Well here we are at the end of another week. This week flew by! Loudoun Valley did an incredible amount of work this week! They built 2 houses, made a foundation for a new house, dug a pit for sewage, and gave about 55 families new clothes! It was an awesome week and so I decided to ask a few of the team members to write a little bit about their week. Here is what they had to say...
"There is only one thing about Jamaica that keeps me coming back and that is the people. Their attitude towards life is always positive. They are surrounded by stress and bad situations and somehow find a way to look past them and appreciate the good things that are going on. I love Jamaica for its wonderful people!" – Nathan Milam
"This week I learned that God is love and mercy. He is not an overbearing God who wants to punish us." – Sage Hawn
"At the infirmary I was talking with a man and he asked me to read Psalm 27 and Psalm 109. I asked him why he wanted to read these chapters and he said they were his. I had a hard time reading the Psalms because I felt like I was reading his story to him. I was struck by how the bible is the story of our lives now! Before the trip I was thinking about the gospel and John 3:16. The part that struck me was “for God so loved the world…” It was my theme for the week. I am always surprised by God’s love. It never works the way I expect, yet it is definitely visible." – Nathan Hollenbach
"I love Jamaica because of so many things! I love the loving, joyful, caring, faithful and considerate people, the beautiful weather, the fruit, the families, the children, bag juice, and the friendliness! I love Jamrock!!!" – Tatum Maddux
"I always enjoy seeing my old Jamaican friends and catching up. I also loved to see the new students step out of their comfort zones and interact with the Jamaicans." – Kevin Hayba
"My favorite part of this week was getting to know the Jamaicans and learning from them about their History and about Harmons. I also loved when they took our group to a water hole after some hard work. It was the clearest water I’ve ever seen and we were able to swim in it and have a good time." – Rachel Zoetis
From just a handful of the team, you can see that this was a great week! We're off to Ocho Rios in the morning and we will be back on Monday with our next group.
Until then,
Lacy
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