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City of Refuge Children’s

Home

Kingston, Jamaica

Summer 2011

In 1997 the City of Refuge was born in the hearts of missionaries, Steve and Kim Puffpaff. After many years of pastoring a church in Kingston, Jamaica, Steve and Kim began to see the plight of the homeless children that would wander into their services.

Steve&

Kim

Steve Jr. and wife Samantha

Twenty six acres of beautiful property overlooking the city of Kingston was purchased through money that was gifted by churches and

individuals.

The site of The City of Refuge was originally the Pine Grove Hotel. It accommodated guests and was known for serving delicious breakfasts . If offered spectacular views of the Blue Mountains and Kingston.

This is where we ate most of our meals. Every direction provided stunning views.

Rooms include bed, bathroom and NO hot water!!!!

View from the rooms

In August of 2002 the first children were taken into the home. Below from front to back . . . the girls home, Kim and Steve’s house and the boy’s home.

Our amazing team. . . plus a few stragglers

Steven

SLATER

MRS. BAUGH

Steve

Floyd

Samantha

“Sam”

My name is Miguel. Will you sponsor

me?

My name is Sean and I need a sponsor too!

Ms. Sheila

Ms. Ally

Kamar

Peter Irving

Ms. Ann Kristina Lexi

Rojel

Ms. Carol

Jerome

AllyMyleigh

Myleigh’s parents are teachers at the City of Refuge.

Andy

TylerDennis

Coffee Bushes!

Coffee Berries that were just picked from the bush!

This machine strips the shell off the coffee berries.

After the berries have been stripped of their shell, the beans are laid out to dry.

Here the beans are being separated – the smallest ones fall through the cylinder wall and are discarded.

Local Jamaican women who are employed by the City of Refuge sort the beans BY HAND – only the best beans are used in their Blue Mt. coffee.

The coffee beans were roasted the day before we left!!!

Cassandra has bagged the coffee and is now sealing it!

o Volunteer your time – form a team and set a date

o Sponsor a child - $150 per month to care for a child

o Be PART of a sponsorship by making a smaller payment of $25 per month

o Buy Blue Mt. Coffee that is grown, picked and prepared right at the City of Refuge –

$15 per half pound

o Buy t-shirts, jerk seasoning, bread mix, guava jelly, etc. from the COR –

all proceeds are used to operate the home

o Use your expertise in an area to help –

teach, build, draw, advertise, skilled trades, etc.

o PRAY for the staff and children