Murphy's Law

I have been calling this summer the summer of Murphy's Law due to all the surprises and curve balls thrown at us. It all started Saturday morning while we were on our way to Ocho Rios. We were happily on our way, some were sleeping, some were reading, some were just enjoying the ride and BOOM flop flop flop flop flop.... The bus had blown a tire. After we pulled over, our driver (aka Creamy) and some of the team changed the tire. It took about 45 minutes before we got back on the road. After that adventure everyone on the bus was wide awake and ready to get to Ochie. However there were two major detours we have to take because of road closures. We were traveling down the first one and traffic was pretty heavy because it was brand new, and the road that was closed was a major road. It didn't help that we had two tanker trucks slowly leading the way. We were crawling along at a slower and slower pace when we finally came to a complete stop. So we sat and waited for about half an hour before we saw all the drivers that had left their car to see what the holdup was sprinting down the hill to get back in their cars before traffic started to move again. The holdup ended up being the tankers blocking the road in order to make a turn. Finally we were on the move again! The rest of the day went on without any problems.

Sunday we dropped the team off said our goodbyes and drove down to get the first group of the next team. The summer staff jumped off and we waited for the first group of the next team ........................................(if the dots don't give it away, we waited for quite some time) Finally Loyd Jackson made a phone call and found out that the flight got cancelled and our group from California was still in California. The next group from Pennsylvania had a very rare holdup in customs so it took them just a bit longer to get out. We were on our way back to Harmons when all of a sudden a flash of lightning and then a giant................ Just playing, the rest of the trip went very smoothly and the team got here safely. The team from Cali got here this afternoon and the forecast the week includes rain, sunshine, and 100% chance of some changed lives.  This weekend has kept the staff on our toes constantly reminding us that none of our plans are set in stone. Part of the job is being quick on your feet and making light of bad situations. God has given us the abilities and gifts in order to do this. When problems arise we need to remember to have a God sized perspective, and trust that he knows best.

On a side note, it was exactly 1 year ago as of Sunday that I came down here for the first time. I had no idea what was coming :)

David