We had an interesting week carefully monitoring the path of hurricanes Irma and Jose. We were pretty sure the storms would miss Jamaica, but the storms can change so quickly; we were in preparation mode. We are grateful Jamaica was not in Irma's path, but parts of our mission were not as lucky. We have "off island" missionaries serving in two cities in the Bahamas and in Turks and Caicos. They were all brought safely back to Jamaica before the storm hit. We also have elders in Grand Cayman, but we haven't heard if they were evacuated. This week was transfers, so several of the missionaries had basically just arrived at their new island locations. We went to the airport to pick up the sisters from Turks and Caicos on Tuesday evening. They had only arrived in T&C on Friday, had just barely moved into their new apartment, and had stocked up on food when they received the call that they were to evacuate. Unfortunately, we're not sure what they'll have to go back to or when they'll be able to return. We understand that all the evacuated missionaries will be here for quite awhile until it's safe for them to return to their off island locations. One report was that power may not be restored for 3-6 months on these islands. We are so thankful they are all safe and pray for those who have been affected and for those waiting for the storm.
Otherwise, our week was uneventful. The only thing traveling we did this week connected with a project was to go to Portmore to purchase some electrical wire and sockets for the little preschool we're helping there. We stopped by to get the correct measurements and were greeted by all the darling 3 to 6 years old children in their freshly laundered and pressed uniforms. Adorable! The following pictures are from a field trip and their career day last spring.
Future Jamaican Defense Force,
doctors,
nurses,
office and retail clerks,
the constabulary,
...and our favorite - the pilots!
We were so glad to be able to partake of the sacrament today; it had been 3 weeks because of travel and District Conference. In closing, we recommend this article.
"When You Reach for the Sacrament,
You Reach for the Savior"
All our love.
Love this! Great way to think of the sacrament! Love you guys!
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that the missionaries are safe! Thanks for sharing the article about the sacrament!
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