Why we're going

Just a brief excerpt from my support letter...

...As is the case in many poorer countries, the disabled are often left to their own devices and are not given the opportunity to become contributing members of their society. The Jamaica Deaf School was started to provide education to those suffering from hearing impairments. Through those individuals in my Church who were interested in Deaf ministries in general, our Church began an affiliation with the school and has been supporting them for a number of years.

Last year, when hurricane Ivan hit Jamaica, it took a different path than is typical of storms in that region and ran across the southern part of the island. One of the casualties was the roof of the Deaf Bible Church – an affiliate of the school. While the building itself remained intact and whole, the roof, – due to the unique nature of the shape of the building, has been difficult to repair.

Through the disaster relief funds provided by the government of Jamaica, the materials needed to rebuild the roof will be supplied. Calvary Bible Fellowship Church (www.cbfc.net) is fielding a team to supply the engineering know how and labor to fashion those materials into a roof that will withstand future storms. We will be in Jamaica from November 5-12, 2005.

More specifics coming.