BOULEVARD BAPTIST CHURCH | JUNE 2014 EDITION | ISSUE NO. 20

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The Price of being an effective Father

Harvest Celebrations

10 ways to slow down the ageing process

Testimony: Faith and Prayers Work

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The price of being an effective Father, formed the theme of the Fathers’ Day sermon delivered by Elder David Hall at the Boulevard Baptist Church on Sunday, June 15, 2014. Referencing Ephesians 6:1-4 and Colossians 3:21, David Hall outlined the four price a father has to pay to be effective.

Price #1: An effective father cultivates a deep and personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The elder of the Duhaney Park Gospel Assembly, cautioned that our insecurities, of anger and un-forgiveness will affect our relationship with our children, leading us to make wrong decisions in their lives. Developing a personal relationship with Christ and the Holy Spirit as our guidance can make a difference, he explained. He exhorted fathers to pass on the love of God and His Word to their children. Price #2: An effective father invests great amount of time in his children.Elder Hall emphasized the importance of the father’s presence in the home. He said children of absentee fathers are the ones who present with behavioural problems. Fathers must play with their children and

spend time with them. “Effective fathers teach their daughters what a woman should expect, and most importantly lead by example by how he treats his wife,” Hall opined.

Price #3: An effective father is not afraid to correct his children.“Correcting our children the right way is through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, which comes from a relationship with God,” posited David Hall. Referring to Eli in the Bible, though he was a good man, his children grew up and discredited him. “We are encouraged to spend time and dig deeper in the life of our children,” he asserted.

Price #4: An effective father speaks words of blessing and affirmation to his children.Finally, Elder David Hall urged fathers to share with their children and hug them to show affirmation. “Give words of blessing and affirmation for your children,” he implored.

The Price of beingan effective Father

Effective is being successful in producing a desired or intended result.

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It is Harvest Time!

God is checking all of us for fruits. He is looking after a harvest in our lives, produced from your life.Pastor Bobby Wilmot of the Joy Town Community Church while delivering his sermon titled, The seed: What do you see? at the Boulevard Baptist Church during Harvest Sunday on June 1, 2014 used the ackee seed and its seedling to demonstrate the potential of using one seed to reap a great harvest. He drew on the scripture passage of 2 Corinthians 9:6-15.

Pastor Wilmot expressed that God has a purpose for our lives. He has planted a seed in us, which is the natural part of us. We are then placed in the spiritual realm, where He expects a bountiful harvest from our lives. “It is harvest time in the spiritual,” Wilmot charged. “If God sows he wants a Harvest; he wants to get more in return.” When we plant one seed we do not get one fruit. The purpose of our life, he said, is to multiply.

The Pastor challenged us to recognize our potential. The ackee seed can create a forest of ackee trees, producing ackees to feed the whole world. Comparing us in light of the ackee seed, Pastor Wilmot asks: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? He said, “Begin by faith to see the potential that is looking back at you. You are seeing someone being born again, not by corruptible seed, but that which is incorruptible.” You are a new creature; all things are passed and inside of you is planted a new seed that is in Christ Jesus, he affirmed.” Bobby Wilmot expressed that God’s wish for us to fulfil our full potential. He wants the harvest and fruits of righteousness and holiness.

Everyone will have a day of Harvest based on how we conduct ourselves, asserted Pastor Wilmot. Link the natural with the spiritual; there is potential in you. He wants to help us to produce a harvest. “Let the Harvest overflow to the glory of God,” he concluded.

The Seed: What do you see?

Gary Sewell

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Boulevard BaptistHarvest CelebrationsHarvest of Talents – Sunday, June 1, 2014

A picture speaks a thousand words… Members of the Birth Month Groups displayed talents in drama, dance, poetry and singing. A few of the moments are captured below.

Come for the Supper… stay for the entertainment – Friday June 6

(L-R) Group 5: sharing harvest experience. Group 6: Greeting the guestsand Emma McCalla 84 not out!

(L-R) The hilarious Group 8. Group 3 cools down the tempo and the rather amusing Thelma Ferguson.

Food in abundance… all smiles. Kerene Gregory and friends and the BBC Dancers taking the moves.

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Very recently, my dear friend in the United States collapsed and was taken to the ER. He was diagnosed with a Brain Stem Stroke. Brain stem stroke causes an adverse effect on the cognitive and neurological senses. Needless to say the effect can possible leave one in a vegetative state. After receiving the telephone call, it was first nerve wracking and extremely uneasy for me to keep still while awaiting updates from the family. In the meantime, I would pray and wait.

I must admit, being at a far distance away, I found it difficult to be still and not be anxious, but dwelling on God’s word in Jeremiah 30:17 ‘For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds, declares the LORD’ and Jeremiah 29:11 ‘For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future’. These passages gave me hope and so while praying and waiting, my faith in God’s promises are growing stronger daily.

My dear friend is progressing sooner than the doctors had expected, he is responding to Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies… GOD’s awesomeness, is again revealed! By His grace and mercy, the prayers for healing and restoration from far and wide have not gone unanswered. Whilst we await the prognosis for his future health, we know that in all circumstances give thanks.My dear friend and I consistently pray together over the phone and we both believe and know God is working in his life through prayers.

Prayers work!

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Testimony:Faith Dawkins

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New Surgeons’ President –Dr. Clive Thomas

Dr. Clive Thomas was recently installed as the President of the Surgeons Association of Jamaica. A recipient of the Issa Scholarship for Medicine, UWI in 1976 and co-founder of the Wellness Clinic at the Boulevard Baptist Church, Dr. Thomas boasts an illustrious career in Medicine. He has studied widely, published several academic papers and has gained clinical experience in various areas of the medical field both locally and internationally. His major achievements include three laparoscopic surgeries, of which he was the first to perform such surgeries in Jamaica. Being the President of the Surgeons Association of Jamaica may be no surprise, as he has held a number of top positions in his profession as a medical doctor, and attained the esteemed position of head boy at his alma mater, Titchfield High School. Dr. Clive Thomas took time out of his busy schedule for an interview with the BBC e-voice.

BBC e-voice: How long have you been in the medical profession and where it all started?Dr. Thomas: I have been in this profession for 33 years; it started at UWI, Mona Medical School; Spanish Town Hospital – Internship 1981.

BBC e-voice: At what stage in your life you decided that you wanted to pursue a career in this field? Dr. Thomas: In Fifth Form at Titchfield High School. I believed that medicine is one of the best professions that can improve the general health and well-being of individuals.

BBC e-voice: Describe the experience and where are you located now?Dr. Thomas: The experience has been tremendously gratifying, being able to make people well is satisfying and rewarding. I am at Unit 17, Seymour Park, 2 Seymour Avenue, Kingston 10.

BBC e-voice: As President of the Surgeons Association what does your job entail?It entails marshalling the events for the year, meetings and general welfare of the members of the organization.

BBC e-voice: Does it mean that you are less involved in the daily duties as a surgeon?Dr. Thomas: No, it does not; it is more responsibilities and time management, which is essential for successfully managing both portfolios.

BBC e-voice: What is the duration of your term as President and what do you expect to achieve?Dr. Thomas: It will be for two (2) years. I hope to improve the camaraderie and enthusiasm for the organization and set new goals and objectives.

BBC e-voice: What have you seen as the major achievement(s) in the sector since you started?Dr. Thomas: I have seen the general improvement in health care with technological advancement, which allows us to give optimal care to our patients in Jamaica.

BBC e-voice: As a member of Boulevard Baptist how have you been involved in the health and wellness of the members?Dr. Thomas: I have been giving lectures and advising on health issues and referrals to other health facilities.

BBC e-voice: In your experience as a Surgeon have you seen and believed that spiritual wellness or spiritual intervention has made a difference in the healing and health of any of your patients? If so give an example.Dr. Thomas: Yes I have seen and believed. Patients who have had serious or advanced disease after having had the optimal care given to them for treatment, their survival have depended on their spiritual conviction.

BBC e-voice: What are the common factors that contribute to the deterioration of our health?Dr. Thomas: Poor eating habits, lack of exercise and not managing stress.

BBC e-voice: Do you see Jamaica reaching a stage where the waiting time for medical care at our public hospitals will be significantly reduced?Dr. Thomas: It’s a hope, and we are working to achieve those goals.

BBC e-voice: What has been your most memorable experience as a surgeon?Dr. Thomas: Introducing Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques in General Surgery in Jamaica.

BBC e-voice: Tell us about your family.Dr. Thomas: I have been married for 31 years to Joan and have two sons, Christopher and Ricardo.

BBC e-voice: What is your greatest vision for your country in relation to health?Dr. Thomas: To provide affordable health care and low cost medication of quality.

BBC e-voice: If you should live your life again would this be your career choice?Dr. Thomas: Yes it would, medicine is one of the best professions that can improve general health, and being able to make people well is satisfying and rewarding.

Thank you Dr. Clive Thomas for sharing with us, and on behalf of the Boulevard Baptist Church family we offer our congratulations on your appointment as President of the Surgeons Association of Jamaica. We pray that you will enjoy a successful term as president.

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The main reason could be that these men are not ready to settle down. It can also go both ways, where the woman also is not ready or willing to settle down.~ Milton Thompson

The reasons could be pride, hostile home environment, class, arrogance or fatherhood may have been thrust upon them. ~ Joseph McIntyre

This may be a lack of social values and babies having babies. ~ Claude Reynolds

I believe it is the lack of commitment andinterest in the family. ~ Carlton Baker

Absentee fathers is cultural. It is coming from way back. This culture is being supported by women who are mainly lazy with low self esteem, warp value system and over-generous with their bodies. They have no problem with a one night stand without any evidence that the man will be around for the long haul. ~ Elvena Reittie

The Heart of a father is found in the heart of God. In order for a man to be the kind of father that his children need, a man must understand what kind of father God is to His children. A good man obtains favour from the Lord. Proverbs 12:2. ~ Marcia Campbell

What do you see as the main reason(s) contributing to some men being absentee fathers in the home?

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1. Add more anti-oxidants to your diet – Take anti-oxidants such as vitamin A and C. The best sources of Vitamin A are carrots, squash and spinach. A rich source of vitamin C is citrus fruits.

2. Take a brisk walk every other day – Walk fast for twenty minutes three or more days a week. This will cover a mile in about fifteen minutes.

3. Drink a lot of fluids to maintain healthy skin and flush out wastes – Maintain at least eight ounces of water per day.

4. Maintain a low-fat diet – Reduce fat content in the diet to prevent clogged arteries with cholesterol. Eat more vegetables than meat. Consume fish at least three times per week, particularly salmon and mackerel, and water soluble fibre every day to reduce cholesterol levels.

5. Maintain a normal Body-Mass Index – Body mass index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. Normal BMI ranges from 18.5 to 24.9.

6. Build bone density and functional strength – Most adults lose one percent of bone mass annually. Your bones become lighter, more porous, weaker and

greater risk of fracture as you lose bone minerals. Increase bone density and strength with weight bearing exercises such as walking, swimming and weight training. Also, get vitamin D from the sun.

7. Stop smoking – Smoking ages the way one looks by reducing the flow of blood to the skin.

8. Clean up your dental act – Gum disease can result in tooth loss. This happens when the immune system of the body cannot fight the bacterial invasion.

9. Manage your stress – Stress accelerates the aging process. When we suffer stress we lose our body’s natural balance, which results in damage to hormone secretion, cell repair and collagen production. More worrying research reveals that with prolong stress hormones can speed up brain ageing.

10. Practise relaxing – Lower stress levels in your body by relaxing. This can be achieved by meditating and listening to good music.

Ten ways to slow down the Ageing ProcessEmma McCalla, BSc. Gerontology, Sociology, and Community Health

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The Called Teacher - Final Part

Change the dye

I do believe that teaching and learning has never been easy for any generation of educators. It has always been contextual and nuanced by the dynamics of a changing environment with socio-economic realities.

However, the task of educating our children in a 21st Century global context has become even more complex and in some instances a dilemma, with its mix of challenges and opportunities.

The called teacher must understand this and be prepared to change course in order to maximise the best in our students and bring out their greatest assets. The called teacher understands that you’re teaching your students to deal with chaos in unknown situations by supporting them in exercises that allow them to explore the unknown.

Our students function in a global village in which they connect with the peers across the world and surf places we have only dreamt of, but we continue to confiscate their smart phones and force them to act and think locally with narrow contrived experiences. We draw on our long time experiences because those are the ones with which we are comfortable, instead of drawing from their experiences and use their familiar devices to start them on a journey into the unknown.

Do we still pretend to be the sole preserve and repository of knowledge and information in the classroom?

To reach and teach our children, we must engage in constant reflection, evaluation and revision of our content, our approach, our teaching strategies, our worldview and of course our policies so that education remains relevant to them and to the society in which they will function as ideal citizens. In changing the dye, we have to be dynamic: we have to pre-empt, adapt to and manage changes.

We must take stock of the turbulence in the global and national environment that impacts us significantly and therefore impacts our students and the way we teach them.

So I end the way I began: Teaching is not just a job; it is more than a profession; it is a noble calling and the called teacher must appreciate that every child can learn and must endeavour to reach each child in order to teach each child…

Excerpt from a keynote speech delivered by Dorrett R Campbell to the Annual Teachers’ Symposium of the St Joseph Teachers College under the theme Reach and teach each child: 23 April 2014.

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Where justice ends mercy begins When we hear the name ‘Privy Council’ what immediately comes to mind is the UK Privy Council, but there is also the Jamaican Privy Council, which does not fall under our Court Heirachy, but considers petitions for mercy to the convicted. Privy Councillor Geoffrey Madden spent some time to enlighten us on the Jamaican Privy Council.

BBC e-voice: What is the role of the Jamaican Privy Council?Geoff Madden: The Jamaican Privy Council’s role is really to do the following-

(a) Considers petitions made by convicted persons for the exercise of the prerogative of mercy. This goes beyond the death penalty, for one could be seeking a lesser penalty than that imposed by a court or the remission of the remainder of a sentence

(b) Considers references made by public officers (civil servants) and police officers on penalties imposed for disciplinary offences. The person may have been fired or demoted or suspended, and may claim that they should not have been found guilty of that offence or that the penalty imposed was too severe.

(c) Considers a person’s application for his case to be referred to the Court of Appeal on the basis of new evidence.

BBC e-voice: How the Jamaican Privy Council differs from the British Privy Council?Geoff Madden: The British Privy Council functions are much wider than the Jamaican Privy Council. What we usually hear of regarding the British Privy Council are the reports of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is just one committee of that Privy Council.

BBC e-voice: BBC e-voice: Who can become a member?Geoff Madden: The Constitution sets out that there are to be six members of the Jamaican Privy Council (at least two of whom must have held public office prior to being appointed as a Privy Councillor) and these members are appointed by the Governor-General after consultation with the Prime Minister. It is the Governor-General who will make the recommendation and await the Prime Minister’s views after the recommendation has been made. The Governor-General is not obliged to follow the views of the Prime Minister. Usually the PM will support the GG’s recommendation and I know of only one instance where there was disagreement and in that case the GG’s recommendation prevailed.

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BBC e-voice: How are members recommended?Geoff Madden: Recommendations of the Privy Council are usually arrived at on the basis of consensus. In theory there is provision for votes to be cast and should there be a tie in the voting the Senior Member has a casting vote, but in my experience no such decision has been arrived at except by consensus, though discussions leading to that consensus can be quite spirited and stimulating.

BBC e-voice: What is the term limit of a Privy Councillor?Geoff Madden: The Privy Council’s term of office is three years, and a Privy Councillor holds office for that term unless he resigns or his appointment is revoked before that period ends.

BBC e-voice: Members of the British Privy Council are referred to as ‘Lords’. Is there a title for members of the Jamaican Privy Council?Geoff Madden: The members of the Jamaican Privy Council are referred to as “The Hon. So and so”.

BBC e-voice: How does the Jamaican Privy Council operate?Geoff Madden: At present the members are the Hon. Justice Paul Harrison, the Hon. Dennis Lalor, the Hon. Shirley Miller, the Hon. Douglas Orane, the Hon. Justice Ferdinand Smith andthe Hon. Geoffrey Madden.

The Hon Justice Harrison, the Senior Member leads the discussions on a case brought to the Privy Council. If he is absent the Governor-General will usually ask one of the other members to lead the discussions. Meetings of the Privy Council are called by the Governor-General, who presides over the meeting. Should the Governor-General not be able to preside, the Senior Member would preside.

BBC e-voice: Under what circumstances do the members act?Geoff Madden: Under the Constitution the Privy Council must seek a Judge’s Report on any prisoner on whom the death penalty has been imposed. In all other instances the Privy Council acts on the basis of petitions have been presented, whether in “mercy cases” or civil servants appealing in disciplinary cases.

BBC e-voice: What has been your experience as a Privy Councillor?Geoff Madden: My experience with the Privy Council has been on two levels. For years I was the Clerk to the Privy Council and arranged the meetings, took notes, and acted on the recommendations made by the Privy Council. Now I am a member of the Privy Council.

In each case, my experience has been quite pleasing, in that the Privy Councillors were quite pleasant to me. But more than that, the Privy Councillors are bright people with a proven track record in their respective fields of endeavour (Judges, lawyers in public law and private law, diplomacy, business persons, educators and so on).

That being so, I was tremendously flattered to have been asked to join up with them.

BBC e-voice: Hon. Geoffrey Madden thanks for sharing, and we are now well-informed on the Jamaican Privy Council and the role it plays.

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THREE FATHERSThere were three fathers-to-be in a hospital waiting room, waiting for their babies to be born.

The first nurse comes out and tells the first father, “Congratulations you’re the father of twins!” He says, “Great! I am the manager for the Minnesota Twins.”

The second nurse comes out and tells the second father, “Congratulations you’re the father of triplets”! He says, “That’s cool! I work for 3M.”

The third father opens the window and jumps out.

The third nurse comes out, and asks, “Where’s the third father?”

One of the other fathers said, “Oh he jumped out the window.”

The nurse asks, “Why?”

He replied, “He works for Seven Up!”

TO WHOM AM I SPEAKING?Teacher (speaking on the phone): You say Michael has a cold and can’t come to school today?

To whom am I speaking?

Voice: This is my father

ABSENCE!Father: Why did you get such a low score in that exam?

Son: Absence!

Father: You were absent on the day of the exam?

Son: No but the boy who sits next to me was!

SmileA While

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