Mission Jamaica

Mission Jamaica

MJ2011

Live Christ....
Dear children, let’s not merely say that
we love each other;
let us show the truth by our actions.

(1 John 3:18 NLT)

View the Mission Jamaica Training Session #1 Powerpoint Presentation

In a Suitcase Collection
Lord of Life will once again be collecting a wide variety of items to bring to Jamaica to donate to our mission partners. Donations are accepted from Feb. 24-March 10. View the list of needed items.

Mission Jamaica Breakfast
On Sunday, Feb. 26 from 8 am-1 pm, a delicious breakfast of eggs, pancakes and French toast will be served buffet-style. Made-to-order omelets are also in the plans! Freewill donations support West Haven Children's Home.

If you have previously completed the MJ2012 registration form and need to only pay your deposit, please follow these links:
$150 deposit $250 deposit

2012 Information
Week 1: March 17-24
Week 2: March 24-31 (Family Week, with minimum age of 7th grade)
Cost: $1655
Calendar: View the calendar of events
What to pack: View the packing list

MJ 2011 Photo Downloads:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyorzdlowb63q

Please contact Paige Peterson at pg.peterson@comcast.net for more information.

Putting Faith Into Action
Short-term mission projects are much more than eight days of carpentry or interaction with children, they are experiential opportunities to put faith into action. Discover how God is working through your life to change the life of another. Join other Christians who have the same passion to live out their spiritual gifts and share their blessing

Why Lord of Lifers Go To Jamaica

1. To help serve the community spiritually & medically at a free medical clinic.
2. To help improve housing for over 100 children at Westhaven Children’s Home & Clifton Boy’s Home through construction and maintenance projects.
3. To improve the health for thousands of children throughout the island by distributing Feed My Starving Children food to 13 different orphanages.
4. To give relief to the 24-hour Westhaven staff by bathing, feeding, playing with the children (and even to fold laundry and wash dishes).
5. To share God through VBS at Clifton Boy’s Home
6. To see God through the eyes and voice of a child.
7. To provide the simple gift of touch to a child that is bed-ridden.
8. To have the opportunity to grow in spirit & faith while working side by side with fellow Christians.
9. So we can take the time to STOP. Jamaican time slows us down allowing us to reflect and grow.
10. To return and minister to our families, congregation, and community.

Mission Jamaica is a short-term "vacation with a purpose" mission experience, which began at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. Thirty-five other Christian congregations and several colleges from Minnesota as well as North Dakota, South Dakota, California, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Idaho and Ohio have partnered with St. Andrew's in this mission field. Read a history of Mission Jamaica and its mission partners:

Mission Jamaica history (189 KB)

Mission Jamaica provides a way to love and serve our neighbor as Jesus taught us. The Mission Jamaica trip combines a service project with time for reflection and spiritual rest. It allows a person to experience an international mission field that is close to home, yet far enough away to immerse into another culture for a week. To learn more about that culture, read the history of Jamaica.

To learn more about the work in Jamaica, please read the Mission Jamaica FAQs.

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There are many ways to serve the children of Jamaica, even if you are unable to attend Mission Jamaica. See the lists below for ways to support Clifton Boys' Home and Westhaven Children's Home.

Clifton Boys' Home “I thank God for YOU people!” exclaims Mrs. McDonald, Director (and house mom) of Clifton Boy’s Home in Jamaica each and every time I talk to her. Who are “you people”? It’s YOU, the church, the congregation of Lord of Life. And why does Mrs. McDonald thank God for YOU? She is overwhelmed by, and grateful for, the love and support that she, the staff, and 33 boys at Clifton receive from Lord of Life. YOU are people she hasn’t met and probably never will meet. How can you serve God in this ministry? Here are two ways: 1. Pray for Mrs. McDonald, the staff, and the boys. 2. Donate supplies and money that the missionaries will carry down with them. Please prayerfully consider helping change the lives of 33 boys and the staff at Clifton Boy’s Home in Jamaica. Help us support these boys so that they can become well-educated Christian men. Thank YOU! Please contact Rhonda Hofer if you have any questions at rhondah@lordoflife.org.		Westhaven Children’s Home & Westhaven Board Member 1. Financial sponsorship for • Westhaven Sponsor A Child Program: $60 a year, just $5 a month! • Construction projects- For example: funding for cottages, maintenance, appliances, or remodeling • Staff support- For example: fund the cost of a Physical therapist, staff education for basic schooling and certification 2. Prayer support for • Children • Staff • Programs/projects • All of our Jamaican brothers and sisters 3. Donation of airline frequent flyer miles to LOL member and Westhaven Children’s Home Board member Jeff Peterson. Jeff is the only American on the board. While in Jamaica, Jeff tracks and reports back to Lord of Life the current needs of Westhaven. He also assists with the customs release and delivery of the Feed My Starving Children food to the 11 orphanages that LOL supports annually. 4. Donations by doctors/surgeons/US hospitals for medical treatment unavailable in Jamaica. 5. Support Feed My Starving Children through your time and financial gifts. Contact LaVerne Kinvig at dlkinvig@comcast.net for more information. 6. Tell a friend about Westhaven Children’s Home. Please contact Rhonda Hofer at rhondah@lordoflife.org regarding any of the opportunities at Westhaven Children’s Home.

Clifton Boys' Home
“I thank God for YOU people!” exclaims Mrs. McDonald, Director (and house mom) of Clifton Boy’s Home in Jamaica each and every time I talk to her. Who are “you people”?

It’s YOU, the church, the congregation of Lord of Life. And why does Mrs. McDonald thank God for YOU?

She is overwhelmed by, and grateful for, the love and support that she, the staff, and 33 boys at Clifton receive from Lord of Life. YOU are people she hasn’t met and probably never will meet.

How can you serve God in this ministry? Here are two ways:
1. Pray for Mrs. McDonald, the staff, and the boys.
2. Donate supplies and money that the missionaries will carry down with them.

Please prayerfully consider helping change the lives of 33 boys and the staff at Clifton Boy’s Home in Jamaica. Help us support these boys so that they can become well-educated Christian men.

Thank YOU! Please contact Rhonda Hofer if you have any questions at rhondah@lordoflife.org.

Westhaven Children’s Home & Westhaven Board Member

1. Financial sponsorship for
• Westhaven Sponsor A Child Program: $60 a year, just $5 a month!
• Construction projects- For example: funding for cottages, maintenance, appliances, or remodeling
• Staff support- For example: fund the cost of a Physical therapist, staff education for basic schooling and certification

2. Prayer support for
• Children
• Staff
• Programs/projects
• All of our Jamaican brothers and sisters

3. Donation of airline frequent flyer miles to LOL member and Westhaven Children’s Home Board member Jeff Peterson. Jeff is the only American on the board. While in Jamaica, Jeff tracks and reports back to Lord of Life the current needs of Westhaven. He also assists with the customs release and delivery of the Feed My Starving Children food to the 11 orphanages that LOL supports annually.

4. Donations by doctors/surgeons/US hospitals for medical treatment unavailable in Jamaica.

5. Support Feed My Starving Children through your time and financial gifts. Contact LaVerne Kinvig at dlkinvig@comcast.net for more information.

6. Tell a friend about Westhaven Children’s Home.

Please contact Rhonda Hofer at rhondah@lordoflife.org regarding any of the opportunities at Westhaven Children’s Home.

One Mission - One World
Please contact Dave McCarty, 763.420.5015 x147 to learn more about all of the mission trips that are available through Lord of Life and discover where God is calling you to go and share His love in word and deed.