A Note Br Chris

I would like to give a commentary on the mission here in Jamaica. There has been over 400 yrs of slavery on this Island. Most of the people that I have talked with seem to have a defeatist attitude mixed with feelings of not being valued or loved. That coupled with the poverty and the end result is anger, laziness, discouragement and disrespect. 12 yrs working at our local detention center made me aware of this problem. Some psych doc named it a “jail mentality”. I’m no shrink but it seems to be the diagnoses here as well.

The only way I know to fight this problem is to empower them, to increase their self respect, for them to feel loved and valued. The only way I know to do that is to introduce them to the word of God. So we feed the kids and try to be an example of a father figure they don’t have. We try to teach them a better way of settling their problems and how to treat each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Joe and Terri have been trying to do this for years. I hope I can be of some assistance for them. We could really use your prayers and your money. We are feeding 15-20 kids 3 meals a day. 5 or 10 dollars a month from everyone who gets this news letter will go a long way in paying for the food needed. In order to feed their minds we have to feed their stomachs. Please help us to keep this ministry going.