fellowship hall that they will undoubtedly use for the entire time the building is standing. Our day ended around 4 and we headed home to wash some more of our dirty clothes. Jacquelyn and Lindsay learned how to wash clothes by hand, making them really appreciate the washing machines back home! Tonight's dinner included chicken, pork, potatoes, rice, and cabbage and carrots. Since we finished dinner, we have been looking through the pictures from today, playing cards, and tossing around the soccer ball. Some of the neighborhood kids just challenged us to a game of futbol on Sunday, so we better start practicing!

Wednesday Day 7 (Justin's Birthday)

Because of Justin's birthday, Tony gave us the day off tomorrow. We are going to Dunn's River Falls, a waterfall nearby. After that we hope to find an internet cafe and update the blog. We will also go back to the market and eat dinner at a local jamaican restaurant. Thursday it is back to work.

To all our friends and families: Thank you all for your support. We wish you could all be here with us! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue to spread the love of our Savior to the people of Jamaica.

Todd, Lindsay, Tony: Happy Birthday Amber!!!

Fun Facts about Mitchel:

Mitchel doesn't do push-ups he pushes the world down.

He can fix anything.

We lose Mitchel and then he finds us.

He's a cook

He's a Photographer

He's an electrician

He's a doctor

He's a comedian

He misses Elaine (his wife)

He's a bargain shopper

Mr. Clean

Survived an oven explosion and then fixed it on his first try.

First Class Dancer

He's a romantic (see flowers)

Mitchel: Here's another flower for you, love you. See you soon.

Pictures:

The girls playing with kids at the neighboring school

Another Picture of the girls and schoolkids.

Tony Collins and Norman. Tony lifts the buckets of mortar up so collins can apply it to the wall

Lindsay and Matt putting primer on the walls and ceilings of the kitchen

Kristen Beth and Jacquelyn taking hammers to the smooth parts of the wall outside so the stucco will stay better

Lindsay and Beth making lunch with Tony supervising

Eating our lunch made by Beth and Co.

All of us hanging out after a long day of work

All of us at Margaritaville

Our next update should be next Tuesday, we should have lots of fun stuff for you then. Thanks for keeping up with the blog and keeping us in your prayers. Thanks for all the comments, we love them!!!

First Few Days in Jamaica

2009-05-17T16:12:00.005-04:00

Saturday, May 16

Greetings from Jamaica Mon!

This is our first blog since we have arrived in Jamaica. The flight included a two hour conversation on the plane between Todd and someone we had never met. Also the girls are "claiming" to have seen Michael Phelps and the swim team exit the plane in our terminal, we finally arrived in Jamaica at 1:30 Jamaican time. After spending a few minutes waiting in line at customs, and exchanging money for some Jamaican dollars, we were on our way to Lime Hall. We spent about two hours riding in a tour bus type vehicle with our driver "Lucky". We went through some eye opening neighborhoods as we traveled east along the ocean, towards our rented house. We immediately realized that here in Jamaica, they drive on the "wrong" side of the road, and they also do a lot of passing. We arrived at our rented house, and were greeted by our contact "Trevor", and several members of the church. The house is very nice with a large porch, four rooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen, accompanied by a few critters. We settled our things and were then treated to dinner prepared by the ladies from the church. The dinner consisted of chicken, fish, rice, cabbage and carrots, potato salad, tomatoes and cucumbers, cole slaw, and last but not least an outstanding cake. We spent the rest of the evening enjoying each others company, playing cards, and snacking on the candy that we brought to share with the neighborhood children.

Friday Day 1

The next morning we awoke around 6:45 and had breakfast, then prepared our things for our first day of work. Trevor arrived around 8:30 to take us to the jobsite, shuttling us in two separate trips. The trip is one of the prettiest treks you could ask for on a journey to any jobsite. (hopefully we can grab a few pictures or videos to share with you guys) We arrived at the church to a huge pile of dirt on the outside and a fellowship hall that needed quite a bit of work. Our first day consisted of the girls shoveling wet dirt into wheel barrows and the guys pushing them through mud and wet gravel into the fellowship hall. We brought the dirt in so it could begin going through the process of being sifted and then combined with cement to be turned into concrete so it could be thrown on the wall with a trowel. Needless to say all of our arms and backs were very sore, but it is good work mon. The heat was not so bad and we got a nice little shower right around 2 which got us all moved into the fellowship hall where we set up two sifting stations. The sifting stations are made of 3 person teams. Two people sit across from eachother and will sift dirt through a screen to get the rocks out. One person is the shoveler and gets dirt from the pile and puts it on the screen. After a bit of time the shoveler will shovel the dirt out from under the screener box and make a new pile of sifted dirt. Eventually the dirt will be sifted again to make a finer dirt. We finished the day around 430 or 5. We rode back and had a delicious dinner that consisted of chicken and pork chops with some veggies and loads of rice. Side note: One of the church members, Graham, works at a hotel doing their yard work. He started doing some yard work and we walked outside to plants and trees that looked as though they had been professionally done. At the other side of the yard was our friend Graham hacking away with a machete and doing some excellent work. One of the plants Graham cut was sugar cane. He cut plenty of pieces for all of us to chew on and the juices were sweet and delicious.

Saturday Day 2

We got out of bed around 7a.m. by the aroma of gourmet french toast and scrambled eggs and grits made by Mitchel the great, all of us were still very tired but still ready to get out there and do some work. We still had some dirt at the road but because we had rocked out the day before bringing the dirt and sifting it that we had almost run out of room in the fellowship hall to keep working. So we didn't bring in any more dirt and just began sifting away again at our two stations and three person teams. However this left a couple of us standing around and Todd and John tried their hand at applying the stucco to the wall. Apparently everyone in Jamaica knows how to stucco and they were not scared to correct anyone willing to try it. Most of us stayed away for fear of messing up but John and Todd kept at it and after honing in their skills they finally got the hang of it and were able to do a very good job. As for the rest of us still standing, well Mitchel found plenty of work for us to do. They had recently applied the final coat of stucco and it needed to be smoothed so that we can paint it. Those of us that weren't sifting ended up in the kitchen of the fellowship hall grinding the wall with pieces of cinder block. After hours of work that led to many sore shoulders we finished sanding the wall to a smooth enough finish to be painted on. It pretty much rained the whole day which really kept us from being outside anyways. We got back to our house around 4:30. Our dinner was chicken again, but still very good, and some fish that got mixed reviews. Most didn't enjoy it because of the bones that stabbed the inside of your mouth at random times. There was rice that was super good and some veggies and fried plantains.

Sunday Day 3:

Today we woke up around 7 to another delicious breakfast from Mitchell. This morning we had french toast, eggs, bacon, grits, and mangos, the breakfast of champions! After breakfast we headed up the road to the church for Sunday morning service with our new Jamaican friends. Church started around 9:15 (Jamaican time) and lasted for about 2 hours. The service was beautiful and definitely different from "big church" at Memorial. This Sunday happened to be youth sunday which meant that the young children in the church sang up front. The service consisted of a great deal of singing,scripture readings, and a sermon from a guest minister. The Jamaicans sing many songs from memorization but there were a few selections from a hymnal so we were able to participate. The highlight of the service would have to be when we unexpectedly got the opportunity to sing "Lean On Me" (a youth group classic) during the service. After the sermon the minister asked if they knew "Lean On Me" and although many of the Jamaican members weren't very familiar with it, the Memorial crowd chimed in promptly with the chorus! After the service we were greeted by some members and snapped a few photos of us with some of the kids. We then made our way back to the house where we are staying and fixed a quick lunch of sandwiches before heading out to Ocho Rios, a beach where most cruise ships stop and drop all of their guests off for the day. This is where we hope to be able to actually post the update. We will update again soon and share more of our adventures!

Future Day 4

This is being written Sunday afternoon so you will just get a glimpse into what we know we are doing. Monday we will be at it again. Wake up around 7 eat breakfast and head on a super pretty drive to the church. Our plans are to continue sifting, stuccoing, and we will get to paint the kitchen hopefully.

Shoutouts:

Jacquelyn Bair: Hey Mom and Mike! Sorry the phone hasn't worked yet, but hopefully I'll talk to you soon. My finger is healing nicely, and I haven't gotten sick yet! I've had a few WRIs (Work Related Injuries), but nothing Beth couldn't fix with some first aid. We've also taken a lot of fun pictures. Can't wait to tell you all our fun stories! Will you email Dad and let him know about the blog too? Also, please keep a diary of all the WAG episodes I am missing while I'm here! :) Beth and I are practicing "Midnight Train To Georgia" Love you both!.....Christopher Hollis: Babygirl misses you boo! Rockin' that ring pop everywhere

Ashley Murray: Hey Fam!!!! All is well. No injuries thus far. Just ALOT of bug bites. I got a new boyfriend! He's a Rastafarian! You'll love him! He looks like Lil' Wayne with no teeth! If you don't know who Lil' Wayne is...look him up. By the way, I'm totally kidding. Anyway, send my love to everyone. xoxo.

Justin Finch: Hey mom! Sorry I haven't called we have had some phone issues. So far everything has been great and we are all sore. I will try and call you soon so if you get a call from a random number be sure to pick up. I hope everything is well back home and tell everyone I said hello.

John Colett: Hey everyone. Jamaica is an exciting place to see and I'm loving every minute of it. All is well

Matt Branson: Hey mom and dad i just wanted to say sorry I havent called we have had alot of phone problems but i will call when i can im haven alot of fun and i will talk to yall soon love yall

Mitchel: Honey, some flowers for you, love ya.

Lindsay: Hey Lorn!! :) Miss you boo. Hope you aren't too lonely without us there to dirty up the house and make lots of noise. I miss your smiling face sooooo much!! :)
-- Christopher I hope you aren't still having trouble breathing without us there. You are missing out on Tony's fake German accent when he talks to the Jamaicans, yes German. It's presh. We are doing lots of showing out in your honor... don't you worry! KISSES!! Love you guys!--Amber: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (In case I don't get to write again before then) We have been thinking about you. Love you too sugar britches!!

Tony the Tiger: RARRRR! Miss you Lorna! Ich liebe dich

Toddy: Hey Mom and Chris. Miss you both and wish you could be here to complete the circle. We are having alot of fun. Amber I miss you a lot a lot. You should see the view from the house we are staying at... it's almost as beautiful as you! ;o) Love you boo and hope you have an amazing birthday!

Kristin: Hey Kyndal....I lover you and I misser you!!! Mom and Dad I miss yall and I love yall. Tell Menaw, Jo, and Lummie I said hey and I miss them too. It is really nice here but very humid. The house is really nice. I will call you again tomorrow, love yall!

Beth: Hey Johnny Earl and Laraine, hope you both are doing great! Things here are good, we are having a great time. Thanks for taking care of the "Big Mo". Love you.

Just wanted to say that we will focus on getting more work pictures with the posts. There are a few but we hope to grab some better ones. We have had some tech issues but now have it resolved for the rest of the trip.

Things to note:
Our phones keep dying on us so it is difficult to get calls out, so be sure to pick up if you have a call from a random number.

If you have any suggestions as to what you want us to include in the updates or things you want us to focus on with our pictures, you can leave them in the comment section or send an email to MUMCjamaica@gmail.com. Quick comment tutorial: In the bottom right of each post there is a thing that says ## comments. Here you can read and post new comments. To post a comment type out whatever it is you want to say and in the drop down box right below the text box pick Name. A new box will appear and you only need to put your name, you do not need to enter a URL address. Hit continue and you should be done. If this doesn't work just send an email to address above.

Pictures:

Hope you are all doing well, we are having a blast.

After our Sunday Church Service with some of the kids that sang in the choir.

The whole group plus our cook, Louise, (Middle), Trevor, our host, (Middle Back Row) and Graham, the caretaker, (back right).

Dirt, Sifting and Mixing.

Our house that we are staying at in Lime Hall.

The group on our 2 hour bus ride to the house in Lime Hall.

Our sifting stations and huge piles of dirt.

The dirt pile outside after working on it until lunch.

Inside the Fellowship hall at the beginning of the day.

A View from the road on the way to the Golden Springs Church.

Update Frequency

2009-05-13T20:21:00.002-04:00

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let y'all know that we are going to try and update the blog as often as possible, however we may not have access to the internet on a daily basis. So check back often and bear with us while we figure out our situation with technology while we are in Jamaica. Thanks.

Schedule and Flight Info

2009-05-13T00:55:00.001-04:00

Schedule:

Thursday, May 14th- Travel Day. We will fly out of Charlotte, NC to Montego Bay. We will then take a bus to Golden Spring/Higgins Town
Friday, May 15th- Work Day
Saturday, May 16th- Work Day
Sunday, May 17th- Church, half day off Local
Monday, May 18th- Work Day. Todd McCullough's birthday
Tuesday, May 19th- Work Day
Wednesday, May 20th- Day off at Dunnes River/Ocho Rios. Justin Finch's Birthday
Thursday, May 21st- Work Day
Friday, May 22nd- Work Day
Saturday, May 23rd- Work Day
Sunday, May 24th- Church, half day off Local
Monday, May 25th- Work Day
Tuesday, May 26th- Travel Day. We will travel from Higgins Town to Montego bay.
Wednesday, May 27th- Decompress Day. El greco at Montego Bay.
Thursday, May 28th- Travel Day. Montego Bay to Charlotte, NC, and then home sweet home.

Flight Information:
Thursday, May 14, 2009, via USAirways Flt 909
Depart Charlotte at 11:30 am
Arrive Montego Bay at 1:22 pm
Thursday, May 28, 2009, via USAirways Flt 910
Depart Montego Bay at 12:40 pm
Arrive Charlotte at 4:41 pm

The Church

2009-05-12T18:57:00.008-04:00

We will be working on a small church in Higgins Town. The name of the church is Golden Spring's United Methodist Church. We will be finishing work on the church fellowship hall and applying the stucco finish to the inside and outside walls. Here are some pictures of the church we will be working on.

Introductions

2009-05-12T03:38:00.019-04:00

We would like to start our first post by introducing you to all of the participants of the trip. They are as follows:

Jacquelyn Bair

Matthew Branson

John Collett

Justin Finch

Kristin Huneycutt

Lindsay McCullough

Todd McCullough

Tony McCullough

Ashley Murray

Mitchel Rabon

Beth Todd