My Brothers & Sisters

This year, as we gather for Harvest Thanksgiving on the Feast of Christ the King, our hearts are heavy with grief and loss. Hurricane Melissa has swept through our land, destroying crops, homes, and livelihoods. Harvest, a season of reaping and abundance with Melissa’s advent, has become a time of scarcity and sorrow. Yet even in this valley of tears, we lift our eyes to the One who reigns above all storms - Christ our King.

Harvest is not only about the fruits of the earth but also about the fruits of faith. Though our fields lie barren and our houses broken, we give God thanks for:

 - The gift of life preserved amidst danger.

 - The courage of neighbours and friends who rescue, shelter, and comfort one another.

- The resilience of our people, which reflects the steadfast love of God. We are reminded in Genesis 8:22, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

Our thanksgiving this year is not for what we have gained, but for what we have endured together.

Christ the King: Lord Over Chaos

The Feast of Christ the King reminds us that Jesus reigns not only in times of triumph but also in times of trial. His crown is not of gold but of thorns; His throne was the cross. He is the King who suffers with His people, who walks with us through the ruins, and who promises: “Behold, I make all things new” (Revelation 21:5). The songwriter opines, The King of love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never, I nothing lack if I am his and he is mine forever.

A Call to Rebuild and Renew

As a church and community, let us turn our thanksgiving into action:

- Rebuild homes and lives with compassion and solidarity.

- Share resources so that none are left hungry or homeless as “faithful stewards of God’s great bounty, for the provision of our necessity and the relief of all who are in need.”

- Plant again with hope, trusting that the God of creation will restore the land.

- Pray without ceasing for strength, wisdom, and healing.

This is our harvest offering: not baskets of produce, but hearts of service and hands of love.

Beloved, let us not lose heart. The storm has passed, but the Spirit remains. May Christ the King reign in our hearts, guiding us from devastation to renewal, from mourning to dancing, from ashes to beauty. And may our thanksgiving, though tempered by sorrow, shine as a witness to the world that our God is faithful.

Thanks for the contributions received for our brothers and sisters in the Little London Negril cure. We visited them on Wednesday, the 19th, and they were grateful. We ask for your continued contributions as we minister to their needs.



God bless you.

Patrick+