Joel Diaz describes his experience in Jamaica with PPM
Hear a testimony from Joel Diaz, a youth pastor who brought a group of his students to Jamaica in April 2012 to partner with a local church for a short term mission trip.
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Hastings Primary School
About a year ago Praying Pelican Missions had the opportunity to adopt a school in the rural community of Deeside, Trelawny. This school, called the Hastings Primary School, doesn't exactly have enough room in their classes for all their students. It's simply crammed. And they can't get any funding from the government to help put up a new facility or expand. One of our close friends and ministry partners, pastor Owen Brown of the Hastings Baptist Church, is the chairman of the school board. When we approached pastor Brown with the offer to bring mission teams to the area and support his circuit of churches, he quickly encouraged us to support this school. The impact our mission efforts have in Deeside are exponentially felt when we can undertake a project that supports education. Jamaicans are very serious about their schooling and our working with the school and assisting them in this effort causes change throughout the entire community and area. Here are a few pictures be...
Jamaica spring ministry update
The spring ministry season in Jamaica is coming to an end. It sure has been an adventure and I've seen God work in great ways. Let me share some highlights! Asbury United Methodist Church from Tulsa, OK came down with 116 students and adult leaders to minister in five different area schools and six different construction projects in the parish of Trelawny. Asbury team picture below One of our students pours a concrete column for a church parsonage in Trelawny I was able to travel the island a bit during the last week in March to arrange some plans for summer ministry, connect with pastors, and scout out potential ministry locations for our mission teams. The beauty of the country surprised me. I've been coming to Jamaica for five years now and this is really the first time I soaked in the wonder of what God has created on this diverse island. Below are a couple pictures to share what I saw... The picture below shows a school in the community of Hartlands, St. Catherine...