A Missionary
Looks at Jamaica
page three
Education
 We
have 16 schools altogether. Most of them are basic schools for young
children. We have two high schools and are getting ready to establish
another. Schools can change children's lives by helping them to be better
educated and so make a contribution to our Jamaican society. The church
has always believed in the power of education to break the cycle of
poverty.
We have
established a college for teacher training; it's the first step toward
a wider goal of educating people in technology and theology. Who knows,
maybe we can build a Catholic University here in our diocese?
Hope Outreach
Center
Our plans
are to create a center here in Mandeville to serve the people. It will
have a distribution office for donated goods, a housing center for building
homes, and the Catholic College of Mandeville.
Our diocese
has been blessed with many volunteers. Mostly they hear of us by word
of mouth. We have dedicated priests, deacons, sisters, brothers and
lay people from 27 different nations who staff our parishes and institutions.
Most of the clergy and religious have committed themselves to serve
here for life. The lay missionaries come for a minimum of two years
but many have been here for five or seven years.
gifts
from the poor
A
Missionary Looks at Jamaica -
beginning •
One
of a Jamaican Kind: Fr Bertram Chin, C.P.
A
Retreat House Keeping Dreams Alive
• Sister Una Is Building a College
Editor's Note •
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