Hi Everyone. Anika here to give you an update on Day 6 (Thursday). Sorry we are a few days behind, we've been quite busy. So as you've already heard day 6 started off with an early morning swim and Audrey being stung by a jelly fish. It was an interesting experience. Thankfully no one else got stung and Audrey recovered by the afternoon. Praise God within a few hours there was not even a sign of where she had gotten stung!
Like the other days we were able once again to go into a school (Supreme Preparatory School). It's a private school and much smaller than the others we visited. I was reminded of the blessing of being able to go into schools and present the message of God. What would Canada be like if we could have devotions every morning and go into schools and share God's word. After we had lead the devotion some of the student sang a song for us. The lyrics were only a few lines "We will glory, glorify, We will glorify the Lord. We will glory, glorify we will glorify the Lord.. Yes Lord for the rest of our days." So many of the songs here are short and simple but so powerful. This one a reminder that everything we do should be for the glory of God. Not just in Jamaica but always, for the rest of our days.
We then went to the church to finish painting the kitchen and finish chipping the cement off the roof. There were a few kids so we pulled out some crafts. One little boy had a horrible cut on his foot from stepping on a piece of steel the week before. I was able to clean it and bandage it but that was the best I could do. Things as simple as disinfectant, polysporin and bandages are a "luxury" here that many don't have. Things considered so basic to us and yet they can make all the difference.
We had a delicious lunch made by the ladies at the church and then came back to Aunty Dalley's before heading to the Granville Girls Home of Safety. On the way we stopped for some real Jamaican patties! I must say eating Jamaican patties IN Jamaica beats eating them in Canada.
Once at the girls home we lead a devotional again, with some worship, testimonies and a skit, and then we were able to spend some time just hanging out, talking, crafts and playing games with the girls. Many of the girls opened up and told us their stories after talking for only a short time. The youngest girls were about 10. Some were there doing time for crimes others had been abandoned by parents, still others were there because they were abused at home and there was no where else to go. 
It was a mix of a detention centre and foster home. It was heartbreaking yet at the same time encouraging to see the faith of some of these girls. I won't go into any more details. All of us have stories about the girls we spent time with. It was yet another reminder of how blessed we are to live in Canada and have family's\people that love us.
Well that concludes day 6. Hope everyone back home is doing well and we'll see you soon! Tomorrow in fact!
God bless
Like the other days we were able once again to go into a school (Supreme Preparatory School). It's a private school and much smaller than the others we visited. I was reminded of the blessing of being able to go into schools and present the message of God. What would Canada be like if we could have devotions every morning and go into schools and share God's word. After we had lead the devotion some of the student sang a song for us. The lyrics were only a few lines "We will glory, glorify, We will glorify the Lord. We will glory, glorify we will glorify the Lord.. Yes Lord for the rest of our days." So many of the songs here are short and simple but so powerful. This one a reminder that everything we do should be for the glory of God. Not just in Jamaica but always, for the rest of our days.
We then went to the church to finish painting the kitchen and finish chipping the cement off the roof. There were a few kids so we pulled out some crafts. One little boy had a horrible cut on his foot from stepping on a piece of steel the week before. I was able to clean it and bandage it but that was the best I could do. Things as simple as disinfectant, polysporin and bandages are a "luxury" here that many don't have. Things considered so basic to us and yet they can make all the difference.We had a delicious lunch made by the ladies at the church and then came back to Aunty Dalley's before heading to the Granville Girls Home of Safety. On the way we stopped for some real Jamaican patties! I must say eating Jamaican patties IN Jamaica beats eating them in Canada.
Once at the girls home we lead a devotional again, with some worship, testimonies and a skit, and then we were able to spend some time just hanging out, talking, crafts and playing games with the girls. Many of the girls opened up and told us their stories after talking for only a short time. The youngest girls were about 10. Some were there doing time for crimes others had been abandoned by parents, still others were there because they were abused at home and there was no where else to go. 
It was a mix of a detention centre and foster home. It was heartbreaking yet at the same time encouraging to see the faith of some of these girls. I won't go into any more details. All of us have stories about the girls we spent time with. It was yet another reminder of how blessed we are to live in Canada and have family's\people that love us.Well that concludes day 6. Hope everyone back home is doing well and we'll see you soon! Tomorrow in fact!
God bless
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