Hi! We are the Kanagys! We arrived here in Jamaica in June of 2024, excited to become a part of the Jamaica Relief Ministries (JRM) team. Our role is to help relaunch and lead JRM’s short-term volunteer program… appropriately named Impact! This program will now be located at the site of the original home where Floyd & Ellen Yoder started Jamaica Relief Ministries so many years ago.
We fully believe that God has big plans to do great things through the Impact Program! We will begin by partnering with a local daycare facility, Next Steps, with plans to eventually open our own daycare program.
Through Impact, we have the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to children and families in a tangible way by supporting working parents. In order for their children to be enrolled in daycare, parents will attend parenting workshops that will equip them to better care for their families. We are so excited to be a part of this proactive step toward fulfilling JRM’s vision to eradicate the need for children’s homes in Jamaica!
The Impact Program will also continue to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the community of Mt. Pelier by hosting the weekly Bible Club at Blackburn Learning Centre, as well as a weekly Football Club at the local ball field. We’re looking forward to building on the foundation of faithful support and discipleship that’s already established at Mt. Pelier, and broadening JRM’s impact even more by strengthening current relationships and forming new ones!
by Cory & Laura Kanagy