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Despite the trauma the people have experienced, they are thankful to have SBDR in their country. “They want to make sure that we experience their cul- ture,” Sue said. “So they want us to make sure we have their Jamaican food.” At one location, a man from the church where teams were working brought a couple of coconuts to share. “He cut the end off of it, and poured some coconut water right out of the coconut,” Sue said. “And he’s like, ‘Here you have to have this.’ It’s very fresh, and so he was ex- cited to do that for us.” In addition to experiencing the thankfulness of the Ja- maican people, Matt and Sue have also been blessed as they see God’s work in this effort. “Just seeing the things God’s doing, like finding locations for the teams to stay,” Sue said. While traveling to a job site and a church where the Ohio DR team served, Sue realized there was no place for 16 people to stay. The locals said the teams could stay in the church parsonage and escorted them to the house. “Sure enough, it’s plenty big enough,” Sue marveled. “And the best thing about it is the jobs are right there on the property. It’s those things where we’re driving there, going, ‘This isn’t even going to be possible, because
Four months after the disaster, Jamaicans are still living in severely damaged homes.
there’s no place around here for people to stay.’ And God just said, ‘Oh no, wait, I got this for you.’” As the Stickels finish their part in rebuilding Jamaica, they know that this project belongs to the Lord. “This is a God-sized task,” Matt said. “And he’s the one doing it. He’s allowing us to be a part of it a little bit. And, yeah, there’s been some pretty stressful things, but he miraculously intervened, and that’s what it takes.”
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