We started the week at Black River Baptist Church, where we worshiped on Sunday and helped with Sunday School. We also did an outreach program at the church that night. The Pastor, Audley Black, has been invaluable to our church, helping us get connected in Jamaica and organize the details of our trips.
During the week, we led the morning devotion at Cokes View Primary School and Petersfield Primary. This time was only about 20 to 30 minutes, but we were able to lead the kids in songs and do a brief skit about the resurrection, and our pastor presented the Gospel message. We also presented the principals with some T-shirts and balls as gifts. The kids were eager to touch us and shake our hands.
We briefly visited the Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf, where we were brought to tears by the great faith of the staff. The families of many of the children don’t have the resources to provide an education for their deaf child, and in the Jamaican culture, deaf people are often treated as outcasts. The students live at the school, so caring for the kids is a 24/7 ministry for the staff. The school, operating on prayers and donations, provides for the basic needs of the students and instills in them a sense of worth and God’s love in addition to providing them with an education.
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