Back at Sophie’s Place; Kingston to Atlanta
We woke up around 5:30 this morning to help with the children. We fed them, brushed their teeth, and then played with them. Before long, Jerome spotted me and flagged me over to him. He asked for the ball, but we couldn't find it. He started playing with my watch and camera instead.
After our breakfast we had our final prayer/discussion group in the chapel. We were going around talking about what we would "take home" with us from the experience. Almost everyone was moved to tears while they talked. Jerome came in with his walker after a little while and refused to sit anywhere but beside me. Again, he played with my watch until he was bored with it, but then he just started leaning on me. He eventually laid across my lap and fell asleep.
I spoke about how I always thought it would be cool to experience a miracle. I got a little choked up when I hugged Jerome and said that he was a miracle, as well as everyone else there. We said goodbye to everyone at Sophie's Place and loaded the bus.
Once at the airport we hung out for a while. Our flight was delayed, so I went shopping in the airport. I bought Michelle a purse for $2850 (Jamaican). The flight to Miami was uneventful. When we landed we went to the passport checkpoint. The guy scanned mine and said they needed to clear some information off of my passport. I was escorted to a back room where there was about 100-200 people waiting to be cleared to enter the U.S. I asked the guy who escorted me if it would help if I showed him my badge. He said he would tell them when he gave them my passport. After about four people got called, they called my name, gave me my passport back and sent me on my way. The rest of the group was slightly concerned, but enjoyed my story.
I'm now in the air, about to land in Atlanta. This trip has been more meaningful than I ever could have imagined. I know we gave a lot to MSC, but we received so much more.