Well, all the Jamaican campers are here and this picture is the beginning of everyone doing the Cupid Shuffle spontaneously after dinner and dodge ball, of course. We are so glad to be here.
We had a super service with Montego Bay Christian Church and then they made us lunch as we hung out at the beach. We then took a bus three hours to the camp; up and down some little winding roads. Wahoo! What an adventure. We got here about 5pm Sunday and had some great time hanging, training, and getting to know each other (the Jamaican counselors were with us). There was a miscommunication and so we had no dinner--we thought the staff here was going to have dinner for us--and didn't know how to get any because there was no transportation; Mark & Diedre and the rest of the Jamaican volunteers were not to arrive until later that evening. So proud of the kids, not once did they complain or get antsy about how they were going to eat. We just kept saying we may have a fast for camp. After the Jamaicans arrived, four people (two of which were Tim & Lacy) drove to the nearest town (back down the windy roads) to a KFC and got us some food. We ate around 10pm. Amen! I think the small KFC was taken back when we ordered food for 40 people. We cleaned them out!
The Jamaican campers arrived today around 11:30AM, and it has been electrifying ever since. So great to see them again. Many new faces this year as there are 35 more kids than last year. Wow! The word is spreading. Mark just spoke after showing us a clip from Facing the Giants--the scene called the Death Crawl where the football player crawls 100 yards carrying another player on his back; he challenged us to know that with God we can do more than we can imagine. He said who would have imagined there would be a camp here and now look: we have people from Brazil here and we've gone to Barbados and South Africa! He used the word "we"…wow, he really gets that we are worldwide family! How cool!
Everyone is safe and happy! Continue the prayers!
Much love, Jeff
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