Here's to Your Health!

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 John 2
Thirty active children with fiesty personalities means that we deal with a lot of bumps and bruises and colds and flu. So we invited our friend and fellow missionary, Peggy Pyatt, a Registered Nurse, to join us yesterday to teach a First Aid Training Clinic for the staff of New Vision City of Refuge.
More Jamaicans per year die of AIDS than cancer, heart disease or murder. In the Caribbean HIV/AIDS is growing at a staggering rate (the secondest fastest rate in the world) so Peggy and her husband Gary led an HIV/AIDS Awareness class for the staff and teen-agers. They have done similar awareness training at PTAs, public schools and churches all around the island.
Gary and Peggy are the LACC co-ordinators in Jamaica and you can visit their website at www.jamaicachildcare.com.

Jammin' in Jamaica with Chi Alpha

We will reconcile students to Christ, transforming the university, the marketplace and the world. We will accomplish this by creating a Spirit-empowered community reflecting our philosophy of ministry and core values. -Chi Alpha Missions Statement
A fantastic group of students led by Stefanie Chappell, Potomac District Chi Alpha Director, from American University in Washington, D.C. was jammin' in Jamaica this past week at New Vision City of Refuge Children's Home.
Each day was filled with fun and excitement as the students played sports, did crafts and led devotions for the 30 children here. New Vision City of Refuge is continuing to be beautified as the students also painted the dining hall, our office and our son Wesley's bedroom.
We hope you are supporting your local Chi Alpha missionaries as they are ministering not only on college campuses but literally around the world through the love of Christ!

Evangel University Brings Joy to Jamaica

"Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads/A whale of a tale or two/'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved/On nights like this with the moon above/A whale of a tale and it's all true/I swear by my tattoo"
Sixteen gifted students from Evangel University with Resident Director Amy Gros spent their Spring Break at New Vision this week spreading love, joy and laughter to everyone.
The team, led by Leah May and Kristy Phillips ministered through music, puppets, crafts, drawing and beautifying the New Vision Home. They ministered through a human video at Christiana Tabernacle Church and then Academic Dean, Margaret Mills, of the local Assemblies of God Bible College also invited the students to their chapel for another opportunity to minister.
We had a delightful week with these wonderful, joyous bunch of students. Many thanks to Evangel University for sending us such quality young men and women.

Having Fun with Indy Calvary Temple

Merlene gets stuffed and Roland gets popped!
Indianapolis Calvary Temple visited New Vision Children's Home this week. The kids had a ton of fun with balloons, relay races, and paint cans! The New Vision children ministered to our guests with cultural and worship songs at the end of their stay.
Many thanks to Pastor Mel and Chris Keaton, Pastor Phil and Sandra Meade and their 22 team members who painted two more of our buildings and built a retaining wall. Wow! Things are really looking great around here.