lamaka (Kljriatian ilisstoit

CHURCHES

OF

CHRIST

&

MR. AND MRS. JAMES HERGET

HALF-WAY TREE

P.O.
WORKIN6

JAMAICA.

MR.

AND MRS. DONALD

MR. AND.

'Jamaica For Christ*

;V y^
<rsy

WITH

B.W.I.
MRS.

WOODROW

April 25, 1954

.V V
Dear Brother LacFarland,
Enclosed is a news letter concernin.f? our work here

in Jai;.aica.

The second unit of the Bible Seminary is

almost coiupleted and v/e loorc fon-zard to a fine nevr student

class in l'^y
On the first of Janixary, Carol and I began v/orking in
a new section of Kingston, establishing a congregation.

There were 2? present last Lord's Day and an average atten

dance of about 20 since its beginning.

This church is being

established in one of the best sections of the city of

.Kingston and is bringing the Gospel into the homes of educated

working people of Jamaica.

We hope to be able to purchase a

piece of land and bej^in building b: the end of the year.

Could you make mention of this in the HOUIZOl'.S:

A' com

pletely new set of Jamaican stories for use in Daily Vacation

Bible Schools has been prepared and may be obtained by writing
to us here in Jamaica.

These are Christ-centered stories based

on true missionary experiences.

Ko charge will be made, but a

lovely hand woven basket may be purchased for 300 for use as
an offering basket.

Enclosed find a small contribution for the stamps that we

have received.

::>ir
"And these things write we unto you that your joy may be /

,elv, in his
'/ John 1:4

FREAM
PHIL.I.IP8

April 3, 1954

!)ear Fellow-laborers for^ CSiPifffe*.

We greet you in the
o
ever; whose Ipve never varies; wiJOBft

yesterday, and today, and fbrI, and i^hose grace is never ex-

haust^d*

iBonths and we feel now that

we must

stop and take a &vt montdnta to tdfite

God has blessed abur^antly in thd ps^

is^gine the excitement of

moving

into our own home and taking in another iittl]^

still to be put up and doors hua$i
i<d

ilIL in the same week? Ceilings are

the ^xtra space that our house

gives us after being craned

for so many months.

Last nighjb

the ministers in town and C ^ s t d ^ t o pra^ God^s blessing upon it.

We had precious fellowship ^
and prayer have made our house a^
sake and to the shelter of little

r^f and walls ccmibined with love

to service for the Gospel *8

One week ago, Johnny found ther

his eight years. He was left by the
who had no love for the child and left,

As

titute, We found him in rags,, hungry

and care for the first time in

^ur little Peter, with an aunt
i^rents did. He was alone and des

^4i?t'i^Ou5?i8

until his flesh seemed isu*ely

stretched over his bones. Im^g^ni^ the j^yi^xsitdment in his heart the day that he

found usJ He received his fiwi pair of shoes^ saw town, airplanes, andrc^s foi? tho

first time; was dressed in his first gpod pj-othes, an^l

that night laid his head down^; in the stost

wonderful

bed that he had ever seen.

Pray with us as wp sh^t^r Johnny Gardiner and do

our best to raise him in the tord.
Much prayer went
heavenward before we made this serious move,
but in
the quiet hours of the night, .the words of the Mficster
came ringing in our hearts, "He is able to do EXSEED11^ ABUNDANTLY above all that we ask or think.**
God
will provide!

SHELTER AND CHRIST FOR

TENDER LIVE2$

If you have been following the "Jamaica Christian" you realize that we have been
constantly busy in the work.

The walls of th second unit of the Seminary are up now

and Tire contemplate puting the roof on soon,

look forward with joy to the

coming

of oiu- new missionary family, the Grayson Ensigns, and are assured that our hands will
be strengthened by their help

When "Radio Jamaica" found that th^ "Christians Hour" was evangelistic in message
thpy were no longer anxious to give vtQ a program. However, they did promise that we
would be granted time a little later. Your gifts for the program az^ in a special fund
and we do appreciate all that you have dcme. Pray with us that God will soon open the
door for this great opportunity for the Gospel. Again we say, "HE IS ABLE."

Jamaican Christians are again in need of used clothing.

Wb realize that Postage
rates are hl^ in America and so if you do care to send 61othing, sort it carefully to
be sure that what you send will be durable. We will need men's suits and shoes
for
the new clasd in the Seminary in May.
It is An increasing source of comfort to us to have your many prayers on our be
half, and to know that i^rough these many long months now turning to years, you
have

reme^ered us.

Your generous gifts have mado'possible the preaching of the Gospel In

the far corners of Jamaica, have built the Seminary building, and have done countless
other V'wozics" for Christ and His church.

thanks and love for you all.

Words are quite Inadequate to express our

L^ us go forward together... .for His glory,

Your/^^ssionarles
ADDRESS ALL MAILrJAMES mGET^JAMAICA

Jamaica,

MISSION,HA|<F-WAY TREE,JAmiCA, B.W.I.

" A

GLIMPSS

OF

?mn.Y

iiEWS

IN

I /

JAMAICA

Dear Friends,

THE EVENTS OF THIS PAST MONTH have made us long to write to you and give you Just a
glimpse of our own family life here in Jam^tica. It is truly a time of rejoicing
for a little one has come into our home. Little Peter, as we named him, came
to
our home as a surprise, and yet after much longing. We have prayed and have seen
the Glory of the Lord as He has worked aH things together for good.

Two months ago we heard, through friends, of a German couple who had several child

ren and who did not love them and were giving them away. Two other missionary cou
ples had taken tivo of the children.

We beoame interested and decided to make

trip to inquire about the family. Upon arrival in Montego Bay, we were met by the
aunt of the children who had nade a long trip to the hotel with the youngest of the
family in her arms. She did not know of our coming, but
told us that the parents had gone to Canada and left the
child with her to give away to someone, perhaps a pass
ing tourist wanting a v^ite child. Little Peter, starv

ing for love, and unwanted by family or friends,

found

refuge in the hearts of his new parents.

PETER'S BIG BLUE EYES, straight blonde hair, and

deep
dingles, are as precious as his generous ^d
loving
heart, Jesus said, "VJhoso receiveth one such little one
in my name," receiveth me." We believe that Peter
was
sent to us and we pray that God will someday use him to
firing souls into His Kingdom#
WS WANT YOU TO SHARE ANOTHER JOY vdth ua.

Foundations

and walls for a nev/ home here in Jamaica are already com

pleted and we hope that within^ another four months

will be able to move in. Our home, built close to

we
the

Bible Seminary, is our ovjn and we are not using Mission

Funds for it. We feel this is best, for the needs
of
the work iteelf are great* Your gifts will go directly

HE WAS CALLED PETER

into the work as they have in the past.

being found by the Sea

A SPECIALLY MiEPAHED NEWS SHEET about

the

work and workers in Jamaij&a-ojt ncJcHed-in

this letter. Please file this sheet
for

,,3e in group meetings in your church.

- gives a full report of our work,

It

WELCOMING THE FREAllS back into our fellow

ship ^ms a happy occasion yesterday.

It

was a time of joy for both us and the

Phillips family and we look forward

great things as we labor together.

to

" PUTTING DOWN ROOTS "

Again we say THANK YOU for your continued help.

We need your prayers and gifts

make possible the work of the Lord here. In return we hu^ly seek daily to be
faithful servants for you, laboring always with a deep love for the lost.

In C^^stian love.

to

THE DAILY GLEANER,

FRIDAY,

''C:
b:..

MR AND MRS. HERGET

Halfway Tree
church of christ

in new Hq.
Special services on Sunday, May
16, at the Toe H Hall, Halfway Tree,
will mark the opening of the new

meeting place for the Halfway Tree

Church of Christ. Since "the beginning
of the year the
congregation
has

been meeting at the Merl Grove

School
on Constant Spring
Road
where Mr. James Herget and
his
wife, Carol, led in the establishment
of the work. Mr. Herget minister3
to the congregation,
and his wife
leads in Youth and Women's work.

The Hergets are American mis-sionarles, and came to the island in

the early part of 1952. They are a
part of the Jamaica Christian Mis
sion and the Jamaica Bible Seminary,
Halfway Tree.

Mr. Grayson Ensign, American

missionary who has recently arrived
the island, will
be the
guest
speaker for the night service at 7.30.
Mr. Herget will give the
opening
message at the
morning
worship
houf at 10:P0.
A weekly programme of services
in

at the Toe H

Hall will continue as

follows:
Sunday Bible School for
all ages. 9:15 a.m.: Morning Worship
10:00: Evangelistic service 7:30 p.m.
On Monday nights the women meet
at various homes; Young People's
meeting Wednesday
night at 7:00,
Happy Hour Bible class for ch'ldren
at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday?, and Prayer
Meeting and Bible Study on Thursday
at 7:30 p.m.

MAY

Jfamaks dtljristian ilUssion

CHURCHES

OF

CHRIST

MR. AND MRS. JAM^,^HgRGET

HALF-WAY

TREE

P.O.

JAMAICA. B.W.I.

WORKINO with
MR.

"Jamaica For Christ"

AND MRS. DONALD

June

1954

QCS) IS ABLE!

Dear Friends,

Sometimes our human strength is weak and our wisdom fails# But
isn't it a wonderful joy to see how God can take the feeble efforts
that we make and use them to glorify himself? What a precioub promise

He has made to us, that he is able to do, "eaoceeding abundantly above

all that we ask or think,"

We have claimed this promise!

Another month has passed in the little congregation dji Half-Way

Tree. The crowning glory of the month came this past week with the

baptism of Mr . Tom Adam, an influencial man in the city here. Never

have we seen or knoi^m a man to be more thoroughly converted from a

life of sin to a glorious life in Christ.

He is a \Aiite man, and

previously moved in a circle of Godless men and wtsnen of a high society

class.

FREAM

mr. and. mrs. woodrow phillips

It would have melted your hearts to see him go down into town

into a humble little nati^ve building where Jim buried him with his lord
in baptism in a pit pool that was far from desirable.

Like the Ethiopian of old, he went his way rejoicing. In this

week that has followed he has spent his days and hours taJJctog to his

neighbors and friends and trying to win them to Christ. This morning
finds him at the Seminary building taking classes with the native stu
dents, learning more about the Scriptures,

On Sunday Mr. Adam and his wife both came into fellowship, and

also his wife's sister, both of vrtiom were formerly baptized but had

strayed away from the Lord. With three additions, we are now able^to

move ahead with a little more help. There are now twelve members in

the congregation. Another attendance record was broken Sunday with 34

present. How we do covet your prayers that we might continue to grow.
The weather is growing hotter day by day and we find infections
and illnesses more prevalent. Jim has been ill with cold that has
settled in his back. Johnny ran a high fever a week ago but is better
now. He is certainly growing into a fine boy. How grateful we are to
you for your interest and encouragement to us! God bless you*
Tour servants for Christ,

"And these things write we unto you that your joy may be full" I John 1:4

A G-KEiiY SPCRl

Land crabbing is great sport in Jamaica

and at the sane time, a way of livlihood

for the poor people,'Following heavy rains

'J

in the country parts,

land crabs come up

from swampy places and from the sea low

lands in large numbers. Swarms of them
crawl across fields and roads in search of

fresh bugs and worms front the rainsoaked

ground. This is the time when folks take

advantage of a good dinner. Men and women

both come out in the night with large oil
torches and bags to wait for th6m. When
Vol. 4
JULY 195fe
No, 4 they come, the "Crabber^* as the man is
called, chases the crab and grabbs him m
James and Carol Herget
a special place in his back vAiere he can^
HALF-mi TREE P. 0. Jamaica, B, W. I.

hold him without being bit, and puts ^

in his bag.
The poor man can sell his
crabs and buy bread and milk for his family
It has been almost four months since we \rtiile others let them season for a week
took little Johnny Gardner into our home. and the" gold a feast with their friends.
JOHNNY LOVES THE CHURCH

In these months John has learned to be

real lover of the church#

Recently, Bro.

Ensign, our new missionary, held an evan

gelistic meeting for two weeks for otir new
congregation in Half Way Tree. Johnny was

Baked land crab is a dish fit for a kingi

ti A LITTLE BOYS PRAYER - by PETfiR

<Now I lay me, down to feep, pay ya

interested and asked to be allowed to go Lord, me soul a keep. If I ya die afore I

to every service. Each day when he came wake, I pay ya Lord, me soul a take^ God
bess momnQr an' daddy, an' Johimy. Help me

home from school, he would beg to take a

nap so that he could go to church. In all to be a good boy. Help me not to shut up
of the two weeks, he only missed one ser my kitty in-a dretter drawer anymore all
Help me not to baak up my toys and
vice. Johnny sat qui^ly during the s e r - day.
everyfing
all a time. Fank you for alia
vices and sang nicely
good fings you do for me, in Je'us Name,
all of the sweet chorr
Amen. And God bess Steevie, too, MoimnyS

uses and songs he has

learned to love.

And.

every day during his

prayer at the table
he would pray that
^
God would bless the church and help

WINSTON WRAPS BANANAS "

Bananas are usually taken

from

the

^ile they are

lots plant on which they grow,
^Gon
and
hard.
After
they
cut away,
of people to come. We believe that Johnny Winston helps his dad wrap are
them
in dry
will become a Christian before too long,

leaves from the plant. Aroimd and around

don*t you? God asnwered Johnny's prayers the
leaves are wrapped and tied until they
people
and we had a good meeting with two
carefully covered.
The bananas
others are
who came into the church and many
are
stored
in
a
cool
place
for
a week to
have become interested.
two
weeks,
and
then
are
ripe
and
yellow
in
one
All of the missionaries helped
and
ready
for
use.
Winston
sometimes
car
who
way or another, even the children
ries
a
stem
of
bananas.^^

helped by their attendance and singing.

" A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM

Donna and Helen have had perfect atten

dance in Bible School for several months.

to market where it can

be sold. Other times

trtien the crop is large

he helps his dad

, <

pre

pare them for shipping

They live in a beautiful old home not far to Bhgland or America

from the meeting hall of the Half Way Tree Winston is always glad
Church. Recently their mother went to Eng the big truck-load through the fields and

Sunday night found two happy little ^ girls

out to the seaside where the small boats

are loaded with bananas. These boats car

in service proudly sitting with their dad

dy* Jesus said a little child shall lead.

harbor.

land for a 5 months tour.

The following

ry the fndt to the large boats out in the

^ Pare re\\yon ^unJt/l leJ

(^at/ a>9</ H g -^aiAer /s

y/e

AI4ERICAN MAILBAG "

" Who wcLl t o them? "

Jun, C,. Pleasant Plains, 111,

$ 5.70
Junior Church, Central,Tampa,Fla,
10,00
Jun.l C.E. Brick, Eli2abethton,Tenn. 5.50
Carol Jones, Bristol,, Tenn,
1,00
DVBS, Piqua, Ohio
.30

Little childrefn, little children^

Hungry, friendless waifs of men;
Little ones of friends unwanted

Seeking crumbs of bread and loVe;

Intermediate Cl. Union,Jonesboro, Tenn. 2,37

Drifting, drifting, young Hyes drifting

far from Christian love and care;

Children, Columbiana, Ohio

Little twigs in breezes bending.

Bending far from God so fair.

S.S. Heyworth, 111.

5*00

DVBS, West Side, Eli2abethton,Tenn, 29.94

Jun. CiE, Wiaggoner, 111.

^^'22
DVBS, East Unaka, Johnson City,Tenn, 31.77

Can you help them, will you help them

Jesus* saving love to know?
The good things which the Bible teaches

Prim,C,E, First, Johnson City,Tenn, 15.00

Jun, Class, Poplar Ridge, PineyFl.Ten 1.00
Jr. and Int. Heyorth, HI,
30.33
S,S. Heyworth, HI.
15.00

Are the seeds \Aiich we must sow*

"Will you help us, will you help us?"

Hear them crying out todayj
Who can turn away a child

J05IESB0R0> TEWS. "There are 20 members in

Begging, "teach me how to pray."

to send to missionaries," Janice Price^

our class and each week we take up

money

(Thanks for helping us,)

The cry comes from Jamaica's children

many PINEY FLATS, TENN, "We sure enjoy reading

Week after the JAMAICAN JUNIOR. We are much interest

and you have helped us to give them

of the things that they need;

week you have helped us to teach them
Bible classes.

in ed in your work, Cleo Smalling, (Yow

We only wish you could see

them as they gather together joyously

to

see the flannel graph stories and hear a-

prayers and gifts have hel^d much m the

past two and a half years.)

bout Jesus*

WAGGONHl, ILL, "I know the children

are

two little boys, Peter and John, vrtio were

John or vAiorever needed the most." Maiy

Most of all, you have helped to take in growing spiritually, ,use the exti*a for
for

Nickle, (Johnny needs it most rigiht now.)

the gifts that you have sent to help buy

them food and shoes, and for the used
clothing that you send for them to wear#

ELIZABEKITC!, TENN. West Side. "We in the

DVBS enjoyed the missionary stories...the

The gifts that come in from o\ar Juniors in

America are bringing a real blessing
to

for your work. E&hel Clark, (Faithful

without home and love.

We thank you

our little boys and we all join in thanks

children wanted you to have their offering

friends throughout the years.)

to you for them. Please pray for them and

pray that God will continue to meet their JOHNSON CITY, TENN. First Church "You

have many Christian friends here praying^

needs from day to day,

for you in your work." Mary Riddle, (It is

prajrers and gifts from friends like you

" PHILLIPS FAMILY RETURNDK} "

As we write to you, we are preparing

for the Phillips family to return. Just a
moment ago a boy came to the door with a
cable saying they will arrive at noon
on
Wednesday, Peter and John are already ex
cited and looking forward to having them
stay at our house. It will be a
throng

of happy missionary children whon all

of them get together.

12

that make it all possible, .we thank God

for you all.)

PAXrON, ILL,

"Vfe of the Youth Group are

sending you four boxBS of food." Karna

Peterson. (They arrivedl

Thank you

for

the wonderful feast of American goodies.

Our boys were overifrfielmed with joy.)

Letters con*t. next month.,

" TWO LITTLE GIRLS FIND JESUS "

Elsa and Priscilla had been

thinking
for some time about giving their hearts to

nCTl81954

the Lord Jesus, and on Sunday night after

>he sermon was preached they could no lon

ger hold back. Yes, they truly wanted to

36 Christians and enough so that they made

plans to be baptized the very next day. It

was a happy group of
Christians that
ihered around

(!> "Cr^
6

JamciS and Carol Herget

JAIUICA, B. W. I.

Seaford

our Jamaican-German friends; It is always

un to visit there and wq have ccme to
imow and love some of the people. When we

came to us

with a lovely little brown-eyed boy

of
fo\ir j'ears, and told us that she would be
happy to give him to us.

We had

close
His

mother, having eight other children,

was

glad to give him away.

Can you boys and girls imagine how sad

it would be to have

your

mother tell some people

K-

that they could have you?

It didn*t take us long to
decide to take little An

drew with us and to give hln

a
boys.
Thank^u Jesus him

we

find Christians from the congregations in

town gathered in the yard for a baptism,

God is blessing the work of the missionar

ies as they preach and teach and is bless

ing our home in many ways too. How thank

ful we are for this!
" TIE TEETH JELLY "

It is the season for Guavas in Jamaica,

and many of the trees on the school pro -

remem perty are loaded with the nice fruit,

bered how the little fellow walked

beside us as we visited the homes.

vO

has

return from meetings

in the country,
we

Town. Up and down the hills and mountain

'^>J
k sides we climbed, visiting in the homes of

\-jere ready to return, a woman

next after

The pool

sometimes when

During August, another exciting journey

j v/as made to the little village of

yard the
noon.

5een very useful and

" NO?; TICERE ARETHREE LITTLE BOlS '*

jV

w-

new baptistry in our

OCTOBER
HALF AY TREE P. 0.

gathe

home with our

other

He was hustled into

Oi^
little Peter spends much of his time ^ in
search for them. They are a round fruit ^
with yellow skin when ripe. Then there is
a layer of fruit about ^ inch thick with

the remainder of tiny seeds and juice. You

can eat the fruit right from the tree,

or

Jamaicans make the jelly they cook it

too

you can make jelly from it. Sometimes i^rtien

long. This is how Guava Jelly got its ex
tra name, "Tie Teeth Jelly." If it is
cooked too long, it becomes gummy enough
to tie one's teeth togetherfunr^r name for Je3Lly?

Isn''t that a

for my new home.-the car with love and kis

ses showered upon him and

in a few moments he was happily

his ride over the bumpy road.

enjojri^

However, it

was a strange new world to him and he sud

denly lost his tongue and couldn't talk at
all for several days.
" ANDY THE WHISTLER "

"I'M GOING TO READ THAT BIBLE "

Night service was over at Half lifey Tree

and we had just finished taking home four
nice visitors at the service.

Peter

was

quite pleased with the new folks and ^en

they were just out of hearing, he leaned
over the seat and said, "that was a go^
meetin' tonite Momnor,'* When we asked him

While Andy was in Seaford Town,

he was

known by his friends as the whistler. But

somehow, Andy had lost his whistle.
Days
went by while he carefully but quietly
learned his way around our home and yard
and finally his room and place at the

ta

ble became quite familiar to him. One day

Andy came through the house v^istling the
finest little tune. We all laughed,hugging
him for we knew at last that he vra.s happy.

if he was going to be a Christian when he

got big, he thought a moment and then very
seriously and detenmned said, "Yes sir,
and I*m going to READ THAT BIBLE too!". We
do hops and pray that Peter will follow
Jesus and that he wUl be a preacher like
daddy some day too. Peter has
A

been our little boy for just

one year now on September 18th,

He will be four years'old Nov. 11th.

jvscf"
t

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

BILLY AND MIKE GO TO CAIMAN "

It was a sad occasion for

the boys

and

Junior, Church, Central, Tan^, Fla. $10#00

5#00

,:;irls of the Half Way Tree Bible School on Pr^;&jun First Church, Aurora,HI.
bhe last Lord's Day that Billy and
Mike C.i; Bainbridge, Ga.
.^ould be there.

DVBS, Bq3^ Christian Ch, Dix, 111.

From the very begiiifting

of Bible School days, Billy and Mike had Bible School, Heaton, N.C.
been faithfully attending and bringing new Jr. C.3^. 6th Ave. Huntingtoh, W*Va.

Jr; Cla^s, Newland, Va.

Billy's daddy works for the British West Jr. C.Ei Chaffee, Mo.
Indies Airlines and his company gave him a Jr. C.E. Waggoner, 111.
new position in the Cayman Islands, So the Int. Dept. W^ukegan, 111.
family had to move away. During the. open - Int. Class, Jonesboro, iTenn.
ing session of Bible School, the boys ca^ S.S. Heyworbh, 111.
children into the group.

forward and stood before the other children

10,00
5-00

10.00
5.00
1.00
20.00
10,00
15.00

\tfhile they all sang a nice farewell song to

them and prayed that God would ivatch over

WAUKBGilN, ILL.

their lives in their new home.

in our Coconut bank for the year." Ida

vThe next day was a busy one with packing

and moving, and then that night the chiirch
had a lovely farewell party for them at our

ing your bank. Thanks.)

homev

After hymns had been sung and prayer

had been offered by many. Brother Adam, the

boy's daddy, stood up and gave a beautiful
testimony of how he had found the Lord and
of-what He meant to him.

Then he told

"Enclosed is a

5.00

43*^5

money

oi^er for the amount that we have collected

Crapo. (Vfe are glad you have enjoyed us

JONESBORO, TENN.
"Thank you for the
stories you all sent us, they are nice."
Janice Price. (Thanks for your gift from

the C.E. and glad you like the stories.)

the

"Tell all the Juniors

people that it was his intention and
plan CHAFFEE, MO.
hello for us and that we send our love."
to begin the Church of Christ in Cayman.
You can just imagine how happy everyone was Mrs. T. Bushard. (It is love of children
to hear the good news. The Christians then in America that makes our work possible.)
promised to pray for them and to help them
"Our Junior Class are
in any way they could for the beginning of NEWLAND, VA.
the church, and the missionaries said that still thinking of you and want to help athey would come and hold some meetings
to gain in your work. You are doii^g a wonder
help them.
In the morning, the boys

ful job." Arlene France. (Any work for the

Lord Jesus is wonderful!)

packed their cats, and dog

and parrot, and goldfish in
crates, drove to the air port and by 7s30 A.M. were up in the
flying away to their new home.

DI2; ILLINOIS
"Our young people want
you to have their support and want you to
know how we enjoyed your lessons." W.Shaw.

(We are happy to have you for friends.)

AURORA, ILL.

CAYMAN ISLANDS "

"We are always happy

to receive a new J/iMAICAN JUNIOR, to read

Jim and I both spent about 10 days

on

the Cayman Islands, in the largest of the

group which is Grand Cayman. It is not a
large island and has only one real town called "Georgetown," We are happy now to
know -viiere our friends will live and vdiere
the new church will be. They are near
to

the tovm and will find plenty of friends to

help them with the church. Cayman is loca
ted between Cuba and Jamaica.

See

if

you

can find it on the map. It belongs to Ja

maica, and is a tropical Island,

of your acconqplishments in the Lord's work

and news about Peter and Johnny. The J.J*

was too good to keep in our department

so

we sent it on to the Primaries." Mrs. A.

Cole. (ThanksI And now you will be hearing

news of Andy too.)

BAINBRIDGE, GA.

" Thanks so much for

the J/iMAICAN JUNIOR you send us for we en

joy it very much. F. Roff, (We like to

write it and enjoy our work,)

SORRY WE DON'T HilVE ROOM FOR AIL LETTESS.

{iOV

aKDY and the polio bug

7) i3s3(

Just a few weeks after we found

Andrew Hackcr and brought him to live witn

us, he became very ill.. On a Friday morn

ing he said he wanted to sleep, and know
ing the fun- Andy had been having, we de
cided that something was very >n7ong.

His

temperature was high and so we called the

doctor for there was a terrible epidemic
of Polio around us. The doctor would not

say it was Polio right av/ay so we watched

over Andy for five days while he
burned

^VK^

with fever.

::2NOVEMBER

No. 7

5U

Finall^^ on the fifth day

test was made. Andy didn't like the need

les they stuck in his spine at the hospi
tal to sec if he really had Polio, and VQ
were terribly unhappy when the doctor told
us that he did have it. Andy's neck had

James and Carol Herget

HALF-WAY TREE F. 0. Jamaica, B. W. I.

A CHRISTUN HOME

become stiff on the second day.

How _tne
Christians prayed! All of Andy's mssion-

Boys and girls, there is a printed let

ter enclosed vdth your Jamaico.n Junior for

ary friends wore praying for him, Jamaican

Christians and friends at home were

"

onts about our plans to build a HOtED

ing too. God heard them and He answered.

for
Andy was sent to the Polio center. It

you feel about this plan. For months

you have been helping us to care for

now to have to leave a little fellow so eick.

our And Mommy and Andy both cried^whe^ nurses

I'lovember. It will tell your teacher or Par-

boys here in Jamaica. We want to know how was a most terrible thing for Mommy 'n Dad

three little boys and you have prayed over took him away. It was a
O
and over for them. Now, would you like
us dark unhappy night, and
to take in some more little buys? You know yet, we could remember 3-\
it will take many more bottles of
number of sweet promises
milk for them to drink,

several

trouble, so we trusted,

too, they

Andy was all right.

The tests vrere mde

again and there was no more sign of PolioAndy's neck was not stiff anymore. Can yo

willf

need a nice home

to live in vAien

the time comes that our house is too crowded

to live in any more.

ii

The next morning the doctor told us that

more money to send them to

And then

fKr

helping us when we arein

eat and bananas and cheese,

school.

that Jesus made about

more pairs of shoes, good oggs to

There will have to bo some

Can you imagine

imagine how happy we all were? The doctor

-said they didn't understand it, but we did

We all know that Jesus can help--doctors a-

all long without them even knowing it.

Anoy
the work it would take to make a HOME
stayed in the hospital ten days so they
this? But can you imagine too, how
much could watch over him to
fun it would be" to take in hungry
little well. Do you suppose ho liked that. Oh>
boys who haven't a mother or daddy to care he would scream so loud to go home
^
for them, and give them a good home?
saw us that he disturbed the whole hospi The very first thing we must do is ask tal But the nurses said when we were gone
God for the HOME. Pray every day, and ask
Him if it could be possible, God has al

he was the dearest liotle fellow there.All

the nurses crowded around him- to pve

ready sent us three boys and we are sure He one last hug. Anyone vrtio asks Andy

knows of others Ho can send us too.

You made him well, will hear a tiny voice say

have been faithful little friends for a long

long time now and we know that you too,

would like to see more l^'^jttle Jamaican boys

made happy in Jesus, And most of all,

ing, "Jesus made me well."

' bible CLASS AGAIN "

it

For ten weeks we have not been able to

have
Class for children in Half Way
up to be preachers. Will you pray right now* Tree. Bible
Mothers would not send the ch^dren
out of the yards for school or services of
NEVER UNDERESTBIATE. THE POWEE OF
the
church. It has been a lonely time. ^ It
CHILDREN'S WORK....

would be wonderful to see soiuo of them grow

IT PAYS

TO ra YOUNG I.IVES TO THE

T.np?n JESUS.

was a happy class t^o came last week sieg

ing lustily, "On time to Bible Class today

" AMERICAN MAILBAG "

" HAPPY NEIGHBORS "

A year ago we and the Phillips

familylooked longingly at the half finished block
'//alls of our new homes and wished

iay when we could be moved in.

for

The

the

homes

are build now and we have lived in our sev-

?n months. The Phillips moved into theirs

in October, As you enter the road to
the
Jamaica Bible Seminary, you Td.ll pass
our
home first and then the Phillips home.
At
the end of the road you will find the Sem

inary building. With all three buildings,

the property looks very nice.
V7e and the
Phillips purchased our land from the School
land and own it personally''.

The homes

are

not yet finished, needing ceilings,

paint
and many other things, but we are enjoying
them just the same.

The first morning? after the Phillips mo

ved in, our boys were up at daylight,

and
bounding for the new neighbors home, shout
ed for all four children inside to get

up

quick to play. There were seven boisterous

voices and scampering noisy feet disturbing
the sleep of all parents.
A little later in the morning we

called

our three boys and told them the rule \>iould

be that no boys could visit the neighbors
before breakfast, Peter was anxious to

co

Junior Church,Central,Tampa,Fla,
Prim,Kind, 1st, Johnson City,Tenn.
Boys and Girls, Columbiana, Ohio
Bible School, Heaton, N.C.

!f 5.00

DVBS, Eldorado, 111,

S.S, Heyworth, 111.
S.S, First Ch, Aurora, 111.

Jr. Class, Brick, Elizabethton,Tenn.

Jr. C.E. Lansdown, E.St, Louis,111.

Jr,Class, N.Scott Ch. Angola, Ind.

Jr, Clas9, Clarence, N.Y,
Jr, Dep't, Waukegan, 111.
C,E. Central Hoiston,Bristol,Tenn.
Jr, Youth Group, Waggoner, 111.
Gift of God Girls, Greenville,111.

AURORA, ILL.

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10.00
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30,00
50,00
5.00
3.00
22.00
13.00
10.00
20.00

5.00
10.00

"We were happy to hear

of your taking little Andrew,."Mrs, A,Cole

(He is going to Kindergarten now and loves
it.)

WAUKEGAN, ILL,

"Thanks for sending th(

Jamaican Junior. B. Sandberg. (Thanks

for

all your kind words I We are glad the boys

and girls enjoy it.)
CLARENCE, W YORK "Our moving up day is
next Lord's Day. .will try and persuade our

new class to send to you." Roy Drudge.(The

operate and said bravely in his still baby boys and girls can really help.)
voice, "And I am not going to break up that
rule either, Mommyl"

Swings and see-saws,

j^ood discipline and combined work for

the

Lord Jesus, make us all happy neighbors.

You, our dear friends in America malce it

and clothes that you have sent to help care
for them. This is the way we feel when you
send these things. We don't de
serve praise for caring for the
boys when it is you who make it
possible. However, there is a
time vjhen we fool like thisi It is v^en

are

doing. We hope this small amount will help

near as much as we vrould like to do
we see such need horej)

possible for us to care for three precious

little boys. We are grateful for the shoes

we

see the bill of duty>h^ comes with boxes

from friends whoiiM^e have forgotten to re
mind about keeping the value low. V7e should
duty but v/ant to pay a reason-

Keep the

little paper..what a lot of good you

a little more." E. Zimmerman. (We can't do

" THIS IS THE WAY WE pEilSL "

able amount only.

NORTH SCOTT CHURCH^ Ind."We receive the

value

of packages low and remember that

this is a land of sugar cane, mak

ing caiidy very cheap. It doesn't pay

to
tjend any candy from America. Thanks so
very much for a^l you do for us I

vdien

ST. LOUIS, ILL. LANSDOWN "I understand tha*"

Peter is having a birthday." Jr. C.E, R.
Riddle. (Yes, our little treasure will be

four years old, November 11th.)

COLUMBIANA, OHIO

"We are happy to send

you our gift. The children certainly like

your messages and they remember your good
work in their prayers," Vivian Cole. (We

all need your prayers-they are behind all

that we do. Good work is not of our own

doing!)

BRISTOL, TENN. CENTRAL HOLSTON "We

were

sorry to learn of little Andrew's misfor

tune." Sarah Meredith.(Misfortune is some
times a blessing in disguise..we know anow
God's wonderful promise in answered pra-yer
How we thank Him.)

tV

SHELTERING LITTLE BOYS

Dear Friends in the Gospel,

In September of 1953 we travelled to the city of Montego Bay, having become interested
in a German-Jamaican settlement there.

The following morning after our arrival, we were

approached by a woman who wanted to give away a lovely little boy of two and a half years.
We feel that you would have done exactly as we didaccepted him as our own. In a few
days we were happily adjusted and felt a real blessing to our home.
Peter found parents
who wanted him and loved him.

In March of this year, we took another step and accepted an eight year old boy, John
Gardner, into our home. Johnny was forsaken by parents, almost starved, imwanted by

friends and neighbors, and living in a

you would have taken Johnny in, too.
so anxiously offered to give him away,
for the opportunity of sheltering him

tiny house with no adult care. Again we felt that

Then in August, when little Andrew Hacker's mother
we could only thank God for another little boy and
from the curses of his drunken father.

During the months of training and rearing these little boys, the burden of destitute
children in Jamaica has weighed heavily upon our hearts.

Over and over we have received

appeals from mothers and neighbors who have children or know of children in desperate,
heart-breaking conditions. We are faced with this fundamental fact of true Christian ser
vice, of "pure religion" according to James in the New Testament: that it is God's perfect will
to care for unfortunate, neglected children.

After much prayer and consultation with the missionaries and with Jamaican friends and
authorities, we have found a real spirit of Christian generosity toward our hopes for the
establishment of a Home for Boys here in Jamaica.
THIS HOME WOULD BE A HOME WITH AN EVANGELISTIC PURPOSE: TO REAR
BOYS TO BE PREACHERS, CHRISTIAN WORKERS, ELDERS AND DEACONS IN THE

CHURCHES, OR CHRISTIANS IN ANY WALK OF LIFE.

It will be possible for us to shelter at least another four boys in our own home before we
will need another building.

However, we feel the need now to begin our plans for the pur

chase of a piece of land and a permanent building. This Home already has become a small
reality within the walls of our own home. We need your prayers, interest, and encourage
ment now, to help this HOME to grow into a greater haven of protection and an institute of
training into the glorious Christian life for these precious boys. Shall we continue to reach
out and to claim these precious lives for the Lord Jesus?

What would you do?

JAMES AND CAROL HERGET, Jamaica Christian Mission, Half-Way Tree P.O., Jamaica, B.WJ.