Caribbean
Damian JeanBaptiste’s Legacy Lives On in Others
After serving as a missionary in India during his early Christian years, Damian JeanBaptiste moved to Jamaica in the late 1980s. It was here that he met his wife, Karlene; and after they got married in 1990, they moved to Barbados to lead the church there the following year.
Courtney Bailey, (left) addressing 570 people in attendance at his appointment as the first Teacher for the Jamaican churches.
Damian JeanBaptiste Finishes the Race
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15
Damian JeanBaptiste finished the race and is with the Lord. God used Damian's faithful life to serve and change untold multitudes as a missionary to India and then to lead the ICOC churches in the Caribbean for many years. He had been fighting a very fast growing liver cancer since only last summer.
Everyone is invited to a memorial service at the Columbia Church of Christ (SC) building on Saturday, November 17, at 2:00 pm A dinner will follow for family members and out of town guests. An additional memorial service will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados on November 24.
Good News from Jamaica
God has been blessing the church in Jamaica in many ways, perhaps too many ways to highlight in one article, but here are a few reasons for us to celebrate.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:2-3
Act of Random Kindness - A Home Run for God!
Many of us enjoyed watching Steve Carrell in Evan Almighty. This modern adaptation of the story of Noah tells how one man, one family can help change the world. That change comes in the form of one A.R.K at a time (Acts of Random Kindness). This summer, a New Jersey Family changed our world in the Bahamas with their random act of Kindness.
How one New Jersey Family brought glory to God and 800 pounds of Baseball supplies to the Bahamas.
The Richest Man in Haiti
Evangelist Louino Etienne passed away in Haiti on March 12th from a sudden respiratory illness. He leaves behind his wife, Fifi, and their adopted daughter both of whom now live in the Village of Hope outside of Port-au-Prince.
Trinidad News Update - Visiting The Land Of Many Waters
Tony & Leslie Millet just returned from visiting the church in Georgetown, Guyana. They have prepared this update to let everyone know how God worked in a great way! They are forging a relationship between their church in Trinidad and the congregation in Georgetown, Guyana.
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Trinidad Church Gets New Leadership, Renewed Vision & Growth
For the last seven years, the 200 + member congregation at the Port of Spain Church of Christ has been without a full-time Evangelist and Women's Ministry Leader. The church has been led by the courageous efforts of three awesome couples, who serve the church while working secular jobs. But God has had plans in store for Trinidad...
After Hurricane Irene: God calls the Bahamas Church to GO
Recently like many others, we had to contend with Hurricane Irene. We would like to thank the disciples around the world who prayed for us and contacted us. We are so thankful for God’s mercy in sparing much of the Bahamas. We had no loss of life, though we have experienced power outages, flooding and other related hurricane damages.
Haiti:18 Month Update after Earthquake
Here is a video report from ICOC Hotnews about the situations in Haiti - a year and a half after the devastating earthquake. Jorel Claude, the leader of the church in Haiti shares from daily experiences.
Philadelphia's Dave Roderick, who started an orphanage and the Orphan Education Foundation in Haiti is looking for someone to come down and teach English.
This brief update also includes Walter Evans and a Hope Worldwide Youth Corps segment from Port Au Prince.
Santo Domingo and Atlanta Churches Celebrate Unity
As the Santo Domingo church celebrated its seventeenth anniversary, the Atlanta church felt blessed to be a partner in their efforts for God.