Welcome to Our Blog
Welcome to our blog—a space where we share the heart of our mission. Through stories, updates, and reflections, you’ll see how God is moving through our community outreach in Jamaica. Whether it’s a small act of kindness or a life-changing moment, we’re here to shine a light on the love and transformation happening every day.
Marla’s Minute: Soul Rest in a Busy Summer
This past Saturday, Allen and I went to visit a couple who had helped ACE launch Green Life Fresh—our greenhouse for clean food and part of our sustainability program/ministry at ACE. When I saw Sheree and asked how she was doing, she said, “Good, but busy and...
Love is the Clue
The family unit is a marvel when established upon love. Love is the glue that holds a family together even through the hardest seasons. The Clue family is a beautiful representation of one such family unit. Even though they went through a season of unemployment, they...
Althia’s Angle: Likkle But Tallawah
Those of you who have ever served on an ACE mission trip, been an intern, or been part of our long-term volunteer team understand the type of tiredness our summer brings. Yet each short-term mission team that comes down brings our ACE staff a boost of adrenaline that...
Althia’s Angle: Going the Extra Mile for Jahvaun
One of the greatest joys of serving as the Jamaica Director at ACE is witnessing the transformation that happens when children are loved, mentored, and encouraged to grow in their faith. Recently, I was reminded of that blessing during a simple visit to help one of...
Marla’s Minute: Lasting Legacies
Legacy is what a person leaves behind after they are gone or after a significant season of life in which they have created a lasting impact. Let’s face it, I’m no young chicken anymore. And most of you who have partnered with ACE over the three-plus decades aren’t...
Seeing With The Eyes of Jesus
When you work within the child sponsorship ministry branch of ACE, it's common to contemplate Jesus’ words that the poor will always be among us. Jesus did not come to eradicate poverty on earth. He came to meet people where they are and lead them into the fullness of...
Honoring Brandy’s Life & Legacy
Some of you may remember seeing a young woman named Brandy working in housekeeping during your time at ACE. Like so many of our sponsored children, Brandy was truly a success story. In 2019, at just 16 years old, Brandy was recommended to our program through Edgehill...
Marla’s Minute: Clive Comes Around
Remember Clive, the gentleman in our AMI program who we built a tiny home for almost three years ago? Clive had a stroke before our team met him, but we were told by neighbors that he was living in tough conditions and couldn’t speak or do anything for himself....
Building Futures Through Sponsorship
Lori-Ann has been part of the ACE sponsorship program for two years. A few years ago, her father was tragically killed in a car accident. Since then, her mother, Melisia, has worked tirelessly to build a home for herself and her two daughters. When Melisia first...
Marla’s Minute: 3M
So much support from you—our donors, prayer partners, and businesses—has made it possible for us to report that ACE has fully recovered from that “Mean Melissa” storm last October! While we will continue to clean up inner roads, our properties are in good shape...