Above: Sista Irie and Mikey General

The Jamaica National Children's Home

~Blessed Love~ and heartfelt greetings from Ras Mikey General and Sista Irie!

The greatest gift in life is our ability to give and to uplift the lives of all living things. The Jamaica National Children's Home is an orphanage for parentless children. One wing, the Tegwyn Special Unit, also cares for children challenged with serious mental and physical disabilities. The home was founded in 1972 by the National Children's Home, U.K., and funded by them until 1999. The JNCH is now dependant on funding from the Jamaican government, churches, and private individuals.

 

 

Many of us visit Jamaica and hold a special love in our hearts, especially for the children. The purpose of this sight is to raise awareness and offer an opportunity to gather funding and material goods, to improve the lives of these children. Needless to say, the home is in constant need for even the barest of essentials. Besides funding, the JNCH is in crucial need of clothing, shoes, school materials, food, and computers. Several programs are also available: Sponsor A Child, Sponsor A Unit (bed linens, furnishings, etc) Mentoring, Be A Friend (visit and give emotional love and support),and Project Support (buy chickens, eggs, produce, baked goods). If you would like to participate by posting and suggesting ideas on ways to provide for the home, please let us come together in *love and unity* and do whatever we can. Ras Mikey General will be the spokesperson. Information for direct contact with the JNCH is posted at left.

Give thanks and praises.

Please feel free to post messages in The Conscious Party Lion's Den
~ abundant love and appreciation,

SISTA IRIE and RAS MIKEY GENERAL

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Message from Mikey General
re: Jamaica National Children's Home

Greetings in the name of His Imperial Majesty,

The Children's Home is a very important project for those of us who are able-bodied and well. It makes us realize how blessed we are to have people who love us and people who care and also, to have been given perfect health. When I go and look at the children and see so many disabilities without anyone to love them or care, it moves me and therefore, I must do my little part in helping to contribute to the awareness of the JNCH. So many of us take the gift of health for
granted yet when I look on the faces of these children who are mentally and physically challenged, I see laughter, I see love, I see a soul crying out. If we are truly God's children, we must do our
part to help those less fortunate than ourselves. As Sizzla said in one of his songs, "No act of kindness is ever too small. " Whatever we can do to help, we must do, whether by just saying a kind word or whether by spiritual or material support.

May the blessings of the Most High be with you all. And remember, "the least you do unto one of my brothers, you do unto me."

Thank you. Jah Bless. ~ Mikey General