No pics tonight...we took some but I don't have them uploaded yet...I'll try to get some from Dennis when/if we have some downtime tomorrow afternoon....

Tonight was fun...we drove about 15 minutes to a site that was literally in front of a little hole in the wall convenience store and post office, facing a busy street...we literally backed the the equipment van right up the driveway and set up on the sidewalk. There was some expected confusion as most of the team really didn't know what to fully expect.

On the way to the show, we made known to the guys which girl they were each "responsible" for, basically to be able to know where they were at all times, for the duration of the trip. Safety in numbers. We also assigned everyone a number to "count off" once we are on the bus so that we know where everyone is.

The show started with two local songs ("my my my" and "fire fire")...very simple chords and I got to play the bass for both of them! And I don't think I missed a note! I gave Kris Hanson the harder 2nd set, lol...and he did great...

We performed a puppet song, and the Rusty gave a testimony. Dick's band then played a couple more local songs and then another puppet song, which the kids really liked.

Jenn gave her testimony, she did a great job! After that we did the "Champion" skit, in which Marquis played the role of the victorious Jesus over Satan in a "battle of the ages". That was followed by Dick giving the Gospel. The crowd was actually pretty small, like maybe 20 people that were actually close enough to see their faces. There were probably another 30 or 40 within seeable hearing distance. Although the offer was given, we don't know of anyone who committed their life to Christ tonight, but the Word was preached.


There was one young girl that Kalena and Charlotte were able to talk to who said she had accepted Christ, but that she didn't think she was going to heaven yet, because she hadn't been baptized yet...they shared the story about the criminal on the cross, who Jesus promised would be with Him that day in paradise, and he was never baptized...

We're back at the hotel now, kids have free time for about another 25 minutes, then I'm asking them to be in bed by 10:00, cuz we're seriously thrashed, and we've got an early breakfast in the morning (7:30am) before heading out to an infirmary and children's home.

Speaking of food...our dinner tonight was already about 3 times better than anything I ate the entire trip two years ago! Spaghetti, some type of chicken in sauce, and awesome mashed potatoes...drinking tons of water, glad I bought that Camelback, what a great invention...

Great first night, tomorrow will be busy with two shows, changing hotels, and a two plus hour drive to what will be our home for the next 5 days, in "Ochie"...

My understanding is that they have internet there, so Lord willing, I'll be posting again sometime tomorrow afternoon, with at least 3 or 4 pics...

Troy

ps...one of my joys tonight was going around to many of the students, putting my arm around them at various points in the show and saying, "Can you believe we're in Jamaica! Sharing God's Word and love for these people!" It was, and is, pretty cool!

Yay God!!