Jamaica March 2015, Day 6

An early morning wake-up call, got us started for another day at the Manse. When we arrived at the Manse half of our team started in on demolishing concrete in order to lay the new groundwork for a garage. The other half was hard at work on the inside of the manse...

Jamaica March 2015 – Day 5

After two long and fun days at St. Ann’s Bay Primary School, it was now time to travel to the Edmonson Manse in the town of Alexandria. Before we arrived at the house-to-be for the new minister in Edmonson, we stopped by Reverend Harrison’s home and took in the sights...

Jamaica March 2015 Team – Day 4

Today was a big day for all of us! It started with an early wake up call and another traditional American breakfast that we appreciated more and more. Half of our group walked down to St. Ann’s Bay Methodist Church to help facilitate the youth feeding program, of...

Jamaica March 2015 Team – Day 3

Heavy rains through the night made waking up for some of us an easy task. Today would mark our first visit to St. Ann’s Bay Primary School, and although we had all mentally prepared for it… nothing could have fully braced us for the busy-ness we’d soon be entering....

Jamaica March 2015 Team – Day 2

We awoke to the unfamiliar sounds of squawking birds and roosters. To the delight of our team, we gathered for a traditional American breakfast of bacon, eggs, & toast in the main room of the Cloisters Methodist Center where we are staying. As we learned quickly,...

Serve Team Headed to Jamaica in March!

There is an energetic team of 14 headed to Jamaica in March to serve on the Methodist Farm and in the Primary School.  They are attending a few training and community building sessions as they prepare to spend a week serving alongside our partners in Jamaica!