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EFCCI Breaks Ground for Alta Vista Children’s Village in Bog Walk

In Proverbs 22:6, parents are exhorted to ‘Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it’. But what about those children without parents or guardians?

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CJC Takes JAMU Bible Connection Finals

Kaldairo Carter, a member of the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church in Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), and a recent recruit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force arrested the finals of the Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) Bible Connection championship held at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.

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CJC Recreational League expands to include netball in sports evangelism; 3 baptised

In addition to the usual footballers, this year netballers joined the rebranded Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) Recreational League which gives Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) youth a sports outlet and includes community evangelism.

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Jamaican Adventist church celebrates youth excellence with grand awards banquet

On Sunday, September 10, the grounds of the Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, glittered with the promise of a brighter future. The school’s grounds, usually buzzing with the energetic chatter of students, had been transformed into a hub of celebration. For many gathered, it was not just an awards banquet – it was a testament to the church’s commitment to uplift its youth.

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Jamaican woman’s battle with crippling foot abnormality prompts plea for help

For Shawna Martin Nelson, a 36-year-old Jamaican woman, each step taken has been filled with pain and discomfort. For over 30 years, Martin Nelson has lived with Clubfoot, a congenital condition characterized by the twisting of the foot and ankle due to tight ligaments and tendons. As a result, she walks on the side of her foot, rather than the sole.

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Adventists Urged to Stand Against Sexual Abuse in the Faith Community

In the face of the distressing reality that sexual and other abuse is sometimes perpetrated by those who profess faith, the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) world church has mounted a heartening response with the annual ‘End-it-Now’ campaign.

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