Evan Fuller
So my day started with the roosters. Literally. I was up with our leader Mick at 6, three hours before the meeeting time. As I sat down to open my Bible I realized I never read the verses that Jeremy told us to. So I decided to get creative and pick a verse based off what I believed I needed to work on. I choose compassion. The verse that went along with it was Colossians 3:12 which reads, "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselvrs with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" (NIV). That verse hit me because those are all areas I could seriously improve. So based off that verse, I readied myself for the day. We had a group talk telling us the days rundown. First up was the tour. We all changed shoes and prepped for the hike through the rain. As I walked, I took Josh's advice and took note of things that the Jamaicans deemed valuable and what we thought was valuable. The first thing was water. We as Americians look upon the rain as a nusciese at times while here it is essential to life. I saw one house with so many pipes attached all over the roof to catch as much water as possible. Here, this storm we find an issue for working in, is one families blessing.
So after the rainy walk we had a great lunch. We were then split into work groups. I was put with a group and hopped on a bus for a 30 minute ride to Portuis to build a house. When we arrived the rain was still coming down so everything was a muddy nightmare.We met the home owner and started working. We actually got a whole foundation laid in the rain. The thing that I loved about it though was seeing how the Jamaican workers worked with me. Seeing as I am minimally mechanically inclinded, they were kind and patient with me showing how to do what. The comradery that went along with it was also great.
So sitting here typing this it has occured to me that the workers that helped us really modeled my verse from this morning. They were gentle, kind, and patient. After todays walk I plan I looking at life through different eyes. Whose ready to try with me?


Grace Fuller
So I woke up and didn't know where I was. But i figured it out! I had breakfast and we had a meeting then we went on a tour of Harmorns. Pretty much everyone we saw was smiling and in a small house. Then when we got assigned our job spots, I got the Green House. We pulled weeds and picked up the "reject" peppers...the ones that fell off the plant. Than we hauled weeds to the compost pile. The Jamaicam that worked with us was really funny! WOrking at the green house taught me I can work hard and still have fun!