Author: jahworksinc
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Support Us on Cyber Monday!
Here’s an easy way to support us: when you shop on Cyber Monday on Amazon! Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4670035 and Amazon donates to Jah Works for each purchase made. Many thanks!
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Give Thanks
From all of us at Jah Works, we give thanks for all that Jah has blessed us with to be able to complete the work at hand. We give thanks for all of our readers, who like, comment and share our posts to help us spread the word. We give thanks for all of our […]
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$6.31. It’s a Start…
A really cool thing that Amazon does to make it easy for non-profits to have funding is this AmazonSmile program. Essentially, every time you shop Amazon, Jah Works can receive a portion of what you spend. All you have to do is to set Jah Works, Inc. as your preferred charity, and remember to shop […]
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Episode 50: Jah Works
Originally posted on A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah:
In this installment the professor and the pastor interview the folks from Jah Works, not the band by the same name, but the 501c3 non-profit organization that connects people in the rural community of Bluefields, Jamaica with access to basic needs, education and employment,… -
Experience Bluefields, Jamaica, from October 24 – October 29
Mark your calendars for this 6 day/5 night (October 24-29, 2017) culturally immersive travel experience on the southern coast of Jamaica.
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Oh, Little Town of Bluefields
This is a guest post from one of our travelers, Cali B. When I got back from my first Jamaica trip in 2015, I spoke often of Bluefields and people would always ask me, “What is it about this little town that you love so much?!” I guess through pictures and my stories it just […]
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Shooting Stars
This is a guest post from one of our travelers, Cali B. One of my very fondest memories of Jamaica happened about mid-week of our trip. It was after a long day of roofing, and I remember a few of us had this ritual of sitting out on a wall overlooking the ocean— the day’s […]
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A Laundry List…
At our last speaking engagement to share stories about Jamaica, we also read aloud this list of “things” we were able to do, donate or accomplish during the trip. As you read through this “laundry list”, think about it as people’s lives who are touched – not just “stuff” that happened. So, for every item […]
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The Sabbath, Pt. 2
We entered the white-painted concrete block sanctuary and took our seats on a few rows of wooden pews under the vaulted ceiling, spotted with fans lazily circling through the air. The sound of chickens scratching and clucking drafted in through the open windows. In addition to the greeters, a mixture of parishioners had arrived early […]
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The Sabbath
Today is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it! The morning began with us gathered around the table to finish breakfast and wait for the time to begin the short walk to church. As we started our stroll, taxis pulled over to let parishioners out at the front […]
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