In September
2004 when hurricane Ivan destroyed Grenada United Caribbean
Trust (UCT) worked in association with the Baby Survival Kit
Foundation to be the hands of distribution for that excellent
initiative.
Seen here Tony in La Mode
demonstrating Christ's love in action.
Following hurricane Ivan over
70 Baby Survival Kits were transported to St. Georges, Grenada
by BARNUFO as a result of the sterling
efforts of Mrs. Melanie Bishop founder of the Foundation.
UCT had great
respect for the way the Foundation worked during the relief
efforts.
We are now looking to extend
our Make Jesus Smile shoe box ministry into a Community Based
Mitigation Programme, introducing a similar project calledMake
Jesus Smile Baby Boxes -
UCT's Make Jesus
Smile Christmas and now Easter shoe box project has been a
great success and it has proven that the children on Barbados
and we believe the Caribbean enjoy actively helping children
that are less privileged than them.
Out of this has been birthed
the idea to introduce the project into the Community Centres
and into the School Summer Camp next year.
These boxes will be packed during
the school holidays and stockpiled leading up to the hurricane
season.
Whilst at the Community Centre the children
will be taught a simple but efficient Disaster
Mitigation programme.
In the eventuality
of a natural disaster they will be ready along with teams
of young street evangelist to spearhead an immediate relief
exercise.
Seen here the children of Grenada shifting
the boxes into a community safe house ready for distribution
Lessons learned during this crises
have been hard won and enduring, and has led to the desire to
develop a team of relief workers who are prepared to put talk
into action. Jump onto relief boats at the drop of a hat and
take in supplies to the most vulnerable within our community.
