Sweet Pea, Sam, and School....

Here's what Pastor Titus and Tammy had to say about "Sweet Pea, Sam and School"...

It has been a great month for ministry here in Jamaica. We began with the need for a stroller for a little girl with cerebral palsy. Her mom has been carrying her to church at Bay Life each Sunday. A stroller would help, but God had other ideas. None of the strollers were big enough for this little girl, believe me we looked everywhere. Then we checked with a contact we met on the plane flying back last time. She is a member of the Rotary Club and through a conversation about her Hindu faith and Tammy sharing Christ, she mentioned that the Rotaries were trying to locate children who needed wheelchairs. Only God could put us on the same plane next to this wonderful lady- at exactly the same time that He brought Sweet Pea and her Mom to our church. To top all of these blessings, Sweet Pea’s mother received Christ just two weeks ago.

Sam received Christ as Savior on our second service in October at Bay Life. He has a hunger for the Word and has faithfully finished our eight week discipleship course for new believers. In the course of our study, it was mentioned that he needed to read his Bible every day. One problem arose, the print on the Bible’s that we give at church is too small. A group of High School Seniors from Fayetteville St. Baptist School in Asheboro jumped at the opportunity to bring a large print Bible for Sam. You should have seen the smile on his face as he shouted ‘Thank You Jesus’ when they gave him the new Bible.

School is always hard for the poor to complete since there are so many fees involved with education here in Jamaica. A young man called us at the beginning of this month asking if we could help him go back to finish his high school diploma. This represents a big step on his part and a desire to move out of the conditions that trap so many young men in gang violence and drugs. Thanks to the love and generosity of Gospel Baptist in Greensboro, this young man now has a hope and a future. Continue to pray for us on the ground as we identify the need, match up churches and individuals that can meet the need, and foremost share Christ who alone can meet their greatest need.



NOTE from GBC Missions: Kevon was a young man we met this year in Canterbury. Our church rallied together to raise the money for him to attend "university" (private high school). While we know that education alone can not save anyone, we are thrilled with his attempt to escape many of the snares of the fowler through this step in the right direction. It has also strengthed the bond between GBC and Kevons (and his family) as well as the relationship with Kevon and our missionaries (Cletis and Tammy). Please pray that Kevon will realize his need to salvation through Christ alone!