There is at present among the young people of Jamaica a great deal of spiritual concern. In most of the churches on the island, a great part of the members are young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five years. They are deeply concerned with trying to lead a Christian life and such expressions […]
January 19, 1977 Dear Jack and Jill: Yes, this is the second time I am writing from this sunny clime. I see by our daily paper that it is still below zero in Chicago. That ice and snow would not last very long here. We are surely glad that there is no ice on these […]
Dear Grandchildren: I almost said, dear kids; but since I have been here in Jamaica I have seen so many young goats who really are kids that I have decided against that word when addressing you. The country roads are common pathways for the multitude of goats found here. One’s driving demands constant attention to […]
World Book Encyclopedia described it thus: “Jamaica is the largest island in the British West Indies. It is a tropical paradise of high mountains, soft breezes, and colorful plants and flowers. Jamaica lies in the Caribbean Sea, ninety miles south of Cuba …. The island is about 148 miles long and 52 miles wide at […]
It was very cute. Good nights were being said. Even that was done in something of a rush, since we were to arise at five in the morning. Jets won’t wait at five in the morning. Jets won’t wait beyond scheduled departure. “Is there time for one question, Dad?” Sure, what is it? “If a […]
The staff of Beacon Lights requested me to write an article on the above-captioned subject for our young People. I do this gladly for more than one reason. For one thing, each decade brings me a bit farther removed from the “present generation” of young People. I do not believe that there is a “generation […]
Have you ever thought about our churches’ mission program, and what part we as young people have in it? I think that it would be safe for me to say that Protestant Reformed young people have never been too active in our churches’ mission program. In fact, if you wanted to write a history of […]