United Caribbean Trust (UCT)
has provided relief help to Grenada
following Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and in other Caribbean islands
including flood relief in
Guyana in 2005.
UCT embarked on its Make
Jesus SmileBarbados Christmas shoebox project.Thanks
to everyone that made this project a great success.
Make Jesus Smile was used to introduce and
launch the child sponsorship programme.
Bringing the Salvation Message to almost 3,000
Haitian children this summer.
With over 500 children giving their lives
to Jesus.
Jenny along with two other Kids'
EE teachers, trained on the Logos Hope, embarked on a 'teacher
training pilot project' in Guyana were numerous teachers
came after school for 5 afternoons to be trained in Kids'
EE.
Extensive work has been done in
Haiti including major relief support following the Haiti
Earthquake in 2010where UCT was able to transport
and distribute contents of three
40 foot containers of relief aid. UCT has also established
a child sponsorship program in Haiti including a child feeding
program.
In June 2010 the 40 foot high cube
container was packed to full capacity as over 500 more Make
Jesus Smile shoeboxes were sent to Haiti to extend the UCT
Child Sponsorship Program and bring a Box of Hope following
the earthquake.
UCT’s work in Africa
includes building a church in Tanzania and Malawi as well
as establishing a Women’s
Empowerment Sewing Program which has been running
for six years. This sewing program facilitates a way out
of prostitution for girls and women, empowering them to
be self sufficient and independent.
In 2011 Jenny travelled to
Africa and spent three months training UCT representatives
together with leaders from approximately 300 churches in
the children’s programs that will be used in the Africa
PowerPlay Child Care Centresthat UCT will
establish.
From June 2011 until 2015,
UCT was based at The
WISH CentreFortesque, St Philip, Barbados.
Three 40 foot containers
were shipped to Haiti and cleared early in 2013. One of the
objectives was to establish agricultural and vocational training
programmes in three areas, Montrouis in the mid west, Les
Cayes in the south west and Duces a suburb of Les Cayes.
Jenny Tryhane founder of United
Caribbean Trust delighted to have the container in Les
Cayes - the battle is the Lords!
In September 2015
Jenny Tryhane the founder of UCT, led the Barbados arm of
the Mission team to Africa
joined by Lisa Gardier, the Africa Coordinator.
