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Take Off! Let’s play a game shall we? The “Time Travel Game!”
Come with me as we go back in time. There was no gathering of folks in the wee hours of the morning to celebrate the New Year in a time of praise and thanks to God - right after watch night service! But wait! You’re asking if that can even work? Aren’t you weak, hungry and sleepy? Which crazy set of people would do that?
Crazy or not this is the approach that the Jamaica Youth for Christ (JYFC) - the same ministry partly responsible for several of Jamaica’s well known preachers including Errol Rattray - has and still undertakes every year on January 1.
How it began! The highly anticipated festival, which teens, young adults and even the elderly have been attending since it began over two decades ago, is a staple for YFC as it not only refreshes the occupants but serves as a fundraiser aiding the ministry’s purpose, which is to spread the Word of God to the youth in their natural and arguably most influential environment -the school; simultaneously unearthing new talent...
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