Sunday Funday

What a whirl-wind week!  We've learned so much from using public transportation, eating Jamaican food (which I love so far), starting to understand Jamaican Patois (they speak English, but trust me it doesn't sound like it), learning how to effectively hang a misquito net, meeting tons of staff, learning to fall asleep to all kinds of bizarre sounds, and most importantly of all meeting, playing with, and feeding a lot of children (they have over 450 children at different apostolates all over the island - and we've visited 7 apostolates so far). We've really enjoyed helping to feed the children here at Sophie's where we are living and it's helping us to quickly bond with the kids.  We've figured out a tentative schedule for the rest of our stay and can't wait to start lesson planning.  PS...I saved the best event so far for the end of this blog :). 

We woke up today bright and early excited to go to a baptism at "Jacob's Ladder" which is an apostolate about 2 hours away...we knew we'd get to see the country side and it would be a fun trip!  The sights were beautiful even though the bus ride was hot. 

 
The part that broke my heart was how we transport the kids.  Mustard Seed is lucky enough to have nice buses for transporting groups but the problem is they aren't wheelchair accessible, so these kids who are SEVERELY physically handicapped (I was sitting with a little girl today whose legs are so contorted you can't tell if it's her right or left leg) just sit/lay on your lap as you bounce around the narrow very bumpy mountain roads (feel free to check out My Fundraising Page :).

Saving the best news for last...GUESS WHAT...Kathryn, Mandy, and I became Godmothers today!  I was honored to stand for a little girl as her co-godparent (the Brothers that live at the apostolate will be their true Godparent).  Today was the first day that I met her, but because she is an orphan and most of the caretakers aren't Catholic we were asked to stand in during their beautiful ceremony where children from each apostolate were represented.  She is a precious little girl and I can't wait to stay in contact :)!

      
This is Kathryn, Mandy, and I with Kathryn's new godson :)

Definitely a good day!  Can't wait to see what is in store for this week.  We will be starting at "Jerusalem" tomorrow where we'll be meeting the kids and preparing to help run a summer program for some of their students.  Wish us luck!