God is Good! I had a fun weekend in Montego Bay meeting a team from Peoria(St. Paul's Baptist Church). They brought down a power point projector donated by a couple of people from Harvest(Thanks tons Christian and Steve!)and I was able to give that to the teachers on Sunday after church. Speaking of church... I visited Rosemont Missionary Church with the team for an awesome service!! Wow! Powerful and convicting.
Yesterday we loaded up the bus and went to Ocho Rios for the day to celebrate Hero's Day. Had a great time and will get a few pictures up soon. Last night Dad called to let me know that my police report came in so he would overnight it so that I can hopefully get my paper work finished here before I come back in December and will be able to take it to the Jamaican Conciliate in Chicago to finalize my work permit exemption.
Today I was working in the factory and Chad came in with a box that arrived in the mail for me. My First mailed care package!!! Kinda like an early Christmas:) Thanks Ross & Heather!!! Decided to open the mixed nuts first:)

Last week was a rough week... Things were not going so hot in the factory, at least in my mind. I had given a deadline to complete 2 jobs with a significant incentive(bonus) for each person working on them. Goals weren't met so bonuses weren't given. I was really bummed. Tuesday I went to pick up some turned bed posts for a job and Dwayne, my main guy I work with at the lumber place, was there with his left hand all bandaged up. A customer was 'helping' him rip some boards in with a table saw and instead of just steadying the wood as it came out, the man pulled the last 8 inches through. It caught Dwayne off guard and off balance and his left hand went through the saw. He lost 3 fingers and mangled a fourth. Please pray for him as he has had 1 surgery since to attach the 3 fingers and will have 1 more this week as they try to attach all of the tendons so he can use his hand.
Suddenly unmet goals didn't seem like such a big deal. It has brought back a lot of unpleasant memories of the day Ionda ran his finger through the jointer here at JDV 6 years ago when I was here.

We made a baby crib & changer for a lady in Kingston. The Side of the crib drops down to make it easier to pick up the baby. Nigel was given a little to much freedom on the design and so it is built like fort knox! :)


We made 2 Danish chairs for Pastor Tomlinson and then Sheryl sewed covers for the cusions.

Chairs that we fixed for a pastor... I thought they should have been on a junk pile when we got them, but Nigel fixed them all and Ionda did a great job upholstering the seats and backs.

The guys have all caught the farming bug and have their own farms. Nigel's is closest, then Gary's, then Marvin's and then Pastor Damian's isthe far one.


After work last week, Nigel was expanding his farm and I decided to help. It's a little different than using a Troy Built Tiller! We potato forked through the rocks 12" deep the whole patch of darker dirt. About killed me:)