God has been so faithful to our team! We are just had a couple days rest after working hard all week. We were able to go to the beach on Saturday, and then today we went to church, and rested around the YWAM base. A couple team members have been sick off and on. Please continue to pray for God's protection over the team as we serve the last few days here! Tomorrow we are going to be leading a devotional in a public school. We will be working with several different ministries this week. Below is the recap of the house we completed Friday!



The house Paula and her four children lived in before we arrived in Jamaica to build her a new home. It was eye-opening for the team to see how this family was living. There was just enough room in her house for two mattresses on the floor.

The home God enabled us to build and provide for her family (24'x14'). We started Monday and by God's grace were able to give her the keys to her new home on Friday. Our team worked really hard. Not only did they work hard, but they also made deep friendships with the people from the village. Many tears were shed when we left on Friday. God really worked in and through our team! Thanks for your prayers! Please continue to pray that this family would grow in the knowledge and love of Jesus, and that Jesus would transform many lives in their village.

Paula sharing after we gave her the keys to her new home. We had a special ceremony where we stood in a circle and each team member asked a blessing over her new home, and when it got to her we gave her the keys to her new home.

Jorden Hinds puts the finishing touches on their new bunk beds. God provided enough funds for our team to purchase a few things for her house as well. We bought a bed for Paula, and for her children, a gas stove, and a refrigerator.

We built the new home right next to Paula's moms house. While we were building our team had the idea to paint her mom's house. We asked her, "if you could paint your house any color what would it be?"and she said, "bright pink!" So while some of the team continued building the new house, others took a day to paint her house. She was really excited about this. I wish words could express how special it was to see everyone working alongside one another. Even the little kids were getting in on the action. Meranda did a wonderful job on the painting crew!