Lynda’s Parents
Some of you may know already but please keep Lynda’s Dad, in prayer. Though he was never a smoker… he has been diagnosed with cancer in both lungs and spine. He started radiation on May 11th and then after a few weeks they will discuss chemotherapy. He is in a lot of pain and is also recovering from a spinal surgery in which they also fused some vertebrae in the spine effected by the cancer. We received a call from Lynda’s brother, and after talking with him, we decided to send Lynda back to Wisconsin for a few weeks to help take care of them till they get settled. Unfortunately, her mom is not 
in very good health either. (Lynda should be returning on the 20th of May to a lonely, hungry, skinny, half starved family!!! The kids and I will all be ready for some of Momma’s good home-cooked food again and a break from peanut butter sandwiches….ha, ha ).
Successful Work Days
We thank God that the last two Saturdays were so beneficial. We had “church work day” where we had roughly 30 people working on the 1st Saturday and about 15 people on the second. We were able to successfully pour concrete on most of the north side where the roof was so badly leaking. (And just in time as the rainy season is upon us now.) The second work day was primarily spent cleaning up the church yard from where the front end loader pushed the trash pile away,and filled in the footers with dirt. This will be important since parking will be needed to host several upcoming events…
Video Night
We all enjoyed the film that one of our members brought back from her recent visit to the States. It was entitled “Fireproof.” We had a good turn out from the community and even had a few people from our sister churches in our zone who attended. Afterwards Dad gave a few challenging comments and we concluded with refreshments… Sodas, hot -dogs and ice cream.
Upcoming Events this Month…
- May 16th – Evangelistic Outreach from Spanish Town into May Pen (1 hr away) new church plant
- May 20 – Lynda Returns to Jamaica
- May 19 & 20 – Hosting the Ministry of Education to host conduct training classes for our district.
- May 22 – 24th – Zone 4 Mission Conference
- May 25th – Jamaica Labour Day – Work day at community re-building bridge and or home of poor member in Irish Pen ghetto
- May 26th – Dad and Mom leaving for summer months back to IN
- May 26th – First Team Arrives to continue work on columns
- May 30th – Hosting JEM national concert for fund raiser for JEM Radio program
Tensions High
Pray for peace in Irish Pen. Last Saturday we noticed several police cars and a mob of people by the church yard. It turned out that a policeman was shot and killed a few hours earlier near our church yard. Apparently, he was leaving his “girlfriend’s” yard in the early hours of the morning when someone followed him and shot him. Since then, the community has been seeing a high volume of police in the area and tensions are hot.
Summer Teams Help
- May 26 – 3rd – Crossroads Bible Church
- June 12 – 22 – Lancaster Bible College
- July 3rd – 11th – Highland Baptist Church
- July 24th – Aug 3rd – Calvary Bible Church
Ministries continue
“Karing Hearts Ministries”, an outgrowth of Spanish Town Tabernacle, started with Sister Jody Dove’s vision for helping the poor in our surrounding communities. Lives continue to be touched in practical helpful ways. (If you would like, I have a short power point presentation I can email you showing more of this ministry. Just contact me at bkay@cwjamaica.com)
