While we were in Jamaica we did vacation bible schools. The bible schools were only one day each. And every time we walked into a church or school to do a bible school we would be greeted at the door with hugs from all the kids. That would just give me a burst of encouragement to know that they actually cared that we were there, and we weren’t just walking in there and doing this when they didn’t care that we were there.

At the bible schools we told the story of David and Goliath and The Prodigal Son. And we made balloon animals for the kids, made salvation bracelets, sang some songs and gave out candy and crayons.

On Sunday mornings when we went to church we had Sunday school then after that everybody gathered in the sanctuary and worshiped for about half an hour, listed to a sermon for another 15-20 minutes, then worshiped for another half hour.

 The worship there was nothing like the worship here. When they worship they don’t care what the person beside them is going to think. They get out in the halls and dance, sing at the top of their lungs, or do what ever to praise the Lord. One of the things I learned was that they are more thankful than we are, we have so much and they have so little, yet they give God more praise than we do.

Anyway this trip has really taught me a lesson. It taught me to be more thankful.