HELLO JAMAICA!!

We woke up early this morning, drove to the St. Louis airport, and after lots and lots of waiting in lines (security lines, plane boarding lines, plane leaving lines, customs lines, picking up baggage lines), we landed in Montego Bay, and FRONTLINE IS IN JAMAICA!! 

So far, here's what we've enjoyed most about this marvelous country: 

-- the fact that everyone legitimately says "mon" alllll the time! "Hey mon, welcome to Jamaica, mon, this rocks, mon, hope you have a wonderful trip, mon, drink some wata, mon, the jerk chicken is good, mon, try this awesome patty, mon, listen to this reggae, mon!" (that's pretty much an exact quote.) 

-- driving on the left side of the road!! We feel like crazy adventurous drivers, but everyone does that here. (hint: the drivers seat in the car is also on the right side of the vehicle... unlike my first thought, our driver was NOT driving while turned around backwards in his seat, talking to Matt.)

-- Speaking of driving, the roads are crazy! Mountains, pot holes, people walking around everywhere, and I've heard there are crazy baby goats that roam the mountainsides.

-- having Jordan pull up in a cab to our restaurant! Despite not having the information he needed, he brilliantly made his way to find us when we weren't there to pick him up on time! He's such a clever adventurer. Lewis paid for the cab.

-- Speaking of Lewis spending money, Lewis spent way too much buying a bracelet from a guy on the side of the road. 

-- Some guy asked Elijah if he had any weed. He said no. 

-- Sara is dancing in the pool, squirting water. 

-- The only person to get sick on a plane was Jordan. Even though he was deathly sick, he's now perky and desires the famous sweetness of bag juice. (Someone told him there's juice in bags here, but we don't really believe him.) 

-- We had lots of photo shoots on the way here, with great results. I left my seat, and Judy, not realizing I had left, thought the rapture had happened, and immediately took a picture for posterity's sake. Thankfully enough, it was not the rapture, but the photos are hilarious. 

It's been a long day of traveling, but God has blessed us with a lovely restaurant for dinner (jerk chicken, mmmmmm... delicious!) and a beautiful bed and breakfast to rest in before we begin the real work tomorrow. At the moment, half the crew is splashing in the pool, and the rest of us are chillin' in the lounge chairs, enjoying the palm trees, reggae music in the background, and beautiful stars above. 

We're about to spend some time doing devotionals as a team before we head to sleep. Tomorrows plan: drive to Kingston, and play some music to lead people to worship at the Throne of God. Praise the Lord for such an incredible opportunity to encourage the church here in Jamaica, and be encouraged ourselves through service and love of our brothers and sisters here. 

We LOVE y'all back home, and we'll keep you posted, mon! 

-- Sarah Rosie Hester