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.
4 Ways to Give Hope on Giving Tuesday
As we enter the “Giving Season” and Giving Tuesday draws near, we can’t help but think about how thankful we are to have a community of supporters that don’t simply give during a season of the year, but they give of their time, talents, and treasures throughout the...
Marla’s Minute: A Bittersweet Story
We know you’ve likely experienced a bittersweet story of someone you love leaving to take the next step in life. This month, ACE has one of those stories to share. Our Child Sponsorship Coordinator D’Vaun has been with ACE for eight years and has made the painful...
The Mission & Vision of ACE
We’ve just released our latest video detailing the mission and vision of ACE. Even after 35 years, we’ve remained focused on our four main impact areas — education, wellness, micro enterprise, and spiritual development. Please take a moment to watch the video below...
Peaceful Discussions at the Peace House
Thanks to so many donors and volunteers, we are enjoying our Thursday night dinners in our Peace House on the ACE Campus. For years, we’ve been planning and sending pictures of what we are doing to get this building ready for a weekly dinner and discussion with Pastor...
Marla’s Minute: ACE Expands Another Notch
We have been so blessed to see another generation of our ACE family coming into the world. Earlier this month, D’Vaun and Saskia gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Christovaun Azhani! D’Vaun already gave him a pet name, Markhus. Whichever name you decide to call...
And They’re Off!
“And we’re off” is what we say at ACE when we get ready to drive out of the office to begin our day, but in this case, it’s the students who are off, heading back to class. We have a lot of little sayings around ACE, like the abbreviation “BBD” – that might not mean...
A Word From Arlene – Gathering in Peace
Most of you know Arlene, whom we wrote about in last month’s newsletter. She is our long-time and frequent volunteer who always brings work ethic and words of wisdom with her on every trip. This was her take on our new happenings at the Peace House. I’ve been here...
Cloud 9 and Pat soar to a Higher Level
Our own chocolatier, Patricia, was granted a visa to enter the US for a much-anticipated conference in Atlantic City on chocolate. Thanks to so many of our friends in the New Jersey area who arranged the housing details and for Bruce Smith to secure the invite to the...
Marla’s Minute: What a Summer!
We want to give a big thank you to all the wonderful volunteers and sponsors whose generosity and time made this summer a great success. ACE is in full swing for fall and, after three years of prayers, concerns, and faith walks, we as a staff feel that God has...
A Word From D’Vaun: Nicoya’s Story
In our years of changing lives and transforming communities, God always places the people who He wants us to touch within our reach. We never aspire to do more than God has equipped us to do, thus our mantra of "Deep not Wide". Over the years, we have made connections...