Logos Hope in 60 Seconds!

Watch this awesome new video that our videograher just made about the ship. It's just 60 seconds! :)

http://www.omships.org/share/index.php?id=2009-12-Logos-Hope-In-60s

Pictures from Training

All of the new recruits were put into small groups for fellowship during the training. Here is my small group! What a fun bunch.


Just a snap shot of me training!

Back on board!

We arrived back on board the ship last night! The training for the new recruits was really awesome. We have 69 crew members on board as of yesterday! I (Jennifer) was on shore for the training for 13 nights and John was able to join us for 5 of the nights! So great. Highlights for me was training on team work and goal setting. We also had little small groups during our time there, so that was a real highlight too. John trained on hospitality and partnership, so he really enjoyed that as well. Please keep the new recruits in your prayers as they settle into ship's life.

Jamaica

Jamaica, known as the “Little Jewel in the Caribbean" has a population of 2.8 million people and is the third largest island in the Caribbean. The island is 4,411 square miles, slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut in the U.S. The official language is English, but their national language is Jamaican Patois. The name Jamaica comes from a word of the Arawak Indians, "Xaymaca", meaning land of wood and water. Today, the sugar industry is the highest employer in Jamaica - in the eighteenth century the island was the world's largest sugar producer.

Jamaica is famous for many things including Bob Marley and reggae music, their bobsled team, very fast runners, Blue Mountain coffee, Rastafarians and Jamaican jerk spice. Here are a few more fun facts about Jamaica:

-Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to construct a railway, even before the United States! This was only 18 years after Britain!

-Jamaica was the first Caribbean Country to gain independence.

-Jamaica was the first commercial producer of bananas in the Western Hemisphere.

-Apart from the United States, Jamaica has won the most world and Olympic medals.

Goodbye Ship Children!

Last night, we had a ship family celebration to say goodbye to three of our ship children. After being on board together for almost 1 1/2 years, it's quite sad to say goodbye. Here's one last picture of us all together. But with new crew joining soon, we'll soon be getting more children I'm sure! :)

Awesome video about Guyana teams!

Check out this awesome new video - click here!

The video highlights three of the teams that went out into the communities while we were in Guyana. The first team was the one that John and I were apart of. You can barely see me in the background with a purple dress on. I'm so glad that our videographer made this awesome video so you can better visualize Guyana. Thank you Ruben!

Hello Jamaica!!

We arrived very early this morning into Montego Bay, Jamaica! We'll be in Jamaica for nine weeks, so we're quite excited! I leave tomorrow morning for the onshore training for new crew members, so please be praying for me! I'll be off the ship until February 3. John will join me at the training on the 28th. Please pray for energy, stamina, and clear communication for us. Thank you!