When the mighty winds of Hurricane Beryl battered southern Jamaica in 2024, many families in the parish of St. Elizabeth thought the worst was over. Homes were damaged, crops were lost, and hopes were shaken — and yet they began to rebuild, with faith and resilience.

Now, in October 2025, the unimaginable has happened again. Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Jamaica, striking directly along the border of St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland — the very communities still recovering from Beryl. The devastation is urgent. Homes destroyed, roofs ripped away, families left with nothing once more.

The Need

Entire neighborhoods were flattened, and some towns have been described as “underwater.”
Basic infrastructure — electricity, water, roads — has been knocked out, cutting off access to help in remote communities.
Families are facing the overwhelming task of repairing or rebuilding homes again, while still carrying the trauma of the last storm.
Because this is a faith-based mission, we also know the spiritual suffering: children uprooted from classrooms, parents without safe shelter, communities losing hope.

Why Your Support Matters Now

Time is of the essence. Every moment that goes by without the basic necessities like a solid roof, safe shelter, clean water, wrapped children, and steady meals puts lives at risk. When we stand together now, we are the hands and feet of Christ to these families — giving hope, rebuilding dignity, restoring community.

Our Commitment

As your trusted partner in this work, our nonprofit is partnering with some local churches we know personally and we have partnered with in the past as beacons of hope based in these two parishes greatly affected. They are committed to:

Rapid response goods — tarps, clean water, hygiene kits, food for the most vulnerable families in St. Elizabeth & Westmoreland.
Structural rebuilding — providing materials and labor to repair roofs or reconstruct homes with stronger, more resilient design.
Spiritual & emotional care — faith-based outreach, children’s ministry, and trauma-healing support for families who’ve faced back-to-back disasters.
Transparent stewardship — 100 % of designated contributions for this campaign go directly to the recovery for these communities; regular updates will be shared so you see lives changed by your generosity.

How Your Gift Helps

Here’s how your donation works:

$25 provides hygiene kits or emergency food supplies for one family for 2 weeks.
$100 supplies building materials (tarps, plywood, nails) to secure a family’s home temporarily.
$500 supports rebuilding the roof of a single home, giving a family safe shelter again.
$1,000+ helps rebuild multiple rooms, enabling a family to return home rather than staying in temporary shelters.

A Call to Give

We invite you to join God’s mission of restoration with us. Right now in St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland, children are sleeping under broken roofs. Grandmothers are cooking meals outside without secure walls. Entire families are staying in overcrowded shelters. That’s why we’re asking: Will you stand with them? Will you help rebuild hope?

Click below to give now. Every dollar brings rescue, shelter, restoration. Your gift stretches further when given together, in faith and in hope.

Prayer for Givers & Receivers

“Lord Jesus, You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. We bring these hurting families before You now — shelter them, protect them, restore what has been lost. Use our hands, our resources, our love to shine Your light into the darkness. Amen.”

Take Action

We cannot wait. Recovery begins today with your generous gift. Families connected already to the local church and those who will be reached through your giving is us answering the great commission together. Those who felt hopeless two storms ago will now see a glimmer of new hope because of people like you. Thank you for giving so they might rebuild. Thank you for being part of God’s work of renewal in Jamaica.

With deep gratitude and faith,
Girls & Guys Organized for Anointed Living
“In This Season, together we will Restore hope and lives by Christ’s love and compassion.”

Homes in St Elizabeth damaged by Hurricane Melissa

Restore Hope — Rebuild Homes for Families in St. Elizabeth & Westmoreland

A Catastrophe Compounded: Help Families Recover After Back-to-Back Storms

Team Members