For many people their “comfort zone” is being on their phones, driving anywhere any time, having electricity, wifi available anywhere, being able to wear a new outfit every day, a bed to sleep on, more than one room in the house, air conditioning.. The list goes on and on.. For these 2 weeks we’ve decided to go out of our “comfort zone” and take away those things. We took a step into a new country.. A new WORLD even.. And those things were instantly taken away. For people here.. Their “comfort zone” is being with family, having a roof over their...

I came into this not knowing what to expect. I never truly knew the meaning of reaching out through mission work until a speaker at my training camp explained that missionary work is about God changing the people around you it’s not you changing them, you are the messenger. Humbling isn’t it? After we got to Jamaica I struggled with finding my purpose here and why I felt that God hadn’t used me to make a difference until one day when God opened my heart. We went into the village to talk to the local Jamaicans about God, coming to church and just about them. Coming into it...

Waa gwaan! Kayleigh here! The moment we walked out of the airport, we could see jesus through the people of jamaica. It’s day 4 in Jamaica and we have already street evangelized to the local Jamaicans, cut and painted cardboard soldiers for a VBS, tagged along to a game of futból, and teached 25 people, ages ranging from 9 to 25, how to play basketball! I am excited to see the Lord continue to move the rest of this adventure! On a more personal note, I have been frustrated, moved, and changed during the past 7 days, which include the 3 days of training camp. Going into the...

Blog #1 So I have now been in Jamaica for 3 days. It has been the best three days of my life. The amount of relationships I have made so quickly is crazy!!! I never thought it would only take me 3 days to feel like I’ve known these people my whole life. On this trip I have realized many things, but the main thing is this, Everyone has said on missions that they change your lives, which is amazing!!!, but what has changed my mind set on missions is that we should be changing the people’s lives. I have always thought that but now it all makes sense. I know the people of Jamaica...

Im usually never drawn towards mysteries, but the boy behind the wall intrigued me. The first day we were here, before lunch, I noticed a small boy about the age of 12 peering ever so slightly over the wall that was almost as tall as he was. Something in my heart told me to approach the boy, so without question, I did. We introduced ourselves and i began my close friendship with Kemar. At first, he was shy and seemed as if he wasn’t interested. So, after a little, I went to lunch, expecting him to be gone. But to my surprise, he was behind the wall, waiting for me. We talked about our...

Only three days. Three days of porta potties, three days of bucket showers, three days of rough sleep, and three days of anxiety. But with that comes three days of joy, three days of peace, three days of surrender to the Lord.  Within hours of meeting my team at the airport we became best friends. It was like we had been friends all our life. When we arrived at AIM I was in tears for my teammates and all that God has in store for us. I felt so at peace with my decision to travel to the nations and share my love for Christ. All my anxiety and fear for the trip left me, and the...