The End of Another Meaningful Week--Jamaica 2015

Not many international mission teams can say that the President of the United States followed them out of the country, but we can! President Obama is the first sitting president since 1982 to visit Jamaica; he is on the other side of the island in Kingston but we got to view some pretty big government planes at the Montego Bay airport. He is making a 2-day stop in Jamaica on his way to Panama for a large summit of Caribbean leaders to discuss security, energy, and many other topics. Feel free to read more about his Caribbean trip: President Obama in the Caribbean

Today was our free day to celebrate our work this week. We traveled into downtown Montego Bay for the dreamer catamaran. The boat pushed away from the beach and we sailed into the Caribbean Sea with the coastline still in sight. When we got to the area where we would be snorkeling, a fin emerged near our boat. We were excited to track a dolphin swimming right around our boat! Once most of us geared up, we got into the water for a nice snorkel over reefs and with Jamaican fish.

After snorkeling, the catamaran took us to Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville on the water and we had 1 hour to play on the aqua park, slides, and look around the restaurant store. The ride back to the beach was choppy at times due to an incoming weather pattern but the sunshine was nice. We headed back to the house to shower/clean up and get ready for dinner. Before dinner, we did some last minute shopping at the Whitter Plaza and the team picture below was taken by our bus driver Chris. 

At the end of our dinner at Margaritaville, we took some beautiful pictures of the ocean and of our team broken down by grade levels. It is a tradition each year that I get a picture with the seniors, and these guys have been tremendous leaders this year!

SENIORS

JUNIORS

SOPHOMORES

FRESHMEN

It has been a great trip and we are ready to come home and see our loved ones. A few reminders for our return flight tomorrow:  Delta 360   Departs Montego Bay at 12:03pm. Arrives in Atlanta at 3:55pm. INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL. It will probably take us at least 45 minutes to get through immigration, security, and pick up our bags. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!