Waking up in a country that you are unfamiliar with is quite the experience. There's always the initial "Where in the world am I?" I think that everyone on our trip experienced that in some way or another as we woke up for the first time on campus today. After getting dressed, we move on to breakfast. Now, I don't know if any of you USAers have ever eaten Jamaican food, but it is truly amazing. After the chow down, we grabbed our water bottles, sunscreen, and bug juice and headed out to the bus. Scott attempts to take over the driving position, but thankfully Marrick (our driver) refuses. Scott becomes (temporary) co-pilot. Fruit trees and sugar cane fields fill the country side. Then, we pull into a small village called Deeside. We pass many different types of homes and people on our way to Hastings Primary School. The team that came last year got very excited as they realized that this was the same school they worked at last year. A few of the children poked their heads out of windows to get a look at the new "white people" that has come to their school. Girls and boys fill the school. Their laughter and shouts echo throughout the school yard; it is one of the last days of summer school. We make our way to the far end of the school yard where a stone building awaits us. A ladder leads to the roof. The inside of the building is unfinished and run down. We are then split into two groups: one to work on the roof of the school building, and another to work on a house. Those that don't have a job proceed to play with the school children. Their joyous faces were filled with love with every little attention we gave them. Games were played, songs were shared, and kids were sent to jail. :) (It's a game...) At the end of the work day, the roof of the school is ready to be cemented (is that the right verb???) and the kids are sent home happy and with the Holy Spirit in their hearts. I know that they all effected us on the personal level. God was really at work in all aspects of our team today. Tomorrow will be filled with cementing the roof and visiting a girls home. God is doing big things here, guys. Thank you for your support and prayers! -OHills Jamaica Team