Jamaica Update... Hurricane Melissa

One of the churches destroyed which we are now rebuilding in Jamaica.

Members of Palm Springs Church busy filling and distributing back-to-school supplies for needy children in the community.

Pastor Omar Palmer presenting the President of Jamaica Western Conference with the check from Restore a Child to continue building the destroyed church.



Our partners of the Palm Springs Church in FL helped us distribute bags with back-to- school supplies for the third year.

Appreciation!

This word describes the significant success of the joint mission to Jamaica by Restore A Child and the Palm Springs SDA Church.

The first stop in Manchester included 2 fully funded fun days as part of 65 projects to include painting a police station, a stop at Northern Caribbean University and receiving an award from the Jamaica Union Conference.

The major concentration was in West Jamaica Conference. The team provided a treat and a fixer upper of the Darliston Preparatory School while still without electricity since the Hurricane. The last full day saw a massive fun day treat that served nearly 500 children, 90% of whom are homeless, orphaned or live in unacceptable dwellings. There is more to be done and even on a trip to the airport, the team met with a mother who lost everything and had her child sleeping underneath a coconut tree. The plan now is to help her with a significant self supporting venture to provide sustainable support—this is ongoing.

As promised the Western Conference, we went back a few weeks ago on a mission trip to complete the work on the schools and also add a new project to rebuild an Adventist Church that was completely destroyed by the hurricaine.

The last word is—THANK YOU!

Omar Palmer, Senior Pastor

Palm Springs SDA Church, West Palm Beach, FL