Christmas in Jamaica

My husband went to Jamaica a few years ago. He heard a lot of jokes about people questioning whether it was really a mission trip or not, but if you saw the children in need, you'd know it wasn't a "day at the beach." He helped out at an orphanage, Robin's Nest. He went in the heat of summer, but I wonder what it would be like at Christmas time...
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse? Visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? More like lizards and insects crawling past your head!
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash? I don't think they had windows. I think everything was pretty open. No air conditioning either.
...went straight to his work. He filled up the stockings and turned with a jerk? I don't think these kids expect too much for Christmas. They don't have parents, and the only gifts they receive are what people donate.
They're actually blessed with a nice building for Jamaica's standards. But my husband showed me pictures of shacks that people actually live in, until someone kicks them off of their land. I am not exagerating that I know dog houses that are much nicer than these shacks. Sorry I couldn't find the pictures.
They're actually blessed with a pool, but what else can you do when it's so hot? And many of the children have special needs.
There was a church in a nearby village, but definitely no stained glass windows and fancy altar.
They do have food, but most of it is donated. Would you climb up a tree to get a mango? I'm not sure if they have money for a special Christmas dinner, though.
The orphanage is up in the mountians, but Jamaica does have nice beaches...just be careful about the drug dealers that approach you.
Well, thinking of Jamaica makes me appreciate our blessings from God, which is especially appropriate to take more time do at Thanksgiving. And at Christmastime, we receive so many blessings, especially compared to other children. Please keep in your prayers: these orphans, the ministry of Robin's Nest, and the Jamaican people who so often turn to drugs or voo doo-type practices as their way to cope with problems in life. We pray they all know the comfort and hope that the baby Jesus brought into the world.