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2009 GPC Jamaica Mission Trip

Each year since 2001 Gates Presbyterian Church has taken its 12 grade class to Jamaica in February for a week long mission trip. We have a relationship with Reverend Margaret Fowler and her three Jamaica churches: Green Island, Negril, Santoy.  Our work has included rebuilding the Santoy church and putting an extension onto it, painting the Santoy and Green Island churches and painting the Basic School at the Green Island Church.  We have been fund-raising for the past couple of years to build a new basic school in Green Island. So soon one of our mission trips will start that multi-year project.

This year our mission travelers included Dan, Corey, Leah, Collin, Kelsey, Mitch, Kyle, and Kevin. They are all 12th grade members of GPC but they also come from several different schools:  Spencerport, Gates-Chili, Churchville, Greece Olympia and Greece Athena.  Two other adult advisers participated besides myself: Jeff and Dave. Our leader was Rev. Carol Anne Strawbridge who has been the creator and steward of this mission trip.

Our work this year consisted of putting up a fence, really a boundary, around the church cemetery.  Since the church and basic school share property the church wanted to be able to create a boundary to protect the cemetery.  As with many things in Jamaica, the construction and materials were different than you would expect in America.  The fence is a line of tires buried half-way into the ground, cemented in place and painted white. Our job was to dig holes for the tires, sort through the tires to see which ones would work or not, cement the tires in place and paint them.  The digging was done with a couple of pick axes and shovels. The pick axes broke multiple times and were repaired by Barbie, our local Jamaican supervisor.  Reuse is a huge part of the Jamaican culture.  Concrete was made by taking dirt-sand from a pile, plus gravel brought in by a truck, cement and water and mixing it all together.  The pictures show this process.  We then carried the concrete bucket by bucket to the tires to set them in place.

The last work day was spent finishing up some painting and then having a play-day with the basic school kids.  Carol Anne planned four group activities: crafts, stories, songs, and games.  Each advisor plus two youth worked with a group of school kids for about 15 min before rotating another group of kids through the activity. There were about 100 school kids at the basic school this year.

Our free day was spent going to Mayfield Falls to go on a River Walk. Those pictures show both the beauty of the hills of Jamaica as well as the fun we had walking up the river.

This year we moved to a new residence called Summerset Village.  We were a bit nervous about it because it was far off the beach and we were concerned the youth would miss the beach.  But between the nice accomodations along with the friendly staff and more genuine Jamaican experience we decided it was a big hit.  One major difference was having to find places to eat each night.  We ate at Summerset Village four times, Tropical Fantasy (our former residence) once, Rick's Cafe once, Bella Donna's once, and a pizza place once.  We also had lunch on route to Summerset Village on Saturday at a barbeque grill place - "The Pork Pit".

The theme for the week was God's Helping Hands so we focused our group time each night on various scripture and experiences during the day linked to that theme. We certainly were blessed all week with great weather, safety and wonderful memories.

Our Jamaica Mission Trip


Our 12th graders from Gates Presbyterian Church go to Negril each year and do mission work either in Negril, Green Island or Santoy

Travel Pictures

Jamaica 2009 - Travel Pics

Woman waiting for a ride.JPG
Woman waiting for a ride.JPG
Woman waiting for a ride.JPG 2009-02-14
Applieance traders limited sign along route.JPG
Applieance traders limited sign along route.JPG
Applieance traders limited sign along route.JPG 2009-02-14
Blue shop along the road.JPG
Blue shop along the road.JPG
Blue shop along the road.JPG 2009-02-14
Boats along the coastline to Negril.JPG
Boats along the coastline to Negril.JPG
Boats along the coastline to Negril.JPG 2009-02-14
Coastline on the way to Negril.JPG
Coastline on the way to Negril.JPG
Coastline on the way to Negril.JPG 2009-02-14
Collin and Flight Attendant on trip from Atlanta to Roch.JPG
Collin and Flight Attendant on trip from Atlanta to Roch.JPG
Collin and Flight Attendant on trip from Atlanta to Roch.JPG 2009-02-22
Colorful building.JPG
Colorful building.JPG
Colorful building.JPG 2009-02-15
Construction on new resort along the NE coast of Jamaica.JPG
Construction on new resort along the NE coast of Jamaica.JPG
Construction on new resort along the NE coast of Jamaica.JPG 2009-02-14
Corey and Collin with locked arms.JPG
Corey and Collin with locked arms.JPG
Corey and Collin with locked arms.JPG 2009-02-16
Corey at the Roch airport.JPG
Corey at the Roch airport.JPG
Corey at the Roch airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Countryside house on the hill.JPG
Countryside house on the hill.JPG
Countryside house on the hill.JPG 2009-02-14
Dan and Collin at the Jamaica airport waiting for Llody.JPG
Dan and Collin at the Jamaica airport waiting for Llody.JPG
Dan and Collin at the Jamaica airport waiting for Llody.JPG 2009-02-14
Dan on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Dan on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Dan on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG 2009-02-14
Dave anxiously awaiting boarding in Roch.JPG
Dave anxiously awaiting boarding in Roch.JPG
Dave anxiously awaiting boarding in Roch.JPG 2009-02-14
Dick and Sheila delivering valentine's treats at the Roch airport.JPG
Dick and Sheila delivering valentine's treats at the Roch airport.JPG
Dick and Sheila delivering valentine's treats at the Roch airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Digicel sign.JPG
Digicel sign.JPG
Digicel sign.JPG 2009-02-14
House along route.JPG
House along route.JPG
House along route.JPG 2009-02-14
Houses along the road.JPG
Houses along the road.JPG
Houses along the road.JPG 2009-02-14
Interesting castle building.JPG
Interesting castle building.JPG
Interesting castle building.JPG 2009-02-15
Jamaican hillside.JPG
Jamaican hillside.JPG
Jamaican hillside.JPG 2009-02-14
Jeff calmly waiting to board in Roch.JPG
Jeff calmly waiting to board in Roch.JPG
Jeff calmly waiting to board in Roch.JPG 2009-02-14
Kelsey Leah Collin and Dan walking in the Jamaica airport.JPG
Kelsey Leah Collin and Dan walking in the Jamaica airport.JPG
Kelsey Leah Collin and Dan walking in the Jamaica airport.JPG 2009-02-14
KelseyLeah Corey Collin Kevin Dan and Mitch in the Roch airport.JPG
KelseyLeah Corey Collin Kevin Dan and Mitch in the Roch airport.JPG
KelseyLeah Corey Collin Kevin Dan and Mitch in the Roch airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Kevin Corey and Collin waiting at the Roch airport.JPG
Kevin Corey and Collin waiting at the Roch airport.JPG
Kevin Corey and Collin waiting at the Roch airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Kevin Corey and Mitch on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Kevin Corey and Mitch on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Kevin Corey and Mitch on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG 2009-02-14
Kyle on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Kyle on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG
Kyle on the flight from Roch to Atlanta.JPG 2009-02-14
Leah and Kelsey filling out immigration paperwork in the Jamaica airport.JPG
Leah and Kelsey filling out immigration paperwork in the Jamaica airport.JPG
Leah and Kelsey filling out immigration paperwork in the Jamaica airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Leah in at the Roch airport.JPG
Leah in at the Roch airport.JPG
Leah in at the Roch airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Man on bicylce talking to girls.JPG
Man on bicylce talking to girls.JPG
Man on bicylce talking to girls.JPG 2009-02-14
Palm tree in the middle of a field.JPG
Palm tree in the middle of a field.JPG
Palm tree in the middle of a field.JPG 2009-02-14
People waiting for rides at the Jamaica airport.JPG
People waiting for rides at the Jamaica airport.JPG
People waiting for rides at the Jamaica airport.JPG 2009-02-14
Pretty Hotel.JPG
Pretty Hotel.JPG
Pretty Hotel.JPG 2009-02-14
Pretty house on hillside.JPG
Pretty house on hillside.JPG
Pretty house on hillside.JPG 2009-02-14
Roadside market.JPG
Roadside market.JPG
Roadside market.JPG 2009-02-14
Shop along the road.JPG
Shop along the road.JPG
Shop along the road.JPG 2009-02-14
Sign along route.JPG
Sign along route.JPG
Sign along route.JPG 2009-02-14
The group on the other side of customs in the Jamaica airport.JPG
The group on the other side of customs in the Jamaica airport.JPG
The group on the other side of customs in the Jamaica airport.JPG 2009-02-14
The hotel attached to the Pork Pit.JPG
The hotel attached to the Pork Pit.JPG
The hotel attached to the Pork Pit.JPG 2009-02-14
The Pork Pit griller cutting up chicken.JPG
The Pork Pit griller cutting up chicken.JPG
The Pork Pit griller cutting up chicken.JPG 2009-02-14
The Pork Pit griller moving cut-up chicken to a plate.JPG
The Pork Pit griller moving cut-up chicken to a plate.JPG
The Pork Pit griller moving cut-up chicken to a plate.JPG 2009-02-14
The Pork Pit griller working in his grill area.JPG
The Pork Pit griller working in his grill area.JPG
The Pork Pit griller working in his grill area.JPG 2009-02-14
The Pork Pit.JPG
The Pork Pit.JPG
The Pork Pit.JPG 2009-02-14
Tyre Warehouse sign along route.JPG
Tyre Warehouse sign along route.JPG
Tyre Warehouse sign along route.JPG 2009-02-14
Unfinished house on the hillside.JPG
Unfinished house on the hillside.JPG
Unfinished house on the hillside.JPG 2009-02-14

Jamaica 2009 Mission Trip Photosite Pages

What's New
Jamaica Coffee House Fundraiser
Church Services at Green Island and Santoy
Our Work
Green Island Basic School Kids
Fun Day - Mayfield Falls
Beach Pictures
Summerset Village
Rick's Cafe
Theodora School and Safe House
Beautiful Jamaica
Pictures From Kelsey

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