Sara and Caitlyn just checked in from sunny St. James, Jamaica! They have had a powerful experience at 2 Mustard Seed locations this week. They began at Jacob's Ladder, a home for adults with severe special needs and are now at Blessed Assurance (shown in picture) which is a home for children with special needs. At Jacobs Ladder, the group started their first service experience by being asked to move melted candlewax down a hill to another building. (We tell our students to be prepared to do whatever is asked of them...but who would have thought!!) They were laughing hysterically as they tried to explain lugging sloppy wet melted wax in buckets down a hill. They said they were practically wax sculptures themselves by the time they were done! They were moved, however, when some of the adults who live in that community wheeled over wheelchairs to help them transport the wax. A true reminder that we are all there to help one another, and nothing is one-sided.
At Blessed Assurance, they have been digging ditches, and filling them in with rocks, to prevent erosion around the compound. On top of that physical labor, they wake up at 5:30 every morning to wake up, bathe, and dress the kids with their care givers.
They said that they each have their "favorite kid" and that the kids are really melting their hearts. Despite all their early mornings and hard work, the group couldn't have sounded more joyful.
So proud of our Jamaican Missionaries...
Joycelin
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