Candid Reflections of A Female Missioner Pastor In Panama
The amazing performance of Jamaica’s 2008 Olympic athletics team in Beijing has dragged me out of hiberantion to make some noise here. I disappeared for my long-anticipated vacation, and vowed to lay low for a couple of weeks. I desperately needed this break.
Taking a break is one thing, I’m happy I was not foolish enough to attempt taking [...]
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British Baptists publicly apologized in Jamaica in May of this year for the role of their ancestors in enslaving Africans. Since yesterday was Jamaica’s Emancipation Day it caused me to reflect on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. During my reflections, the apology from the Baptist Union of Great Britain came to mind.
It seems that feelings on [...]
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Augus mawnin come again
Augus mawnin jubilee
Freedom come at last,
freedom come at last
freedom come at last and wat a jubilee!!
I had to pause for a while and share some of the memories that made me smile even though I feel like I want to do the opposite. August is my favourite month in Jamaica. It’s the [...]
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First Isthmian always gets excited when we have visitors. They were ready to adopt Cia and are already planning to lure her over to Colon. Cia tells about her visit to FIBC and shows pictures (even of me!!) over at her new Blog Afro-Panamanian.
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Blogging at MPJ has received a serious blow from my crazy schedule. I just returned to Panama two weeks ago. I unpacked. And by Friday last week I was packed again.
Our congregation’s Family Retreat was last weekend at Santa Clara. And not even the lure of the Julie mangoes helped. (Liar! Liar!) Ok. Ok. [...]
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News of Jamaica’s violence almost kept me from going home. I couldn’t believe that there would come a day when I would feel that way. Oh me of little faith and no wings of steel like Batfink. (You are probably too young to remember Batfink, so go ahead and Google it. I’ll wait till you [...]
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