Hey Everyone,
Today some of us had the opportunity to go to a children's home called Robin's nest. It was about a 45 minute drive from the base and most of us thought we were headed into the middle of nowhere. But when we finally reached the home we were amazed. The home was beautiful and well cared for, the walls were colourful and covered with bible verses. It was home to about 27 children between the ages of seven months and 12 years. We were all looking forward to a day of playing with the kids. However we were surprised, because most of the kids were in school all day. We instead ended up helping around the house and yard. Some of us painted, moved rocks, built doors and jack hammered. Even though we ended up doing something completely different than we expected we all had a good time. Working on the home and yard allowed the staff to spend their time and energy just taking care of the children. We ended the day spending time just playing with the kids for about an hour and a half which was an awesome blessing.
The rest of us went to the Homes of Hope site again to continue working on the house. Most of the kids were at school, so nearly all of us at the site were just working on the house today. The day started off with a long trip up the hill with pouring rain, but it got better. The cloudy day coupled with the release in humidity from the rain made pleasant working conditions and enabled us to work swiftly after things started to dry. Walls were put up, the rafters placed on, and painting began. We all are also beginning to be able to understand thick Jamaican accents, as one of the leaders from YWAM has a very heavy accent, and is in charge of a large part of the work at the site.
Sofia and Reilly ;)
