After the Festival

In the air somewhere over Southern California, 7:29 p.m. PDT, Sunday, May 4, 2008: We’re riding into the sunset. The western horizon glows a burnt orange. We’re on Jamaica Air flight 75 on our way from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to LAX, where we’ll catch a bus to San Diego. Most of the nearly 300 Miles Ahead volunteers are heading home too, or will be very soon. After months of planning for the Jamaica Crusade, they spent 10 jammed-packed days in MoBay working their tails off — and making a difference in people’s lives.

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Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:14 p.m. Jamaica time (Montego Bay,Jamaica) – Prodigal Son is blasting from the main stage. Dump Up Beach is jumping. It’s packed with rocking Jamaicans from the shore to the street, from the stage to the parking lot. Lord, let everyone You want to be here, be here.

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Today, there was evidence of the darkness in this land, but the light was brighter. The people of Jamaica are turning to this light, the Lord Almighty. I saw a 62 year old Christian woman who had been beaten by her husband just the night before. He is committing adultery. She was received, cared for, loved and prayed for by our counselling team. When I saw her next, she was renewed with the Holy Spirit. I finished my exam. Then we held each other as I again praised God for His glorious love for us and asked for His protection, strength, mercy and help to overcome this woman’s circumstances. I prayed for her husband and this other woman to be released from the darkness and bind them to the power of the Lord Almighty. She has hope again and knows to go to her church sister for protection. Praise Our Lord. June Melin, M.D.