Spanish Town, Jamaica…[Nigel Coke/ANN]
Hundreds of Adventists from 75 churches in Jamaica gave up church worship last Saturday to distribute more than 2,000 Bibles. Church members met and prayed with residents of 18 communities, including Spanish Town, the country's former capital, now an area notorious for gang turf-war, extortion and robbery.
“We felt there is a need in the community for people to read the word of God,” said Pastor Everett Brown, president of the church in Central Jamaica. “I was surprised to see how receptive and anxious the people were for the Bibles and prayers. We believe that this drive has opened up opportunities for future visits.
“The church will have to assist the social needs of these communities through its resources and diverse ministries,” he added.
Spanish Town's St. Catherine District Prison was also a recipient of several hundred Bibles.
“We have given Bibles to the correctional service because we want them to know that we care for them and that God loves them too,” Brown said.
Nearly one out of 12 people in Jamaica is a Seventh-day Adventist in a population of some 2.8 million.
