Friday, March 19, 2010

Before the mission trip...pretty intense

Welcome to the great city of Montego Bay, Jamaica, where Bob Marley is pretty much the "king" there.
Tourism would be the biggest source of income of Jamaica in general. There were tons of tourists around when we arrived. By we, I meant a few of us from the Wesley Foundation. 7 out of the 50 of us went first. Arriving 1 day earlier gave us a lil' bit more benefit and fun.
We got to try out some good local food at different places.
Jamaican Chicken below.

We collaborated our mission trip with Youth With A Mission(YWAM) and it's located on the hill. So the view was just so amazing and the street lights were marvelous at night. One of the leaders said that when he was there a few years ago, there were only a few street lights, but now it's covered with so many lights. Hopefully, Christianity is growing as such.

We went to a beach and pretty much got most of my tan there.

We had lunch over at this restaurant,Rick's Cafe, which was just right next to a cliff.

I know, I have pretty cool shades.

Most popular drink in this nation, Ting.

The highest cliff was around 35 feet high and it seemed pretty low from far.

Everyone took just a few seconds and embraced themselves and jumped. Me, on the other hand, took a few minutes and freaked out while my friends kept counted "1,2,3 jump!" Embarrassed? Definitely! But I'm glad I took that jump.
The few seconds of falling while feeling the force of gravity was just so weird. I landed partially on my butt and hurts like mad. I may never ever try that again but I would say it was one of my most glorious moment in life.

Jumping and doing stunts from the lower cliffs.
That night, everyone shared their life stories including the really hard times or family conflicts that we faced/are facing. It's just so touching and amazing how God works in each of us and our family. Though some of our families may be broken, we still love God so much. Now that is inspiring!