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.
Our Children In St. Mary
With this “stay close to home” policy, how can we know if our children and their families are doing okay or have needs? After discussions with the Child Sponsorship team on how we can continue our impact and support from us and from you, their sponsors, we have a...
Marla’s Minute: Working and Sweating
Normally, those two verbs are not something anyone would be attracted to unless you were an athlete. But here in St. Mary, we have lots and lots of hard manual outdoor work to do that keeps us busy for as many hours as a day can hold. For the past two weeks, all our...
ACE has something to say
None of us ever thought we’d be where we are today with such a global event affecting us all. When the virus finally came to Jamaica, there was a panic of everyone looking at each other as if the entire country was a carrier of this strange disease. There is so much...
Marla’s Minute ACE goes to Israel Oct 19 – 27, 2020!!
That’s right, we are going back… and we want you to join us! Dr. Lon Solomon is our tour guide and teacher. Allen and I took the same trip about eight years ago and fell in love with the country. That’s why we want to go again and invite anyone who loves ACE to join...
ACE – Vacation Destination!
When people hear the word “specialty”, they sometimes think that means “only select qualified individuals.” Yes, that’s sometimes true; ACE does have specialty trips with volunteers helping us in Jamaica for specific purposes. But there is a specialty group that we...
Winter may be cold, but ACE Wellness teams were just warming up…
We are not sure if you have ever experienced winter in St. Mary, Jamaica, but if you haven’t, you might want to consider coming down this time of year and joining a wellness trip! Thanks to our ACE Board Chairman, Dr. Steve Guy, we were all fortunate to receive...
MARLA’S MINUTE: After 32 years, she found us!!!
Right after the first of this month, I was cleaning out my emails, and out pops one from someone I wasn’t expecting… and what a surprise! The email was from a young girl named Evete, a name I hadn’t thought of in 32 years! 1988 was not only the year I arrived on the...
Do You Zelle?
Instead of mailing ACE a donation or trip payment with a check through the USPS, you can Zelle! With Zelle, you can send and receive money with peace of mind. Safely and easily transfer money to people you know through your trusted banking app - or the Zelle app if...
He’s Back!
We haven’t updated you recently on Pastor Kermit! We are happy to report that he is back! That’s right… you can never retire at ACE! He’s a little thinner but happy to be back on the job! When Marla and Pastor Kermit were at the hospital to pay the final bill, he was...
Anthony’s Adventures
Anthony’s Adventures For those who have met Anthony Clarke, one of our Child Sponsorship students living at the campus, you will love this article. If you haven’t met Anthony, go to our website at www.acexperience.org and check out the short video clip of Anthony’s...