Well it wasn't a typical first day but it was a great first day! We left JFK and all of our hectic lives behind around 8:00 this morning and landed in Jamaica around noon. Starting our time in Jamaica with a beef patty and ting soda on a patch of beach near the airport was probably the best start we could ask for and a whole lot better than our usual meals of rice and chicken.
Another pleasant change from years past was going directly to Matthew 25:40 and playing hide and seek (Jordan can testify it's hard to win when these kids know everything about their house), baseball (Phils versus Yanks), garden building (Karen is convinced the boys will be crushed when their leaf garden is dead in the morning but she's willing to help rebuild), and of course the all time favorite of 'human jungle gym' (Kevin and Andrew may need some icey hot in the morning). After an hour that went by way too fast we began the trek up the mountain to Sophie's Place, our home away from home.
It was so good to see the amazing progress made on the wall by the river after the demolition that we did last year. The kids are also doing so much better and seem really happy and adjusted to their renovated homes. Ty-Ty was of course stealing noses and Hakiem was very excited to see that our ratio of guys to girls leaned in favor of the girls!
It's been a long day but we are excited to be here and can't wait to go to sleep and see what tomorrow brings us. We never know what might happen but we do know that we are going to live in the moment and embrace each and every experience we can because these individual moments make up the beautiful love that we see in each and every child we meet here.
~ Bridget (Fearless Co-Leader)
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