Arrived safely in Montego Bay

Our flight from PDX to Charlotte was delayed an hour so we ended up flying out about 11:15pm PST. It was a pretty turbulent ride the whole way so each of us got an hour of sleep or so at the most. Luckily we had abundant grace and were able to catch our connecting flight from Charlotte to Montego Bay with about 20 minutes to spare. We arrived in Montego Bay at half past nine after a roller coaster-like landing!

We made it through customs without any hangups with the exception of Briana who managed to get taken aside because of some confusion with the customs officer. Thankfully after having all of her luggage thoroughly searched she was allowed through with everything intact. Communication is key.

Later we saw a little of the city on our way to the YWAM base and received a warm welcome from the staff here. We got acquainted with and settled into out accommodations and had lunch and dinner together, meals duly welcomed after not eating breakfast and having no sleep. We all did our best to stay awake today in order to sleep well tonight. After dinner we laid out a tentative schedule for the next few days. Tomorrow (Saturday the 18th) we are serving food and building relationships at a homeless shelter/drop-in center and leading a devotional/worship time there as well. We're praying for divine appointments. We start building a home for a woman named Paula Young, a single mother of four, on Monday and should take us 3-5 days to complete, with other ministry opportunities at schools and children's homes happening alongside.

It is pretty warm and humid here! There were a few cloudbursts today...which temporarily caused the humidity to spike.

Here is the view of Montego Bay from the front of the main building on the YWAM base.
This photo was taken as the sun was setting about 650pm (CST) tonight.