Coming Home

I'm dashing off a quick one before we get a final shower, try and balance out our luggage loads, and head to the airport here in Montego bay.

Yesterday we stayed longer than we originally intended - even considering that we would work for a few hours (originally we weren't planning on working at all on Friday). We got done with what we considered the most important part o fthe roofing assembly - all of the fascia and most of the perlins are in place. Ultimately we felt like we did what needed to be done to ensure that the roof would stay put until the locals could get some tin placed on the trusses.

Last night, after our very long drive from Top Hill to Mo Bay (54 miles in 3+ hours), we sat around and discussed our feelings and impressions of the trip - and for the first time shared with one another how we came to be apart of this mission. It was amazing to hear it all again through everyone else's perspective. Despite great leadership and excellent planning we all saw how clearly we could never had done what we did without the Hand of God providing us with extra strength and smoothing out the spaces between us. We all saw how amazingly integrated we were as a team and the fact that we all brought very different skills and personality traits to the table.

Today we snuck in a quick touristy event - snorkling from a glass bottom boat. The boat actually beached just across the road from where we're staying and we only went out about 3/4 of a mile. However the number and variety of fish, the clarity of the water, and the amazing Jamaican weather provided a wonderful grace note to an ardous mission project.

We do not foresee any holdups on our way out of here, so if anyone is checking this blog this morning who might be involved in picking us up, I'd say that we'll be as on schedule as customs in Philly will allow.

Thank you all again fo ryour support and your prayers. We have been blessed and look forward to sharing with you firsthand about our experiences here.

See you soon!