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The

J AMA I C A

EVANGEL,

VOLUME 3 FEBRUARY - MARCH

^^7

NUMBER

1

Gove rnmen t License

Gran t e d

For

Home

Tl ic la ina ica Cliristian Bovs Hoini Ltd.

is now licensed by tho .siovornmcnt of ja-

maica. This pcnnanmt licen.s< was ^mnted

on

lanuary

16, 1957.

Wc hiivo wai[i:d lonij;, and luue

pravcd

ninch about this licciice, and are hiinibly

thankful to God for the granting of it.

We also admire

the

|amaican Government

for it s interest

and

cau tio n in

the

welfare

of children, in not allowing Homes foi

children to be licensed over night. TiK-ir

help and advice has always been appre

ciated.

Since

a thor.-)ngh

investigalion

luts

been

made,

and

our licenso has been granted,

we

luue

an oven greater responsibility. Lei

us wiio are interested in little children,

continue

to

pray

that

God

will ble.s. v

the

Home and the

lives of th<?se precious little

on s

Mortgage

Payment

Met

No doubt many of

our

f riends have

been

waiting to hear about the mortgage pay

ment

that was due the end of

December.

We

rejoice in

being able

to tell von

(hat

tlie

amount d ue

was sa felv

iu liand bv tlie

payment day.

In

early December,

it

seemed

impossible

tliat

th e

funds could have come

in , but

witli

God

all things are possible. All the

glorv belongs to

Him

for we are but His

humble

servants .

The old vear has been

closed

with

our

hopes and dreams realized for the growth

of tlie Home and the education of its boys.

We face th e new year with

confidence

that Cod

is to do

exceeding abund

antly above al l

that we

ask

or think.

We ask for your prayers.

We lcome

Phonso

Perhaps you reniember

that when

we

took N ictor

into the Home last summer,

we chosi- between two Ijoys. Victor was

the

most

needy. However, Al])hon.so, or

Phonso as we call liim, kept a soft placc

in our hearts and we thought of him over

and over through the months hoping we

would he able

to

take him.

Finally,

in

January, after the rush of

Chr is tnuis was over, we

decided

to

take

little

Phonso.

It was a happy trip, and

we

were thankfiil that the Lord had

opened the way again for a little life to

join in the benefits that you have helped

to make possible for little boys.

Phonso sat waiting for us with his cap

properly located on his head, his cottcn

suit pressed, and black tennis shoes on his

feet. He didn t cry

when

we took him

tenderly from Mrs. Daisy Godfrey who

had sent

for him before his mother left

for

work

that

morning,

nor did he cry

when we left.

The Home is blessed again with the

coming of Phonso, and our little b-ys

have opened their hearts and taken him

into their happy circle. This is not an

unusual story, nor is it a sad one. It is

just the story of a precious little soul, just

three and a half years ®ld, who has made

a change that can bring him a happy and

successful and

Christian

future.



The

Jamaica

Evangel

Published by

Mr. & Mrs. James

Hcrgct

Address :

Jamaica Christian Boys' Home ,

Half Way Tree I

Jamaica, 13.W.I. '

Kindly make all funds for the Honu' and

School payable to JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

BOYS HOME. Personal checks, or jnoney

orders are acceptable. Air mail

posUi<;c

tii

Jamaica is ten cents from the L'.S.Al

He Keeps The Future

The Jamaica Christian Boys' Home i s

now in its third year. These

have

been

years of growth and years of hard work,

earnest prayer, and humble faith. The way

has seldom

been

easy but the joy of service

Kreat.

Sometimes our friends ask

about the

future

of the Home and liow loni^ w<^ will

keep these little boys. We pray thai God

will continue to supply tiie needs of the

Home so tliat we can keep llie liovs as

long as you would keep your children.

It is a work of faith ami

ou r

'.greatest

asset is our liviny God who hears and

answers prayer. God keeps the future of

the

Home in

the

hollow of His hand.

Your prayers are valuable

<j;ems

in the

building of this Home, in the guidance oI

the children and in .solving the every day

problems that are naturally present.

G ra te fu l Thanks

I t is difficult to mention

all

i f ihe

friends of th e Home who

so lnviiigly con

tribute

to its

growth

from vear to year.

Some are faithful elderly people who sacri

fice to help; some are visitors t > I'le Ilnme

who

fall in love witli the boys; while others

are a

host

of

men,

women, und children

who

are interes ted in the

wurk

of caring

for th e boys.

To

each and every one who

has

helped,

we say Thank

You.

Listed

here

are

some

of the firms in Jamaica who are at the

present

time giving regular gifts to aid

th e Home,

either

weeklv, iTsonlhlv, or

yearly.

Dairy I'roduct.s—Ewan Matdoiigall Ltd.

Hnntington's Bakery—Coombs Meats

Kahn's Bananas—Houranv's Garage

Ray Mar Mattress Supply

Tamaica

Livestock

Association

Tam'îca Milk Co.—National Bakery

Marketing Dep t Fruits

Sugar

Manufacturing Co.

Jim Hcifiei

We

Begin Seventh Year

In

Jamaica

In ihe fall of 1944, we

entered Atlanta

Christian College to begin our training for

Christian service. After

being

in school

for only a few wfx'ks, our hearts were

moved with love for the ])eople of this

Island of [amaica. During our four years

in Seminary the flame of anticipation foi

our chosen work burned high.

After graduation we completed our

plans and

nK ved

to [amaica for the year

of 1949. Two more years were spent in

America and then God wonderfully opened

the way for our return to

Ti^maica

We have

now iieen here for five ftill years.

Because

of our

work

in the island, th e

Colonial Secretary has granted us a

permanent residence visa.

As we begin our seventh year in Tamaica,

we find that oiu love for its people has

never

dimmed.

We

also

find that our

hearts are a

bi t

elastic

where

lit tle boys

ar( concerned. There always seems to be

room for just one more bed, one

more

chair,

and

one more

plate.

We

pray dailv that these l it tle boys en-

Irusted to oin' care, may find the way to

a happy success fu l l ife

here,

and

eternal

life

hereafter.

N o t ic e

A receipt

and

letter of thanks is sent

to every one who sends a gift to this work .

Tf von

have

made a

gift

and have

not

received acknowledgement of it within, a

reasonable time,

kindlv

le t us hear fnmi

you



fAMAICA EVANGEL

Christ ian

Fellowship

At

Richmond

The congregation repaid the church in

Mandeville a lovely visit. It was an excit

ing trip for there were thirty-sbc of the

congregation who went by bus over the

seventy miles of winding, twisting roads.

For three months, both congregations

were

hard

at work winning souls for Christ

and saving funds for a new work in Man

deville. After a blessed morning service,

lunch in the chvirch-yard, and a rousing

song service and preaching hour in the

afternoon th e

announcement

of th e cam

paign took place.

Tl ie deacons of Cross Roads cliurch pre

sented twenty-five pounds ( 71.00) to the

deacons

of

the Richmond church and

an

nounced twenty-five additions to the

church. Richmond in turn announced

four

additions and then after counting their

offering, found that they had matched the

giving of the Cross Roads church with

twenty-five pounds. It was a time of re

joicing.

The trip home was one that will always

remain outstanding in our memories, for

the fellowship was wonderful. The Chris

tians at Mandeville loaded the bus with

hundreds of lovely tangerines and oranges.

All

the

way home we

munched

the fruits

and sang praises to the Lord, while the old

riggety bus s vayed from one side to the

other. We arrived back just in time for

the evening evangelistic service in town.

Corner Stone Laying

It was a most happy crowd that

gathered to

the

site of the new building

that

the

Mountain

View

Church of

Christ

was building, for it was the day of the

stone laying. Some 150 people gathered

before the foundation for the building and

held a lovely service.

Brother Solomon Levy, minister of the

church, has worked liard with his people

and has taught them to work and give so

that the church can grow.

After words of greeting by several people

of the community, including Lady Al an

and tlie Mayor of the city, Brother Jim

Herget

brought a

short

message and then

laid a corner-stone for the building in the

name of

the American

missionaries.

FEB.-MARCH

1957

Isabelle Francis

D ed i c a ted Life

In 1949 when we lived in a small nog

and whitewashed cottage in the mountains

of [amaica, there came to us a little girl

of ten years. She was a sweet smiling

child in spite of the trouble she was

having. As we cared for her in our Back

Porch Clinic as well as giving her doctor-

care, we grew to love her.

Isabelle

visited

often and she

too

learned to love us as wc loved her. Many

times we would look

out

to see her

bring

ing flowers or a bit of fruit through the

gate to our house. She gave her heart to

the Lord Jesus and was baptized in hris

tian baptism, much to our joy.

Years

later

we found Isabelle again

but

she had moved to town. She was a big

girl but her smile was still the same dear

one

we

had

so lo ved when

she

wa.s a child.

At that time we had no place for her and

could only watch after her occasionally

through the months.

God opened the way for her to come

and

live with us

and

to give her life in

full time service for the Master, just a year

ago. Since that time, Isabelle has lived a

devoted and dedicated

life to

the service

of the little boys of the Home.

Isabelle is

never

to o

t ired

to do a bit

more work, never too busy to slop and

lift a load for

someone

in

the

house or

to run to the call of Mommy Herget. Her

life has

been

true to Christ through all

these years and an pxample to the world

of a lovely Christian. We thank God daily

for this loving hearted girl, now almost

nineteen years old, and pray that God will

always bless her and keep her close to

Himself.

THE

JAMAICA EVANGEL published by

Mr. and Mrs. James Herget, Halfway

Tree P.O.

Jamaica

B.W.I.



JAMAICA. EVANGEL

Faithfully Serving

The Jamaica Christian Boys Home has

among its directors, three ministers of tlie

churches of Christ in Jamaica. These men

are three of

the

church s

seven

ordained

men in the Island, They have faithfully

served the church for many years and lia\ c

built their own buildings, almost entirely

without

the aid of Amer ic an Chri st ia ns

Brother E. A.

Woodstock,

of

the Rich

mond church in

Mandeville,

is

one

of th e

o ldes t membe rs

and

worke rs i n the church,

having found Christ under the preaching

of C. V. Hall in

the

days when Brother

Hall

establislied the

work of

the

church

of Christ in

Jamaica.

Brother

Woodstock

has faithfully served the Lord.

Brothers Solomon Levy and A. R. A.

Hepburn

are

both

ministers in Kinyslon

and

likewise

have faithfully laboured for

the Master here for many years.

These men have

watched

carcfully over

the work of the Boys Home since its be

ginning and have faithfully served in the

directing of its affairs. We thank

C k1

for

these Christian men and for their lielp.,

Junior

Church

at

Cross

Roads

^

N ews F lashes

Three ordained

deacons

are now

serv

ing the church at Cross Roads. One of

them is Brother Savory fornierK minister

of the Whitehall Church in the country.

He is working with tho church liere, since

coming to work at the Boys Home aboiit

a yea r ago

Malphonso and Lloyd Morris, sons of C.

A. Morris, ordained minister at

Guv.s

Hill

are fai thfu l members at

Cross

Roads church.

Malphonso has successfully completed a

course in accounting and has obtained a

uood job in town. His recommendation

from his school hcadma-ster, is oije that

FEB. -MARCH,

1957

any Dad could be proud of. It not only

recommended

hi s

work but his excellent

character. His brother Lloyd is now in

school .

Testimony

By G. MURPHY

Thank

God for Je.sus Christ through

whom

1 am saved.

To me

life was full of

all manner of enjoyment —worldly ot

course, and as a consequence filled with

confusion

and

complicated living. Yet, in

my darkness I believed that I was happy,

contented and secure. How many times I

allowed

the

Words of God to slip by with

out paying the least attention

Praise Him, 1 am now following Jesus,

and daily praying for guidance. How

happy, truly happy I am now in knowing

that

my

God

is

afways

beside

me

guiding

me along in my new life. I am experienc

ing new joy

and

contentment.

I am assured of a Friend to

whom

1

can take my problems

and

ask for help,

someone whom I

fear,

someone who will

not bo fed up with me, someone whom 1

know cares

and

is pleased to know

that

you give your trust to Him, someone who

understands all your problems. Praise Him

for Jesus Christ, for through Him all these

things are possible.

I wish and pray to God that many young

men

in

this Island and those

of other

lands, regardless of their station in life

would give up the world and its empty

rewards, and take Jesus Christ as their

only Saviour and come to know the happi

ness dia t lies in

ou r new

l ives.

There is

one

regre t that I do have and

this is

the

fact that I have wast td over

twenty years. Those years I had taken

the world instead of my Saviour Jesus

Chri.st.

1 am praying that as 1 was found and

invited to hear

the Word

of God

and

-baptized into Him, I and other Christians

will endeavour to get those outside of

Christ to hear His

Words

as often as it

is possible that they may imderstand that

the same Jesus is

there

for all who need

Him.

NOTE: Brother Murphy and his wife

are

members

of

the Cross Roads Church .

He

became

a Christ ian

first

and then

won his wife who had

been

a Roman

Catholic. They are both faithful Chri.s

tians, bringing up their two lovely

c hild re n in

the

Lord.

BAPT I SMS

Tliere have, been three baptisms in the

new pool at the Home. We are happy to

have a convenient place for baptisms for

Cross

Roads

Church.



FEB.-MARCH, 1957

PAGE THREE

m i c n

u m o r

VOL

6 No 5

A r ound The

Tab l e

Meals usually last around half an hour

and so that

means the oliildren

arc

al

ihci

table

for a

total of about one and

a

half

hours per day. Since this is a pretty

bi i slice of a little boy's day, we feel it

should be a time of happiness.

In the mornings, we begin with a son i

and

then have scripture verse memory

work.

A

contest

is often held to see who

can

remember

the verse first

when

the

reference is given. Even the little ones can

remember a .string of verses. Then comes

a lesson and prayers by

daddy.

Usually, at

the

most convenient time

for the day, we liave a storv. Table time

is time for lauglis too One d;iv. afêr the

hai>i')iness of Cln-istnias was about o\-er,

and the Christmas tree stood slowly

bowing

its branches and drying tm, Kenneth looked

up from the table, gazed across the room

to

th e

tree, and in a most pitiful voice

said Oh:

Daddy,

see the

poor

Chnstnias

tree. -

Often

tlie boys find the tiil>le set oul

in the yard for their .supper and they call

it their picnic. We always sing and pray

before

catinu

an<l

that

sets the little family

• to a happy start around the table.

Danger Ahead

Mommv, look a little boy shouted,

Toinsettias are growint: in the street As

we (lro\e closer

to the

spot, we

saw

that

men were workinij on the road. It is a

nile

that men must put un some kind of

a red flag to warn cars of dancer. Some

how,

these workmen did not take time to

look for a red flag bu t found some bright

red poinsett ias and stuck them in a row

at

the place of danger.

Into

My

Heart

One day, Monuuy

Herget

telephoned

Mother Reynolds. Now Mother Reynolds

is the

mother

of nine and it is a bu.sy

household

to he sure.

During

the con

versation, Mrs. Reynolds put

the phone

down to go and get some information.

All was

.silent

for a nioiucnt

and

then

the phone stirred a bit. Finally a wee

litt le voiee

began

to sing,

Into my heart,

Into

my heart,

Come into my heart. Lord lesus,

Come in today, come in to stay.

Come into my heart, Lord jesus.

U was

the

deares t little v oice

and the

dearest

little song

that

ever a telephone

had heard. Olga Reynolds, a member ol

our Sunday School, and the

youngest

little

girl in the family, had sweetly sung her

song, said good morning, and slipped

away as quietly as she had come.

Swimming

Pool

What

eould be more fun for little boys

than to have a swimuung pool right in

their

own back

yard

In

a

land

of sunshine

all year 'round, a swimming pool is a

valuable

body build er as well as a source

oi good times.

Howe\

er, we

had never thought

that it

could be iôssible

that our

l)oys

would

know that fov. The bovs and girls of

Beechwold

Church in

Columbus I nd ia na ,

thought it was possible and so they saved

their

pennies for

many

months and finally

sent enough to

build

a pool.

Workmen

with shovels

and p i ck s

laboured

diligently

for several

davs

and

finally

the lovely pool was

finished.

I t is

just long enough for a little fellow to get

a dozen good strokes, and iust deep enough

for the si c year olds to dive.

How we wish von could have seen

the

fun on th<' first day in th e pool

Dr. March

came over and .swam with them. Up and

down the pool they went, riding on his

back and

sol ashing unt il

almost

half

the

water

left the pool.

An

hour

later, weary and worn, they

sat down near the pool to cat

their

supper.

When thev

gave

thanks for the food, thev

also ga\'e thanks for their lovcilv new pool.



j ac ; l : ou

The Boi/^ WclcoDie I lionso

International Mailbag

JAMAICA. I do love ihe children and

th;nnk Gotl for your exaniple. If llierc is

anylliin i

yon

wonid

lik(;

nu to help you

in, 1 will he only loo yliul . .

.

C. CrocKer.

(VVci

appreeiate your kindness to our l)ovs. ^

jOHN SON CITY, TENX. Your calendav

i

lovely. Our junior C. F,. (hronjih

the church this year . . A. ViuiHoolc

(Wc

are jjlad you like the calendar and

luipe it reminds you to pray fur ns. Tlianks

Juniors for your help.) i

BUCHANAN,

Mich.

Tlien is so much

ijlad spirit and r< ioiciuj; in sfr\ iee, in tlie

Janiaica Evangel. Mrs. | . Herdt

(It

is

natural

for the thankfulness of our

hear ts

to find its wav into our writiun. Tlie hoys

send love to the juniors for (heir niarkct

money each

month.)

BRISTOL, TENN. Seeinjj the pictures

has brought hack all our nice memories.

Tlio.se

children

couldn t

he sweeter.

Mrs.

M. Haynes. (Your visit with them will

always be cherished. We onU wish more

folks could comc and sec. The swings you

iiave the boys arc in constant use —our

thanks to the Sunday School class for help

ing

too.)

ENGLAND. Tlie fact

is

that

Cod is

blessing and your needs are being met. . .

I ll l>e pra\ing bard for you. I am onjoy-

in<i each new experience and loving the

children. Phvllis Foster. (Tbanlcs for your

bless you in your work

Dine.)

JgmSâ Christian Day

U>

Readig^./nd writing and

arithmetic

burffolk.s btusy as the days fly by.

ed^ students are enrolled in the

CfiriSRan

Day School that is kept here on

FEB.-MARCH,

1957

the premises of the Boys Home. The

little girls wear brown and yellow imi-

forms, while tlie boys wear any cr.tton

clothes tliey prefer.

Growing, Growing

Up

Bal<v

Tcay is a busy little fellow and

his most important line of businc.ss is ea t

ing. Almost the only time he cries, is

just before

meal

time.

He

has a wonder

ful appetite and our only problem is fill

ing him u]). He has grown nicely and has

been a- healths and happy baby.

Tony should soon be taking his place

in line with the other boys for he can now

stand up and

move

alone

th e

rails of his

plav

pen,

Here yon see our fine

little

fellow in his stroller that Aunt Betty and

Uncle E{ldie .sent

him for

Chris tmas from

Miami. Tony is an Indian baby.

Tony

Chr is t ian Service Club

Each Simday afternoon, a sirouo of bnvs

and girls of ten to twe ve vears, nie< t

tog( ther at the

Home. After

a brief

iimo

of songs, a little talk and a praver. they

go out calling on sick folks or prnclicc f )r

their Junior choir.

Usually from ten to twelve children

come and enjoy these good times, Wc

wish that you could come along one day

with

them

and hear

them

sing and prav

for the sick. Many old people have sat

with tears of joy in their eyes while the

children visited. They are happy ser\ in

th e

Lord in their Christian

Service

Club.

PR INTED

BY

PR INTERS

LTP . . 9 HANOVER

S T . . K INGSTON .

JAMAICA .

B .W . i .

THE

lAMATCA EVANGEL

HALF

WAY

TREE

P.O.

JAMAICA,

B.W.L

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TH E

J M I

HRISTI N

OYS HOME

Here is the

story

of Howe that

tv i

egtoi with nothing but a

vision

and

faith in a God who hears and nswers prayer

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THE J M IC CHRISTI N BOYS HOME

W H T W H V N OW

At the present time May 1957) we have

eleven

boys

in the Home

ranging in age from one

year

to eleven years. Only one

boy comes

from

the Parish of St. Andrew where we are located, while the others represent

several other parishes of the Island, The basis of admittance to the Home

is need, and no child is

accepted

or rejected

because

of colour,

class

or

creed

The Home is a

Christian

Home not an

orphanage.

It is intended

that the Home

always

honor God and His Holy Word.

We

have

two and a half acres of land with a

lovely

large, well built

house

a

garage

of

which

part

is remodled

into a

childrens chapel

and the

other part a

workshop

and servants quarters.

We

have paid

more

than

half of

the purchase

price leaving

the

balance on

mortgage. The

Home

is furnished with

necessary

and helpful equipment and has for its use, a

Station Wagon

purchased

with

funds designated

for it.

We have a host of friends who are regular with their encouragement

as well as their contributions, including

several

firms in Jamaica who are

generous

with

discounts and weekly gifts to the Home.

We

have the help

of some of the finest doctors in the city who watch over the health of the

boys.

We also have a

good denti.st who

does

all

their

dental work.

The

property of

the Jamaica Christian Boys Home is vested

in a

Limited Liability

Company

of

which James

and

Carol

Herget

are managing

directors.

They

are assisted ,by a board of Directors. Present chairman of

the Board is Mr. A. R. A. Hepburn,

minister

A

committee of Christian

business men

and ministers in merica

backs the Home in an advisory capa

city and as members of the

Limited

Liability Company.

We have, above all else, a living

God

who hears and answers prayer

and who has never let us down nor

forsaken us. He has

given

strength

to those who labor and has provided

the needs for each and every

day.



EDU C T I O N

The

school system

in

Jamaica

is divided into two groups — Govern

ment schools and hundreds of private schools throughout the city and Island.

The

JAMAICA

CHRISTIAN DAY

SCHOOL,

a

private

school for boys

and

girls, was established

at the Home and is now

completing

its third

successful term. This school was begun because of the growing expense

of

private school

fees

for our boys and becausc of the possibility of a

closer

watch-care over the moral

social,

and spiritual growth of the boys. Jamaican

f riends of t he Home have encouraged and as si st ed t he establ is hm ent of t he

school.

Two qualified teachers arc employed for the school and the

original

large and beautiful dining h all of the Home has been converted into the

class-room.

Fees from boys and girls attending

from

the community, help

ro

pay

the

salaries

of the

teachers, while

the

Parent Teachers Association

of the school

helps with

the remaining

portion.

Plans for the future include

the

erection

of a build ing on the Ho me property for the Day School.

A high standard of education is

being maintained for children Irom

the

ages

of three to ten

years,

and the

motto of the s ch oo l is A School with

A Christian Environmenl.

OUR HO P E S

R

THE F U TUR E

We hope to build Christian character

into the lives

of

boys.

We hope to educate and prepare

boys

for a life

of

service to their church

fellow-men and to their country.

We hope to

make

the Jamaica Christian Boys Home a permanent place of

protection love and carc.

We hope to build a

class-room

building and chapel hall for the

Jamaica

Chri sti an D ay School on the Home propert y.

We hope to merit the

continued

confidence of the

friends

of the Home,

We hope to grow

financially

so that we might help many other

needy

boys.

We hope to

build

a Home

pleasing

to our Lord.

E FO R E

THE HOM E EG N

In early 1952 Jamesand Carol Herget returned to Jamaica after having

previously

spent one year in tlie

Island.

They

came

with the

hopes

and

plans of building a Home for children

even though

these

plans

did not

materialize until 1954. While becoming better acquainted with

Jamaica

and planning the establishment of

the Home,

they did

missionary

work

b oth in th e city and in t he country. In 1953 they built a hom e of their own

with

personal funds that they had received both for wages and from

com

pensation

from

an

accident.

Just before

moving

into their

home, they

took a two year

old Jamaican boy

who was in need of

help

and cared

for

him as their own. Five months later they took

another

boy, Prayerful

planning began at th is time to establish a Home for

boys,

and in August

of

1954

the

Jamaican

Christian Boys Home was

begun

with the coming

of

a third little boy into the Herget s hom e.

THE EST L ISHMEN T OF THE

HOME

Growth

was

slow

but steady in the

early months. Another

boy

entered

the Home in December of 1954 and a room was added to the house. In

1955, application

was

made for a Government license for a

Home

for boys

and

this was

granted

in temporary form in August. A search began for

a site for a

permanent

ome

for the

boys and resul ted in the purchase of

a beautiful

home and

property at

No.

7 Oxford Road. God wonderfully

provided the funds

for

the

down payment of this

property

through generous

friends

of the boys

in

America,

and some friends

in Jamaica.

In January 1957 the Jamaican

gover nm ent grant ed the Home a per

manen t

license.

The Home was es tablished so that

l it tl e boys of J amaica mi ght f md love

and care and a future with security.

Their smiling faces

cell

a story of how

they feel about their Hom e.

Eddie

an d Victor.



A N S W E R I N G

Y O U R QUESTIONS

Hntv long will

we keep

the

boys?

We like to answer this

question

for it calls for the utmost of faith in God for the future. As He leads us,

we will keep the boys as long as you would keep your boy. We are laying

a foundation for their future education andwill carry it through to the fullest

of their

mental capacity.

As long as

they behave themselves,

we

will

pro

tect them and care for them until they take their place in the community as

adults.

Each

child has the opportunity of becoming a Christian citizen.

Dn the hnys work? They are all young, yet we are already traininj^

them

to make their

beds, rake

leaves,

care

for the chickens and do ordinarj'

chores. We want the boys to be industrious and to shun idle hours.

What

w

we dn to help? Used clothing and shoes can be sent. Ad

dress your box to the Home and mark it, For free distribution . Money

orders, personal cheques,

or bank drafts

may

be

sent.

(Air-mail

postage

from

Americ? i ten cents.)

W H A T W E D O N O T H A V E

We do NOT have an endowment fund or large bank account that carries

us

from

month to month. God

meets

ou r

needs

as we

look

to

Hi m

in

faith.

:Me~has helped us to meet our obligations promptly and our credit raring

ir

good.

Grant .

We do NOT have paid money raisers, nor do we receive a Government

We are NOT affiliated with

any

missionary or benevolent organization.

We do NOT give out

boys

for adoption.

We do NOT have room or money to care for all the applicants to the Home.

Y O U A R E INVITED

We invite you to visit the Home at anytime. Our boys enjoy the visits

of guests and friends, and will show you a cordial welcome. Local visitors

are thrilled with the Home and its programme.

Lady Foot, wife of our Governor of Jamaica, after her visit to the Home,

wrote, I was

very

interested to

meet

yourchildren and it

was

heart warming

to see that little peoplewhohad no parents and no home have now beengiven

these priceless treasures.

Occasionally wc

have

visitors

from

the United States and their words

of pleasure and amazement over the Home aremost

encouraging

to

us.

They

return to their home-land to tell others of the work that is being done here.

You are invited to visit, to tell your friends about the Home, and to

write

for

information

at

any time concerning

the work. If

you

are

already

a contributor,

you

owe it to yourself to

come

and see this MONUMENT OF

FAIT H.

You

are not

only invited

to

come,

but

urged

to

remember

this Home

in your prayers.

W H E R E

I S

T H E H O M E ?

The Home is

located

at No.

7 Oxford Road, Cross Roads.

(POST OFFICE address: Half

WayTree, Jamaica, B.W.I.) The

Home

is

situated

in on e

of

th e

finest

neighbourhoods of greater Kingston,

convenient

to

b us l in es an d to th e ce n

te r of

town,

Th e blue mountains

rise

1 majesty to the north of us.

H O W

W E A R E

S U P P O R T E D

The

Home

is entirely supported by

free-will

gifts of friends of little

boys. Though most of our contributors are in America and Jamaica, the Lord

has laid it upon the hearts of men and

women

in other parts of the world

to send occasional gifts. Through all of these voluntary gifts we are able to

carry on from day to day. This is a FAITH Home and we ask only for your

prayers and for God to meet our needs.

Books

arecarefully kept for all

receipts

and expenditures and a thorough

audit is made yearly. We are not financially independent but utterly depen

dent upon the

Lord

and His people for our

daily needs.

To

you

who have

helped

in the past and to you who are

interested

in

the future of the Home, we are most grateful. Pray for this Home

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School-Chapel

Plans

The Jamaica Cliristian Day School is

completing its first succcssfiil year and is

now enrolhnjj to r the September term.

For

tlie past vcar we have held tlu' scliool in

th e

dinini;

hail of the Honie.

With

the cominj j of new s tudents, both

from

the

comuumity

and

the Home, this

room is j; radua llv becoming inadequate

both in size

and

ct|uipment. The Directors

of the Home recently voted to begin plans

for a suitable school

and

chapel building.

It is to be erected on the Home property.

This again

will be a

great

step of faith

but

we do believe that

Cod

will meet every

need as He has so wonderfully in

the

past.

The

Christian

education of our

boys

is

es.sential

and

we

have been well

pleased in

recent

months

with

the

kind

of training

they are receiving right

here in the

Home.

An e xc elle nt standard

of educat ion

and

Christian

ethics

is

maintained, and th e

spacious grounds provide for fresh air and

recreation. We are th ank ful

to God fo r

providing this place for the education of

the boys of the

Home

and for the fine

friends our c hild re n h av e

made with their

classmates.

Will you

remember

our building plans m

your prayers?

There

is a

future

fo r

Tony

at JCBH. He

agrees with some of the other boys, I

want

to be a preacher like daddy

Gordon

and Douglas

Far

up

in

the mountains of the

Pari.sh

of Manclu'Ster, two little boys were living

with grandparents. Unfortunately, the

grandfather was taken suddenly from them

throuch a severe illness. The

grandmother

also became ill and could no longer care

for the motherless children.

Fate had dealt harshly with the boys

from their earliest babyhood,

and yet

God

in His infinite mercy

looked

clown

and

provided a place of shelter, love, and carc.

Gordon

entered the Jamaica

Christian

Hoys' Home first, and then a few weeks

later, his brother Douglas joined him. The

coming of the boys has been a joy to all

of us here at the Home, for they have given

as

much

love as they have

accepted.

Two

more

beds were

built,

two more

pairs of shoes found their place beneath

the beds,

and

two more plates were

put

upon the table. The coming of the boys

made very little difference in

the

running

of

the

Home,

but made a

vast

difference

jn the lives of two precious little fellows.

One

of

th e nices t things

about

th e

com

ing of new boys is the lack of complaints.

Neither the cook

nO r

the washer

seem

to

nund the

extra work.

Greater

yet,

the

hoys

don t

c-omplain about the sharing of

Daddy s and

Mommy's love. Usual ly there

are a few tears of joy brushed away by

th e

adul ts, and

eager

smiles by the Iwys.



P G E T W O

The

Jamaica

Evangel

Published bij

Mr. & Mrs. James

Hergel

Address:

Jamaica

Christian Boys' Home

Half Way Tree

J amaica, B .W .I.

Kindly make all funds for the Home and

School payable to JAMAICA CHRISTIAN

BOYS

HOME. Personal checks,

or

money

orders are acceptable. Air mail postage to

Jamaica

is ten cents

from

the U.S.A.

Boys Home

Trust

People in America who >jive to charities

can deduct their shifts from their income

tax. However, the {jifts must be made lo

a recognized organization, in order to l)e

recognized, tlie orjjanization must ha\e its

origin in the U.S.A. or else have a Trust

set up which receives funds in the U.S.A.

It has been

increasin<jly necessary' for

the Boys' Home to consider settiuq

up

such

a Trust, for many of our donors are anxious

to deduct

their

gifts to the

Home from

th ei r in come tax.

In May, friends offered to sponsor a

trip to the States to accomplish this and

for

Carol

to

make

a

speaking

tour to some

of the supporters of the work.

The

Trust

was set up in Miami, Fla.. the

closest point in tlu; States to Jamaica, wlier<^

mail will travel ciuickly. At

the

present

time, American gifts are received here in

in Jamaica as usual.

SPEAKING T O U R

Carol spoke in seventeen places, mainly

in

the State of Tennessee.

It

was

a

real

joy to visit friends

after

almost six years

in Jamaica, and

we

both wai it t0 -0.\press

our

sincere and loving thanks to all those

who so graciously welcomed her.

While

in

Tennessee. Carol met with

Members

of the

Home

to d iscuss plans for

its growtli and to rf^port on the work done

for these

past years

in Jamaica. We

are

both encouraged with the interest and sup

port that was shown by Tennessee churchcs,

and

has

been

shown

through

these

many

ye a r s

Carol spent the last few days of her visit

in

Miami with her Mother,

Mrs. A.

Walker,

and with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hamilton,

completing the business of the Trust. Mrs.

Hamilton

is

Carol s

sister.

When God does something wonderful. He

begins with a difficulty.

When God does something very wonderful.

He begins with an impossibility.

JULY-AUGUST, 1957

PTA

Func t ion F or

Christian

Day

School

On Monday night, Julv eighth, a lovely

variety progranune and Buffet supper was

given v the Parent Teachers' Association

of th;? Jamaica Christian Day School. T ie

function was

held

on

th e

Imvn

of

th e

Boys

Home and in keeping with the

hi. ^h

prin

ciples of the Home.

The

children of the school presented the

first part of the programme with Bible

songs, action songs and nurserv rliymes,

led by their teachers. A ripple of l uighter

stole over the

audience

as the little onr s

displayed their fine talents.

After a delicious stipper .so graciously

donated by the PTA and friends of the

Home, the programme continued with

in-isical solos,

recitations,

and conjurism.

The programme was closed as the one

hundred and fiftv guests joined in the

anthem, God Save The Queen.

A free-will offering was taken to help

defray expenses of the School which

amounted to 66 pounds

SISS.OO).

We

wish to express our grateful thanks to each

and everv one who had a part in the suc

cess of

this evening.

In

Memory

Sadness

came over the Hom*; late this

S])ring

when news came of the sudden

passing of Jim's dad. Mr. Henry Herget

was stricken

last summer but

was

apparent

ly getting along fine in spite of the stroke.

In

our

sadness,

we

found comfort

in

the

fact

that

Mr. Herget had been a fine

Christian

man

and also that Jim had

been

able to

see

him

last

summer when he

was

so

ill.



PAGE

FIVE

JAMAICA

EVANGEL

Visiting Jamaica

For

.s;'vcnil

years

wu

havf

plunnect lo

visit

onr

niissionarics in Jamaica, and re-

c-cntly the Lord made this

dream

a reality.

We left St. Louis on June 23rd and flew

hy phuH to Jamaica, arriving the ne.tt day.

Jim and Carol lierfêt met us at the Air

port and helped us through customs.

The Hergets planned a week of meetiiiiis

beginninn June 24th and closing June 30th,

witli preaching done by myself, antl ehulk

drawiny by VVinnie We sang special duets

each night. Duriug the meeting eight were

hiiptized iuto Christ and one transferred

from

a

denomina tional church.

Onr

hearts

were t li ri lled by

the

friendliness and spiri

tual

liv(^s

of

tlic

Chr istia ns a t th e

Cross

Hoads Churcl i

of Clirist.

We hope we were able to contribute '.o

the spiritual work of tlie eluirch by sow

ing seed which will

bear

fruit in the near

future.

In

our

short visit at the Boys' Home, we

could

see

tlie

value of this

Cliristian woik

because of the daily spiri tual t raining given

to these precious young boys. Tliis Home-

is fulfilling a definite need in Jamaica, and

is worthy of support and prayers of Chris

tians.

Through

this medium of Christian

work, many families have been reached for

Chr i s t

There is a .spiritual himger

the Island

that was manifested when

many

of the

pe iple remained nightly following the ser

vices to coun.sel concerning the plan of

salvation

and

Christian

living.

The week flew by {[uickly and all too

soon it

was

time

to

board the

plane

for

our trip home to Illinois. We were touchtrd

when the youth of the church sang a fare

well song, God will take care of you. A

few wet tears followed, a God speed, and

w e we r e o n o u r way

Froni Jamaica we visited Haiti, Domini

can llepublic, Puerto Rico, Miami, and

New Orleans. The Lord blessed us with

a wonderful trip we will never forget.

Dean

and Winnie Jones,

Neoga, Illinois.

JULY-AUGUST, 1957

Dean

and Winnie

Jones

One

of

the highlights

of

ou r work

in

Jamaica

for this

year has been th e fellow

ship and labour for the Lord

that

we

have

enjoyed with

Dean and

Winnie

Jones.

Surely God has blessed thei r visit to the

church

as well as to

the

Home

and

to

our

own hearts

It was a week of happy days as we

visiU d

in

the homes

of

th e

Christians,

called

on th e unsaved, worked

together

in

the meetings, and

spent

time

in recreation

in the tropical splendor of our little Island.

Record attendance

for

the meeting

was

ninety and aftesr the first night, we movjd

the cl iai rs from ou r meeting

room

out to

the large airy verandali of the

Home

where

there was more space. Several nights found

the congregation nuiking its w iy (|uietly lo

the i)ool in the back yard.

There in tl\e warm night air the Chris

tians sang and prayed while candidates

were baptized into Clirist, and sins were

washed

away by His precious blood.

Words can hardly express our joy

and

appreciation far the visit of

the

Joneses.

Tliey are not onlv talented for the Lord's

work, but are diligent, unselfish workers.

We wish

them God s bountiful blessings

in

thei r

work in

Illinois.

Notice

—

Speaker

And

Co lou r ed Sl ides

Ava i l a b l e

Dean Jones writes, We took many beau

tiful coloured slides

while

in Jamaica, and

will show them in Illinois churches fo r an

offering which will be iised by the Jamaica

Christian Bovs Home.

Anyone wishing to see these slides may

write to;

Dean

Jones, Neoga, Illinois.



Jim Hcrget Baptizing

Spir itual Growth

Tlie

Cross

Roads

Cluircli

of Christ has

been yrowiny niccly in the Lord in rocent

months.

Fourtven Inivc been baptized into

Christ since Febrnary and two wore re

ceived into fellowship luiviny Ix en l)upliz(-;l

previously.

Meetincs and fellowship have lieen

precious and we arc happy lor tlu' spiri tual

ijrowtli of

the members.

At

Easter t ime

we

beld a lovely Easter jjayeant, orsjanizcd

and prt senled by Sister Gertie

Crocker,

with the Siinday School children taking

the

main

part.

In spile of the boat, oiu' Bible School

attendance has

averaged

47 for

the past

month

and the teachers

have done

tbeir

part to keep the cluldren and adults alert

in

th eir C hris tia n e du ca tio n.

Tlie conyrcifation has missed one of its

members for the past eiyht weeks. Mrs. Loo

^)^:Lisse^

went

to tlie

Stales

fo r

a

rest.

While she was there she sjwke to a group

of women in Virginia and also to

the

prayer

meeting group at the Clarence, New York

Church of Cli rist, concerning the

work

of

the Home and ehiircli here. We are happy

to have ber back with

us.

D

V B S

P l anned

Our

Daily

Vacation

Bible School is

planned for the first week in August, and

we will

hold

it,

the Lord

willing,

each

dav

from

9.00 a.m. until 12.(K) noon

for

one

week.

There are seven tt-aelu-rs scbeduled lo

teach and lovely Iiandwork and lessons

prepared for the week. Please remember

the

school in your

prayers

that we

might

reach more children with the Gospel.

JULY-AUGUST,

1957

Our Building Need

The Cross Roads congregation has a

building fund and it has now reached

a bo ut fo ur h un dre d

dollars.

I t is the desire

of all tile

members

of

the church to

I iave

a meeting house of our own.

However,

it

seems

as though it will

be

a

little way off as yet,

and

so we arc looking

forward lo the use of the Boys' Home

CliaiX'l.

This

will be a great

help

fo

the

church, for

it is

cramped

in

the dining

hall

of

the Home.

I he

members

of tlie

church

are |>utt ing

their greate.st efforts toward the Chapel

building knowing it is the <|uickest answer

to

our

present need.

The church feels that its growth de|X'nds

largely upon this building.

There

is no

other church of C hrist w ith in tw o o r more

miles of

the Home and there

is a definite

need

in

this centre

of

the

city.

Please

pray

definitely with the church in this matter.

M o re

ible

Believing that Sunday School and wor-

-ship services on the Lord's Day are not the

extent of teaching

that

we want ou r chil

dren

to have, we have

kept

a Tuesday

afternoon

teaching

class for the almost two

years we have been in the Home.

Recently

we

have

div ided the class inlo

two age groups and are giving the older

boys ant girls a Bible course in Trainin<^

for Service. Most of this group arc Chris

tians already

and

are enjoying

the

extra

training.

The

sma ll e r ch il d ren r ec ei ve B ib le s to ri es

and handwork. He have g rea t hopes

that

in a few years these children will be

bright

and zealous teen-agers for the work of the

Lord Jesus Christ in this needy Island.

M oun t ai n

Vi ew

We are happv to see great progress in

th e new building

for the Mountain View

church. The Christians hope

to

move

in

by December.



JULY-AUGUST, 1957

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My

Two

Front

Teeth

Peter

is

now

six and a lialf yt-'iirs old

iind has come to

that

tender aye when a

Httle hoy's teeth be.sjin to shake loose. In

just a few days time, ixith of Peter's front

tcetii became loose. He thought it would

be niore fun to pull them out tlian to wait

fo r

them to fall and so one

day,

to

our

yreat surprise we saw Peter looking just like

you see him in this picture.

At first we thoiiylu he had fallen down

but he (|iiieklv and proudly displayed the

two teeth, saying that he had pulled them

out and was yoiny to put them under his

pillow and yet a six penice.

« # «

Another

Earthquake

It was evening, and the bovs settled in

l)ed, were just dropping riuietly off to

sleep. Suddenly the ijround bejian lo

shake and the house

swaved

from side to

side.

In a

few

moments we made- our way up

the wobbling staircase to re.scue ten liowlinj^

boys. The lights had gone out and it was

(luite a struggle getting all the boys down

to the verandah, praying all the time that

the house

wouldn t fall

down.

Finally all the boys stopixrd crying but

Kenneth. He wailed on and

on ,

moaning,

I

want

that man, I want that man. We

a.sked him, what man do you want darling,

fverv thing is all right now. Kenneth

continued to wail, I want the man that

makes the house stop shaking.

Perhaps

he didn't

know exactly

who it

was he wanted, but he understood later

that God is the only one who cotikl make

the house stop shaking.

V isi tors

It's always fun when people come to

visit us in Jamaica. .Mrs. Beatrice

Tannc-

witz

of

Johnson

City, Tennessee,

came

to

visit in June.

She

became so dear to the

boys that when she left there were sad

faces and tears flowing. They

had

many

happy times together during the two weeks

that she

was

here, and had learned to call

her

Avmtic B.

Wo have often liad nice letters

from

the

Jones family in Illinois and so were more

than delighted when they wrote to say

they were coming to see us. Uncle

Dean

and Aunt

Winnie enjoyed

the boys as

much

as the boys enjoyed them. Preacher Dean

who is big

and

strong to a little boy, De-

came a real hero dur ing the week here at

the Home. They

were

in love with him ror

giving them rough play and sat quietly

through the preaching meeting he held.

Victor s

Birthday

Birthdays are always fun, aren't tliey

Our boys tliink

so

for there is always a

cake and a few tiny s\irprises for the boy

who is King For A

Day.

Thi.s lime it is

Victor and he is five years old. This is

Victor's second birthday in the Home.

We have enough boys right in the Home

to have a party, and so we take off a little

time for fim

and

rough-house play with

the

boys

Out »mder the trees at the Home

we play I'armer in the Dell,

Donkey

rides

with boys on Daddy's back, and all kinds

of

races

and

fun.

Ice cream and cake are real

treats

for

everybody and tiiey bring sweet dreams » r

tired happy little bodies.



EÂGE

FOUR

International

Mailbag

HUNTINGTON, W. Vn. Onlywish our

oIl'erinK could he more

but

it comes from

the hea rts of

tlie

Juniors.

Mrs.

McMullcn

(It is

wonderful

to see

how

children

lt)vc

one

another

even

across

the

world).

JAMAICA. I am leaving Jamaica for

good. . . I know y{ u have been developing

steadily. Please use the enclosed for any

purpose witli my best wishes for your con

tinued success. Lady Livingston VVc* wish

you the best and have appreciated your

confidence and

help

with the Home).

CANADA. The

Lord will certainly write

your name down in His hook for all you

have done for the poor. C.

Hacker

(Jesus was good to the

poor

—it is our lov

ing duty to try nnd do as He did).

ELIZABETHTON,

TENN.

Hopeyour

Jim

and all were fine when you got back. Mrs.

Fred

Smith (They were, Thelma. Thanks

so

much

for all you did for me while I

was

there).

JAMAICA.

I feel nuite sure that

wi(h

every friend you make, you have joined

a longer link to the hoys benefit. We were

delighted with all we saw at the Home.

Mrs. G. Groneberg (Every

eflôrt

is for tlie

boys' sake and God is blessing wonder-

fullv).

N-OUN'TAIN

CriT, TENN.

I am de

finitely interested in th e work and ihe

boys you have. Please feel free to call m

us. . . . P. Ramsey (The boys still lov'e

and

talk

about Auntie Eileen and Uncle

Pete).

GREENVILLE. ILL. fell Andy r,J« ve

him

and

am glad he is a good boy. F.

Ward (I know you like the picture of your

adopted .son

this month).

Th r e e

Coun t r i e s

School

is fun for our boys. Their edti-

eation has

the influence of three countri:;S,

Jamaica, England, and America. The

fiiiir.sl

educ at io n al i de as

and culture

of

all

three

countr ies are used.

We

are gra te ful

to Mrs,

Bernice Sewcrt,

a

teachcr

for

many

years in Cheektowaga,

N.Y., for a constant supply of prepared

materials, text books, and pictures. F riends

in Jama ica have also donated books

and

miterials fo r which we are grateful. .All

of these things make a

brighter

education

for

our

children

and

yours.

JULY-AUGUST,

1937

Anchi

G od

Answe r s

Now past seven years old, Andy is grow

ing

nicely

into a real

little

man.

He

has

been doing (|uite well in his school work,

and is taking piano lessons. It is our hope

that many of the boys of tlie Home will

take

an

interest

in

music.

Andy is a c|uiet

boy, thoughtful and kind,

and

interes ted

in

animal

life and

swimming.

He

swims and

dives like a

little

fish

and

has no

fear

of water.

Each

night

as

Andy

kneels to pray, he asks

God

to

help him to be a good bov

and

God

answers that prayer.

Ano th e r Miles tone

Again we want to remind you how grate

ful we

are

for

the

help that

you

have

been

to the growth and upkeep of the Home.

This is your

Home

— you have made it so.

We

are

thankful

again

for

another

mile

stone on

our

mortgage payment .

It

was

not

compulsory to pay on the principle in June

but

the Lord blessed in giving

«is another

300 pounds for it, plus the interest pay

ment. We have now paid .5000 pounds,

leaving a balance of 4000. ( 14,000.00,

balance Sll,200.00).

Our friends in America are happy to

know of the interes t Jamaicans

have had

in

the

Home.

Almost

50

of the H om e's

income for

the past

four months has

come

from Jamaica. May God bless everyone

who has

had

a part in this work. All gifts

made to the Home are entirely voluntar\-

and

we .ire grateful for

the

way God has

touched

the

hearts of tho.se

who

l ov e l it tl e

boys.

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EVANGEL

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TREE P.O.

JAMAICA, B.W.I .

TO

Haro ld McFarland

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Herget James Carol 1957additional Jamaica