On Monday I was a part of House #1 where we put up walls to the house. I was thankful for the opportunity to begin the first steps to a new house for a precious family. The family consisted of a Mom, a Dad and two young children.
Today I was blessed to go back to the same house and work on cementing the foam walls. There were 8 american team members helping the 3 Jamaican Won-by-One workers. We sifted maul, mixed concrete and then got lessons from the workers on how to spread the concrete, which was quite a task. One Jamaican in particular, Thomas, took the time to show us His ways of spreading the concrete on the walls. I am so very thankful for the patience of the Jamaicans because we were not good at spreading concrete.
At the end of the day a young woman, friends of the homeowners, and her 10mo old son came up with a bowl of candy they had been selling at the primary school when the kids got out. She desperately wanted us to buy her candy. She sat with us and we learned about her. I was encouraged by the love and happy spirit she showed through her eyes and smile. Living in a place of poverty, she was blessed with what she had. I was surprised by the baby and the way he would crawl around on the hard rocks, But I was even more surprised by the way the mom was okay with it. You would never see that happen in America.
I am very blessed to be able to be here in Jamaica. God is showing me his grace everyday. I can see God's love through the Jamaican people.
Lauren Whyte
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