Negril, Jamaica - Adventures around Every Corner

I'm Hello everyone. 

It was a good week. I am staying in negril but I am getting elder johnson. i am excited. this week was interesting. Thursday, we were heading home for lunch when we found a guy on the side of the road with some cut up legs. He said that he got beat up. We went home and got some medical stuff then came back to help him. Elder Aguirre cleaned his cuts. It smelled really bad. We looked on the ground and the guy had pooped on the ground and elder Aguirre stepped in it. haha It was so funny. We also almost saw Star Wars. haha we were teaching this guy who had a pirated version of star wars on the computer. He tried to show us the movie but elder aguirre stopped him. haha. He downloaded it and clicked play. It was soooo close.

Over all a pretty good week.

Elder Davis

No packages this week. It is zone pday, so the zone leaders might bring it. I am not sure when i am going to get a bike. I am going to look around negril, and i think there is a place in Savana la Mar that sells them.

We also caught a crab on the road and cooked it.

The guy with the name tag is Brother Morris. He is so cool. He is 86, and he just figured out he is getting old. haha 

 Brother Henry -  He is the strongest guy I have ever met.

Elder Aguirre cleaning his cuts.

Lots of Investigators! Week 13 - Negril, Jamaica

Hello everyone! 

It was a good week. George's foot got a jack hammer all the way through it. We have been able to see him a lot, and he really wants to get baptized. We are just waiting on his foot to heal. Wendy is also doing really good. He has got some work, and hopefully we found him a permanent job. He said once he gets a job then he will get baptized. He told his mom he wants to get baptized. He missed church, because he had work. We are teaching another guy who said that he prayed about the Book of Mormon and he knows it is true. He just needs to get married because he is living with his girlfriend. I went on trade offs with Elder Riding on Wednesday. It was good. He is a lot like me. He also played football in Idaho the same year I did. We talked about Star Wars and super heroes all day. haha. My bike is breaking down again. We get transfer calls on Saturday. If i get transferred, I think I am just going to get a new bike. We think our area might get white washed. Over all pretty good week.

I love you all,

Elder Davis

If I get transferred, It will be cool to see a new area, but I kind of want to stay and help the people we have here. I am fine either way.

The jackhammer went in the top of George's foot and came out the side. (yikes)

Yes, they play cricket and football and lots of soccer here. I have played cricket here.

 I am sleeping fine.

We are going to Savanna la mar today, and we are going to hang out with the other Elders.

 This is what I eat for dinner most of the time. (rice and peas)

I was spying on boats again 

4 Months Out - Pray for Wendy

This week has been good. George hurt his foot. He was using a jack hammer and it went through his foot. It is kind of a blessing though, because we can see him everyday and teach him everything for baptism. He already lives the word of wisdom and law of chastity. He is awesome and so ready to be baptized. Wendy is also doing good. He just wants a job before he gets baptized, so pray for that. It has been a pretty normal week. I got the letters from my mom's class. They are awesome. The one with the fake check in it was hilarious. My camera is good. It can zoom in on the boats way out in the ocean. I feel like a true CIA member. haha
Over all a good week,
Elder Davis


Other news...

For pday, we are crock potting some chicken, then we will probably play monopoly. Then we will draw pokemon. haha

Ya, I finished the Book of Mormon awhile ago. I am going to start it again when i get my smaill scriptures. If you read 6 pages a night you finish in 100 days. All of the missionaries are supposed to do that.

I do eat and sleep. I'm a little tired but its getting better.

George is getting better. He gives us money, and we go and get his food for him.

Send me pokemon cards. Our district has been drawing pokemon, and we want to play pokemon one day for pday. haha

Beached Elders in Negril, Jamaica 

Zooming in on the boats on the ocean

They are so sweet. Jamaican bananas are the best!

It is a vulture.

North Coast Zone Christmas Party/ President Brown's Letter

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Jamaica Kingston Mission

4 Garelli Avenue

Kingston 10

Jamaica

Dear Missionary Parents,

There are not words to express our gratitude for the generous donations and packages received from you this season.  Every elder and sister serving here at Christmas received packages and mail, and thanks to your assistance, not one was left out, not one was without a gift to make Christmas special for them.

 

This year each zone had a Christmas program focused on the birth of the Savior.  Sister Brown and I were able to spend a few minutes talking about the Savior’s birth and expressing our love to the missionaries. Following the program, we enjoyed a Christmas dinner prepared and served by Sister McPherson and Sister Medley.  They served a traditional Jamaican dinner of chicken, ham, rice and peas, potato salad, Jamaican vegetable, Jamaican pudding cake and ice cream.  After dinner, Elder Havili, Elder Jarvis and I donned our Santa hats and distributed all of the packages.  As names were called out, there were smiles, and looks of surprise from some who thought there would be no gifts for them. We have captured some of the fun with pictures.  We wish you could have shared in the sounds as well, but rest assured that your contributions were of great value in making each Christmas party a wonderful event for all of our missionaries. 

Jesus Christ is the true gift of Christmas.  That fact cannot be denied.  But as we stood and looked on your sons and daughters, it was very clear that they too are God’s gift to mankind. They are also part of the true gifts of Christmas as they represent the Savior of the world in their mission to the Caribbean people.

With sincere appreciation,            

President Kevin G. Brown

Jamaica Kingston Mission

Dinner :)  

Elders singing for Christmas program

President Brown and his assistants

Brodey opening his presents

Elders and their hats :)

North Coast Zone

Happy New year 2016

It has been a pretty good week. This week is 2016! haha Elder Fowkes and Elder Trinnamin slept at our house, and we watched the fireworks at midnight. That was pretty fun. There were also a whole bunch of those paper lanterns that float in the air. That was cool. We also killed and defeathered a whole bunch of chickens for a member the other day. It was gross but fun at the same time. I bought 2 coconuts for New Years the coconut water tastes nice, haha. The investigators are pretty good. Wendy is probably going to be baptized pretty soon. So is george, but we have had a hard time seeing him lately. Orlando's dad kept him from coming to church yesterday, and I don't think his dad wants us to see him anymore. Over all it was a pretty good week. I love you all.

Happy New Year!
Elder Davis

My bike used to  squeak everytime I peddled, but its all good now.

It is a little cooler, but still pretty hot and humid.

If dad thought chickens were gross when they were alive, he should try to feather one. It is nasty!

Working on my bike

Sitting on the balcony working on my bike

Wendy, our investigator

Elder Fowkes - defeathering chickens

This lizard rode around with me all of the way to church

The kind of bikes that they ride here

Yes, that is a pig head

Dinner 

Last Pday of 2015

Hello everyone!

This was a good week. Just more sketchy taxis and crazy Jamaicans. haha. Christmas was good. Wendy one of our investigators is sooo elect. You cant even believe! He already knows the Book of Mormon is true, and said he is putting his life on hold for God. He is awesome. I got to skype home this week which was really fun. Seeing some old faces was a relief to the stress of mission life. Usually i make a big thing of rice and peas and just eat that throughout the week. My bike runs a lot better now that I got a new frame. My rims are pretty old, so I am probably going to get some new rims next. Over all a good week.

I love you all

Elder Davis


All of the Jamaicans have motorcycles. So i am inspired to get one when i get back.

Church was good. Wendy (our investigator) came an hour early he was reading the Book of Mormon when we showed up.

For Pday we are probably going over to Elder Fowkes' house to play Monoploly.

They ride like weird little like Japanese bikes, but there are a couple that ride dirt bikes. That is what i want, a dirt bike.

Christmas Star Wars Advent Calendar - From Aunt Sue 

Our street - The candles are because the guy was murdered here. 

Chapel in Negril, Jamaica

View from the chapel in Negril, Jamaica

Christmas 2015 - Negril, Jamaica

Brodey's  Christmas Phone call:

-Demetri wants to get baptized in a river because it will wash his sins away the ocean will just keep bringing them back. He was drunk when he said that 

-Orlando has to pay $5 to get to church. Brodey helped pay for his sister to come to his confirmation.

-Orlando's dad used the other money to get his kids to school 

-his wife died and he is still trying to pay off the loan he got for her funeral

-most people are very poor

-Brodey knew Orlando in Heaven.

-They have fun and definitely knew each other before this life. 

-hadn't had a baptism in his area for a year until Brodey got there

-2 more baptisms scheduled for Jan 16th

-there was a lady stabbing another woman on the bus, the bus driver stopped the bus while holding a beer in one hand and stopped the lady from stabbing the other one. Then he made her sit in the back by the missionaries. she sharpened her knife the whole way home

-take taxis a lot

-got a new frame for his bike today

-hymns sound different , they add notes and sounds in different places

-talked to us in Patwa-he sounds awesome, cool accent 

- Girls ask him everyday if he will marry them. He just smiles and says "no thank you"

-lives in the nice part of Negril

-can see the ocean and the boats from his balcony

-called George, his investigator, George. of the jungle because he reaches his hand in the open fire to turn the breadfruit

-Rastas play dominos on the street. They stop and play with them. He said they get really serious about dominos.

-played uno with the members, they loved it! We sent it to him for Christmas.

-loved the book of pictures of everyone holding the Merry Christmas sign. He has been showing everyone.

-wasn't homesick until someone mentioned Star Wars came out

-Canadians love jamaica and Jamaicans love Canada

-Lots of homeless people. One guy has huge feet! So thick, they call him big foot

-gonga is what they call "weed"

-they were caroling on the beach and a weed dealer said you are spreading the word of God and I am spreading the gonga

-sorrel is a Christmas drink basically strawberry ginger beer. They boil flowers to make it.

-they love ginger they have huge things of it and cook with it

-Jamaican ginger beer is really spicy, it burns your throat when you drink it 

-Orlando's 14 yr old sister wants to be baptized also

-teaching a guy named Wendy. He read two chapters of the Book of Mormon and wants to be baptized on Jan 16

-shoes are doing good

-washes his pants after wearing them 2 days and shirts everyday. He has a few stains so might need more clothes.

-cold showers were the worst... He would just run through them back and forth to get wet. Most places don't have hot water 

-he has a box under his bed of all of his extra treats that won't melt

-it is 90 degrees there night and day right now

-wakes up every morning with mosquito bites

-best part of his mission is meeting new people and seeing things he would never see before

-take turns teaching priesthood and Sunday school at church each week

-about 20 people including the missionaries come to church each week

-clothes are holding up good

-he is happy most days