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Al
FAITH i s
th e
su b s t a n c e o f i
hoped for. ^
Dear Friends In Christ,
News about
January
1
Jamaica Christian Boys H
P.O. Box 5,Ha
If
Way T
Jama
ica,
The Bakery truck didn t
come
today so Jim decided to
make some
muffins
the boys' breakfast. I
wish
you
could see the kitchen
Every
bowl
and
sil
is out and
flour
is everywhere. But I must admit
there
is a nice a
floating into
the office
at
this midnight hour.
We
have
some
exciting
news this
month - oh
there is
so much to
tell
in
one l i t t le let ter . First
of
all let
me
say
that
we
know there
has been
adverse news in the
U.S.
about Jamaica.
Much
of it is exaggerated, som
However, at this moment, although we have had some tense times, we are
going to panic and leave.
We
are definitely putting double efforts int
strengthening
the
church. And th is is
our
news.
The little village of James
Mt,
just at the foot of our Sun Mt
Camp
hil
has
long been in
need
of a church. ow at last we
have
found a piece o
land that
we
can
buy
for ^000.00.
The
people are about to build a
muc
needed school for themselves, having
had
a piece of land donated for the
purpose._
They have
asked us to help
them.
V e jumped
at
the chance to
this believing that If we assist
them
in having a school we will gain t
goodwill and should find
establishing
a church there
much
easier.
So
off to
work we went. So
far
we have gotten
the
promise
of sand
and
paint, and transportation. And best of all, tentatively a gift
from
U.
A.I. D We were really excited when we came out of the Embassy today.
In
the
meantime, Jim
has
doubled
efforts at Meadovybrook
and
last
Sunday
saw all chairs
filled. We
have baptized three adults so far this year.
Sunday
School
has increased
20
and
one
new
class
was
added.
One
of our
whom we
have
been teaching
for two years now is ready to take the minis
at James Mt with our guidance. The church at Broadleaf Is growing
treme
dously
under
5ro
Williams whom Jim
ordained-about a
year ago,
for the
m
Istry
there.
Isn t that great
W e
have
a little problem here at Home Each house in
Kingston
provides
own sewage
by digging
a pit. The water drains down into the earth.
Bu
fill up after some
ten
years. And
it s
trouble
when they fill. Like
ri
now In
our yard Well, we
had
it hauled away by tanker and the pit
wash
and cleaned.
But
the bill will
be about 300.00
added to
an
already str
budget. Gasoline is now 2.20 per gallon.
Ue
got our
financial report last night.
Thank
you
so
very
much
for
your
loving support for January. It s so encouraging. We
sorely
miss going
the P.O. to get your letters one by one
but
it is
much
safer this way.
Please help us
with
our
new
challenge at James
Mt
Pray with us that ev
penny of this ^i000.00 will
come.
God is able. Let us press forward w
th e door is open. We need you
now
more
than
ever.
l ove f rom
im 11 y,
nd Carol
Herget
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About February
Dear
Christian
FriendSj
Suffer
the l i t t l e one s
Jim hauled out the faded white crib
from
the storeroom
painted
It,
and
Mommy
laid
down
our
little
Christopher
who is four months old. The
l i t t le
ones just love the
sweet
new little brother,
fiow
thankful we are that you
have helped us to
give
him a hcme, a
soft
clean bed and
love. Thank you ever so much for sharing your means
with the l i t t le ones of this island.
At Sun hiountain
we
have made an excellent start on the
Girls Dorm which If we complete before summer will ena
us to open
full
scale camps.
We
are
trying hard.
The James i iountaln church effort has
begun.
Bro Ellio
of
Meadowbrook
is taking the
work at James
Mt
and
he
ha
22 for Sunday
School
the first week with a large crowd
for night service. We asked the Lord with
one
accord
a
Cottage Prayer
Meeting
tonight for land for the church.
We believe e will provide and we are thrilled with the
prospec ts
the re
The
church at brownstown,
Indiana
has again asked Carol
come for their
VbS
and
she plans to go. She hopes to v
It a few places on the way and
hopes
to drive.
oes an
one
have a car to
lend? Or
to give to bring
back
with
So many
times
our Jamaican friends remind
us
of the Scr
ure,
Ask
and it shall be given you . So there it Is.
need
a car.
VJould
you
like us to
visit
you?
Please
le
us
know
immediately.
Our
visit should be
from
May
I7th
June 17th.
Our last visit to the States was in 1575 for three week
so
we
are eager to fellowship again. Jim will only be
to spend part of the time there as the pressures of om
and
the ministry
are
severe.
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JAMAICA CHRISTIAf- BOYS OM
P.O.
Box
5
Half Way Tree
Jama ic a W .I .
Forwarding Agents
Mr and Mrs
Don Wheeler
2713
Sherlngham Road
Orlando Florida
32308
For without
fa ith It I s imposs ib le
to
please
God.. .
Heb. 11:6
Even so fa i th If I t hath not works
dead ames
2: 7
lavilc
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I t
was March in
J a m a i c a
In
97 7
a t
Jamaica Ch r i st i a n Boys Ho
Dear
Frie nds In Chr i s t
March
has been
a very i n t e r e s t i n g month -
I ts h ig h lig h ts
varying
from las t
Sunday s
baptism
a t
Meadowbrook to James Mt Sunday School
now
averaging 60,
an d on
to
a
lovely
surprise an d
t rea t
Pete 6
Eileen
Ramsey
o f
Mt
City ,
Tenn. an d Hugh Mildred Thomas
o f
Lake,
Miss, both wrote an d Invited us
to meet them In
H a i t i fo r the
Revival F i r e s meeting
t h e r e .
We
wrote an d to td them we Jus t
could
n o t make t
Bu t we
ha d second
thoughts.
We c on si de re d th e
f a c t t h a t we
ha d
no t
taken
a da y o f f from
our
work
f or
a whole
y e a r .
And we found
t h a t
th e
t r ip
was
only
kS
minutes
from
Kingston.
So we
dashed
down
th e
l as t
minute, got
t i cke t s
and le f t
Monday
a f t e r n o o n ,
r e t ur ni ng
Thurs**
day. I t was good fellowship an d
also
good to learn about
t h a t won
d e r f u l but ter r ibly needy
country,
H a i t i . We never stopped a moment
to
r e s t
-
there
was jus t
to o
much
to
see an d learn an d we
enjoyed
every minute of i t returning
refreshed
and thankful for such a love
ly
e x p e r i e n c e . And we also thank our frie n d s fo r making the
t r ip
possib le
Foundations are now completed for the G i r l s Dorm a t Sun Mt. Oh, i t
was a
big
tough job
bu t
we
are thankful
It Is
p a st.
How
the e x c ite
ment o f seeing the w a l l s go
up Is
ju s t
a he a d.
Grandma
Walker
is
^
this
month.
You
would
ne ve r
know
I t
If
yo u
could
see
her managing
the ki t chen,
pouring over homework with
the
boys, doing th e weekly grocery shopping and teaching the Adult
Class
a t Meadowbrook.
We thank
God
f o r he r an d fo r h e a l t h an d
s t r e n g t h .
She ha s
gi ve n y ea rs
o f
voluntary missionary
service. God bless
herl
Thank you for your gi f t again t hi s month. Surely you will
reap
a
great blessing
on e day
for
y ou r g oo dn es s to
these
precious l i t t le
boys...and th e work of God s Kingdom. Please keep
ou r
needs In your
prayers
as
we remember
you, t o o . We a p p r e c ia te th e
gi f t s
toward
our
tr a v e l fund in
May.
P le as e c on ti nu e
to
send your gif ts
to
the Wheelers as i t ha s become
more and more
unsafe
to
send
money
to
Jamaica.
We
draw
our
checks
agai nst
th e
Orlando fund
regularly.
Thanks
again,
an d
God bless
you
In every good
th in g .
f a i t h f u 1 1 r v i n g
*
an d
Carol Herget
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Dear
F r i e n d s,
We want
you
to
r e joic e with
us and p r a i s e th e Lord
with
us fo r the b le ss in gs o f APRIL 1977
Jamaica C hr is tia n B
P.O. Box 5 , H a l f W
J a m a i c a , W . I .
ST R
nd a
good
o f
work
S un Mounta in
w as fun tooT
L E T T E R S
A G l o ri o us R e s s ur re c ti o n
a t M e a d o w b r o o k
LETTERS
D a v i d i s
working fo r
th e
J ama i can
Army now. fie
hopes to
be
enlisted
n e x t
mon t h .
LETTERS
fo r a t r ip to our
supporting
ch u r ch es .
some o f you I
Oh
why oh why
is
th e
U.S.
big. We wish we could see yo u a l l .
fo r
y o u r e n c o u r a g i n g
good l e t t e r s .
Ou r
l i t t l e Christopher
s i t s up
alone
n
J®
H e s th e jo y
o f
f a m i l y .
A nd t h e r e i s war m
in
th e
Nursery
w
Danny s t i11 I i v e
Howard,
and t iny
In
fac t
th e Nur
t h e
h e a r t
o f o
CHiZtsr
r/ie
HH HOk
^
A week o f e v a n g
m e e t i n g s
a t Mea
c l o s e d t h e mon t
A nc ho r t he me w a
A ll
J ama i can mi
were o u r evang
Jim closed the meetings with
oui^
Anniversary
an d
Homecoming
I t was
another
g r e a t
da y
f
p eo p le. 12
Jamaican
par t i c ipa ted . .d inner
on th e
g r o u n d s . . e x c e l
l e n t music
a l l day,
And the ch i ld ren sa ng
A nd
th e
WORD
went
f o r t h .
Yes thank you for your gif t
t hat
ha s helped
bring
us through
another wonderful
month.
very di f f icu l t to leave fo r even a s h o r t p e r i o d . OUr needs
a r e
u r g e n t . So fa r we ha
found t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , our plane t i ckets and some gasoline to s t a r t off . Bu t we must
t h a t
the boys
will have ample funds for
t h e i r
care. Ji m will
not
go
with
us a l l
the
w
we must
s t i l l provide for the
whole month of May before we
ca n leave. Please
remember
in
prayer.
Wayne w ill trav el on
with
Carol to change
f la ts ass is t with
VBS
programs
her awake on th e roads. So for
j u s t
a few weeks please be faith fu l and prompt with y
to our
p re ci ou s f am il y.
And watch
for
news...some exciting
things
are
happening earl
May
God
bless
you
a l l .
Remember t hat
a ll
g i f t s
are r e c e i p t e d . . l e t
us
know if
you d
h e a r from u s .
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/ j ^HOWE^sl
oF
/b l e s s ILG\^ on the Chj-istiar Boy^ om
^ ' May - June 1977
Dear Faiiily - our
beautiful
family of friends.
Oh,
there was joy
unspeakable
in my heart as the plane wheels rolled to a stop at
ou
airstrip in Jamaica
God
had granted us a safe
and
wonderful trip
and
prayed
and
sang our prayer of thanksgiving. Jim met me
at
the
Customs gate
and kissed
me three
times before we reached the car...he looked really qlad to have me back. So our re
joicing
was
mutual.
HO^ to begin to say thank you is our big problem. On the wharf is a
new
Ford pick-up
truck provided
by
all of you wh o helped so wonderfully with our expenses. We still h
to raise
funds
to
pay
the
duty on it,
so please
pray
with
us
over this.
And we
al l
j
in saying thanks for the truck as
it has
k wheel drive for those heavy trips to Sun M
and should
give
us a big l i f t In the work.
THANK
YOU . . .for the love and
interest shown
us all along the way...for the showers o
food Items (nearly 100 pounds of peanut butter ) for the
warm
hospitality, meals,
fun
trips to Disney, Sea World, etc,..for receptions and dinners in our honor, for
new
sh
and clothes for all the family.. .a roto-tlller for the
Sun
Mt farm...a new typewritte
for slipping
away
with our car to fill it with gasolIne...for many other
gifts. And
but not least for so patiently listening to our story of God s wonderful answer to pr
in this work. M ay the Lord bless you for each and every gift of love. Our
hearts
ov
flow But our only regret is
that we
could not have seen
all
of you.
AT
HOME Jim and Grandma had a busy time with an epidemic of Dengue Fever that visited
Dorm
as well as
most
of Kingston. Grandma
was
up many nights rubbing
down
high fever
She took a
turn at
being
i l l
too, but the family as a whole
are
on
the
mend.
THL NEW BALL
FIELD
at Sun M t Is ccmplete. This Is one of the most outstanding answe
prayer
that
we have had yet.. .we
l i terally
moved mountains and th e result Is as nea
miracle as one could get. Then, the girls dormitory Is almost complete.
JULY
promises excitement. A working group of some 28 people plan
to come from Browns
Indiana where Elvin and BEtty Gray
minister.
They
plan to paint our new buildings an
build
a fireplace on Embassy Hall.
Isn t
that exciting?
A GRAi jP
OPEi jING
Is planned
for Sun Mt Christian Camp..
.enrolment is growing and some
excel lent help pledged
their
volunteer services both from
th e
U.S.
and
from Jamaica.
We are
thankful
fo r
these
blessings
-
let
us pray now th^t
our camp efforts will
bear
rich
fruit .
\
\
YOUR PRAYERS for
health, Spiritual filling,
protect
ion and funds
are
needed. Surely
\ having
brought
us thus far will
see
us through a wonderful summer. Thanks
again
for
you
have done to make these s ix weeks so beaut i ful arad bount i fu l
Chris t ian love to a l l
im
and C aro l
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Dear
Friends
What an excit ing month
— JVhout
July
1977 a t the
JomcUjcxiJklhAX&Jxa^^ ifow
c V
Sun Mountain Grand Opening was
just
ahead. July 25th to be exact. And there
was far too much work to
be
done.
So
Brownstown Christian Church in Indiana
(Elvin
and
Betty Gray the coordinators) came
to
the rescue. Yes, Zk strong, in
cluding
two
Floridians.
h
how
they
worked...mixing
cement,
painting
decoratin
the walls and building a lovely fireplace In Embassy Hall. They started on
Tues
day at day break and by Saturday the job was over.
That was the crowning day. The Jamaica Defence Force sent out the 1st Batalllon
Band
in
brilliant
red coats with gold trim. Yes
26
musicians
and their
music
was
magnificent.
And
there
were
prominent speakers and a huge anniversary
cake
for
twenty
wonderful years of camping with the Jamaica Christian Boys' Home
Looking back to our
trip
to the U.S. brings to
mind
some of the wonderful answer
to prayer. A beautiful
new
stove gift
from
1st Christian Church
In
Largo en
hances our camp kitchen; the
boys
of our Home are In shining new armour ..from
new
shoes to pants and shirts- a
head
to
foot
outfit all from the
V S
at Engle-
wood
church
In
Jacksonville Fla.
and
our
new
truck that
Bob
Shannon from
Larg
Fla.
steered
our way.
Importers of vehicles to
Jamaica
must
have
licenses
before
shIppIng..11
censes
th
are almost impossible to obtain and
if
possible take at
least
four months.
But
when God's children
have
a
need
He
helps. We shippci our new Ford truck to arri
on
July kth.
On
July 6th we went to apply for a license. In less than
two
minu
we left
the office with our license.
We had
no appointment to see the Administr
and we had
never
met him
or
known
him. Praise the
Lord He
is able to do the
i
possible.
.to do
exceeding abundantly
above all that we
ask or think.
You
see the
Lord knew we needed
it...and urgently.
We want
to
thank
each
and e
one
of
you
who
had
a part
In
making
up
this
gift.
We
are certainly grateful.
The duty on the truck
has
not been
paid
since
we were
able to get a bank
guarant
until the
government makes
a decision on whether or not to allow
us
a duty-free
status. We are praying that they will see our need and release us. So pray wit
Grandma Walker is feeling better the boys are fine and we have a darling
new
b
In our
Home.
He
Is
Billy
aged 18 months. Your gifts of love are a continual
blessing and this
month
enabled us to take Billy. Thank
you
ever so much.
Yours faithfully
serving
Jim and
Carol Jierget
and the family
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•Tb c..:fiiugust Mountain-Top, 1S77
Jamaica
Chris t ian
Boys'
Home
P.O. Box
S,
Half Way Tree, Jamaica
Dear Christian Friends,
Well, we will
s t a r t
with the tough news f i r s t
t h i s month.
Last
month we told you
that
we
v>ere given
three
months In which
to
apply for
duty free on our new truck.
We
got th e
answ
a n d t h e y
are sorry but we wil l have
to
pay
the duty. They couldn't help this time.
The duty is
$5,3^C.OO.
We will sell
th e
old truck but v;e will
no
doubt
lack some
$2000.00.
We
need your help,
WE HAVt UKTIL SEPTEHOER
30th
to PAY THE
DUTY.
VU11 ycu
pray
with
us about i t? The new
t ruck
is
such
a
blessing tha t
we know
I t
was
God's
will for
us
to
have
i t .
The sunmer
v/as beaut i fu l
a l l the way
Our four
weeks
of camp a f t e r the Brownstown week were j u s t
so
reward ing- enro lment was
over 300. And
oh .
the children and young people learnerl so much.
I t was
a
mountain-
top experience not only for
the campers but
for a l l
th e
workers.
Our C o u n s e l o r s
proved to be one
of the greatest teams in a l l of our 20 years of
camping.
Dave
and
Sharon
Shelton
came from
Salem,
Ind. , Tyler Aberle from Charleston,
V/.Va., Shirley
Peace
from
Jacksonvi l le , F l a . Hugh
Slack
came
from the
U.S. i4avy Base , Che rry Point , N
C. (Hugh is one of our own Meadowbrook young people and acted
as
Camp Director this
year),
Steve
Reed came from
V/aterloo,
Ind. and
ive
.'ilson from
across the
Island, a
former
member
of our
toys'
Home
family, (he did a terrific job with Vesper preaching.)
Yes,
we
really thank God
for
this great team and their complete devotion to God.
THE
LORD AGAIMl \ e opened camp with barely
enough
water for three days due to
a year long drought. But God opened the heavens over and over and
we
never ran out
of
water th e whole summer
long
I s n t
He greatl
THli'iGS HAPPEP SO FAST MERE.
Camp
was over and began farming
with
great
gusto.
Our new
roto-tl l ler hummed
away
dcjy after day as
we
plovyed 3 ̂ J acres
of
land for
fresh
v/egetables.
Vie
cleaned and
mulched
some 300 banana trees
and nearly
a
hundred
orange t r e e s
hoping
and praying
that th e rains this year will help us
to
feed our
growing
family.
Vie
savec' the
SWEETEST nev^s fo r
l a s t . VJe
have
taken another
f 'arl ing s i x
month
old into
our family . Oh, he
is
precious \:e found him abandonee' by his mother In a place v/here
no baby or
cJilM
should have to l ive, and
yet
loved by a v/orrie-: father powerless to
do anything for him. The
df:arest part
of our work this week has been to rock this
l i t t l e
bundle
with
those huge brown
eyes.
You ought to see Jim helping to ' 'spo il ' him.
We must say
so
long' for now. but
please
remen.Ler our needs. Oh, they are
so
great.
5ut we
t rust
that God will lay
them upon your
hearts.
Thank you
for
your loving
gift
this
month
that
ias
helped
along the way. We are
truly
gra tefu l .
oui ^
fai
th^l ly serving.
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Fa
11
Mew
Meadowbroo <
\Church has had
baptisms every
week
s ince
camp
e nd e d . . . s i x
weeks now.
P r a i s e
th e
Lo r d
W.
The r e
a re now ^
two
members
o f
th e
Jcmes
K t. c hu r c h . J im
has
o r d a i n e d
Bro
E l l i o t t
to
the
mioistry
and.
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The
A l l - I s l a n d
Convention
o f
th e chu r che s
o f C h r i s t In
^Jamaica w lH be
he l d t Meadow-
brook church
In
mid -Oc tobe r . We
hope
for
a good
gather ing o f
Ch r i s t i a n s ,
I t
happened
In September l ? 77 a t
Jamaica Chris t ian
Boys' Home
P.O. Box 5> Half V ay
Tree.
Jamaica
Dear Friends
of l i t t l q chi ldren ,
During
th is past
summer
Miss Shirley
Peace come
to help
us
with the work
here.
For a fu l l month
Shir ley worked
di l igent ly , eager to
learn and eager
tc please both us
and
the Lord.
I t
is now a real joy to be able to
t e l l
you
that Shirley has dedicated her l i fe to
work
with the
Jamaica
Chris t ian
Boys'
Home.
At
the present time sh e is studying at Central FJcrida
Bible College
and
plans to join
us In Hay of 1978.
Shirle
Is 1
Cert i f ied
Registered i^urse, Anesthetis t with a B.S.
degree, and has served in
the
U.S. fJavy for twelve
years
gaining th e s ta tus of Lt.
Commander In
the Nurse
Corps.
But highest rank
of
a ll is her
Christ ian l i fe
and
committ
ment to
ful l
time Christ ian service. We are
proud
of her
and
eager
to
have he r
with
us. Her training at
CFBC
will
enhance
her
effect iveness here , for In
addit ion to her
working as
Assistant
Manager
of the
Home,
she will
be
eager t^ join in th e work of
the
church evangelism progra
We recommend
her to
you
and hope that she
may
vis i t with
some of you
while she is
In
the
U.S. for
the
coming
month
You may request h er
for
speaking engagements .
Please
remember her In
your prayers .
Our Robert made the
Manning
Cup Soccer
Team ,
a
coveted
place
by
most high
school
boys.
Wayne
puts
more
stress
o
his
books v/hile Mike
hides
away In his
photographic
dark
room.
Each
teenager does
his
own thing and we
are
proud
of their gravth.
They
are a ll
Christians.
We
won ' t
have
the
f i n a l
news
o f the t ruck
un t i l
nex t
mon
Would you like to help in cur Christmas needs? Pack up a
l i t t le box with a few
toys,
boys socks, baby c lo thes ( si
2 and 3 diapers, crayons,
white throad,
baking
powder, b
underwear
a ll s izes , and
dried
navy
or
pinto beans.
Our
greatest
need
is for your prayers for our Spiritual a
f inancial v^ell
being. Prices continue to soar wfiile food
gets
scarcer.
Electr icity has Increased, domestic salari
car repairs,
propane
gas,
and many other
things.
But we
know our God is able
to
keep us
and
we will t rust Him.
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t s C h r i s t i n a s . . . i n J a m a i c a
1 9 7 7
Dear
Friends
i n C h r i s t J e s u s
Christinas i s a
family
time. Yes,
in
the church family and in
home. And in our family
i t
i s a t i n e
for
love and a closeness
that
i s
t ruly
inspired by
the
Lord Jesus. U e
are
so f u l l
of
and sadness
a l l mixed up together. Grandma
will
not be
with
u
this
year as she i s in
th e
U.S. and
that
makes us
sad.
Dut
th
we are glad
because
God
has blessed
us
with
Sis ter Shirley, o
new
co-v/orker
who
h a s
f i n i s h e d
h e r e x ce ll en t
t e rm s
work a t C
t r a l Florida Bible
College
and
has
joined
us
here
in Jamaica.
Uony plans
to be with us
too,
for the hol idays
since
he
did
no
get home during
the
summer.
Christmas in
our ilome
sees i t s
usual
excitement
of
boys
learn
Christmas songs
fo r their
Candlelight
service,
locked cupboar
with
secret
packages and a
usual air of excitement.
Nurs ie lo
i t
a l l .
She has begun
her
fourth
year
wit i
the
Home and
the b
love
h e r dear ly .
Christmas also
brings ijratitude
and deep
thanksgiving
for
the
blessings
of your
loving friendship.
Oh,
may
God bless
you,
ceeding
abundantly
above
all
that
you ask
or
think.
Your
ca
for
us
in our
work for
Christ is
a deep
source of comfort
as
as help. press on
wherever
and however
the
Lord leads . . .
• holding forth the Word
o f
Life t h a t
we may r e j o i c e . . . t h a t we have not
r u n i n
v a i n
n e i t l j e r l a b o r e d i n v a i n . '
Thank you
- fo r your
prayers
for
your g i f t s
f o r
car ing
and shar ing.
with ^hj^i^mas^l^e
and Carol l lerget
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Dear Friends
in
the Homeland,
Dec emb er 1 97 7
Jiin
and Carol
Herget -
Jamaic
Christmas
was yesterday. The
t ree l ights
are s t i l l burning and l i t t l e
voices
are s t i l l shr i l l and happy and
we
are
basking
in the blessing of the Lord,
thanking Him
for
27 Christmas-Joy_Times in Jamaica. Your loving friendship has
always been
a
rea l p art
of
our
Christmas
happiness.
And
speaking of God's
blessing, we
have one
more to
add
to the
years
of
our ser
vice
fo r the
Lord.
This
one
offers
another
grea t
challenge
in
our
l ives
The
President
o f H aiti has made a personal
invitat ion
to us to - come
over
to Haiti
and help. ' ' With
i t
he has agreed
to give
us a l arge p iece of
land for
farming
and for the
establishment
of a
school,
medical
cl inic
and orphanage.
We
have
prayed seriously
about
th is for many months and have now decided to lend our
hands and hear ts in tha t direc t ion
The
work w i l l
be e s t ab l i s h ed unde r t h e name CMRISTl.'V'iVILLE'' and s t o be a
s st r
work to the
Ja^naica Christ ian Boys'
ilome Ltd.
We vis i ted
Haiti in March of th is
year and again in November to prayerfully
consider
this move. But while
establish
ing
th e
new work we hope
to
keep
a
close
loving watch
on
the
Jamaica
Home.
We
wil l the
Lord will ing,
re turn to
Jamaica
per iodical ly
to
reenforce the
support
lines
in
Jamaica.
Our
Directors
are
dedicated
and
willing to
carry
the
load
and
care
for
the six
young
children
who
remain
with
the Home and with Nursie Peterson
whom
they
have come to love
fo r over three
years
now. Jamaicans
are now wil l ing
and able
to
support this work. Praise
the Lord
No
doubt there will
be
many questions in
your minds concerning
the Home
and
the
work in Hait i .
Please watch
for the new which we hope will
be
off the
press in a shor t
time.
This
wil l
include
news of
both
works
and
iv il l also
announce
t he add it ion
of
our
new co-worker, Shirle;^
Peace.
Our
deepest
thanks
go to
the
Lord
f i r s t
whom
we
love
and
serve
fo r
His
watchcare
over
us throughout
these ?'iany
years, for the enfolding
of
His
loving
arms and com
forting
wings about us - oJi ]»ow we praise Him And then
to
you who have been a
pi l l a r
of
strength
in making this work
possible.
We will
need
you more than
ever
before__as we
face
new
frontiers
- need
your prayers
and love
in
a very special way.
Please
write
us and
assure
us
of your continued care...we are
comforted
in the
knowledge of your faith in us throughout the
years
and we believe tha t once again
you wi l l s tand b esid e u s.
\ j / In Cliristian love
BOUT
OECLMBER
^
being
Marriaf^e Off ic er fo r our i dngs ton churches, Jim had five
weddings in
December.
He bap ti zed our l i t t l e Darren's mother and
n e r
i n t ended
h us ba jid a nd
th en m a rr ie d
the i r i \ere
a t
th e Home.
Jin : baptized
four
converts on his closijig Sunday
at
Meadowbrook
making a to ta l
of
nine new members
for the month.
Hike and
Phill ips father
has come for
them.
He
is taking
them
to
Canada
to
l ive. U'e are saddened at
part ing
with
then but since th
are both
f ine
Chris t ians
we t r u s t
tha t they wi l l continue serving
the Lord. Mike
wil l be
17 and
Phi l l ip
15.
iVe have had a lovely Cliristmas - now we are
ready fo r the
challeng
of ly78. Please rrr.y fo r us
JtStiii / T/ie oi5 -t/te mntd
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