On Sunday, November 20, 2022, the Red Bay church in Grand Cayman held a special Service of Thanksgiving for a Faithful Servant, Rev. Robert Thompson, Jr. (Bro. Bob). The church brought Sis. Cinda to Grand Cayman for this special event. The lovely service included tributes from local dignitaries and video tributes from Rev. Philip Gumbs, Caribbean Conference Chair, and Mark Surbrook, World Mission Director. To commemorate the 25 years Bob and Cinda served as pastors at Red Bay

Pictured: The Woods grow produce in raised garden beds. In Matthew 13, Jesus taught the Parable of the Sower. In that story, the farmer planted the seed of the Word of God. Some fell on hearts with fertile soil that brought forth a rich harvest. It’s a blessing to read Dr. Woods’ monthly reports and see the harvest being reaped in Cayman Brac due to his faithful leadership and planting the seed, in partnership with the local brothers and sisters’ faithfulness in the Spot Bay

Dr. Gayle Woods, pastor in Cayman Brac, recently wrote about Easter activities: “Good Friday through Easter Monday are public holidays . . . It is the custom here to have a Good Friday service . . . Both churches gathered at the Spot Bay church where I preached a message I titled ‘Paid in Full’ . . . After the message I served communion to the participants. “That night we went to the Aston Rutty Civic center for the community Easter Cantata. I had been asked to give an invita

We were saddened at the sudden passing of Bob Thompson, Jr, on March 19, 2022. Bro. Bob served as missionary in Jamaica from 1974-76, and with his wife, Cinda, served as pastor at the Red Bay church in Grand Cayman for 25 years from 1986-2011. He was also currently a member of the World Mission Board, in addition to pastoring the Mt. Zion Church of God (Holiness) in Ava, Missouri. Whether overseas or in the United States, Bro. Bob was respected and loved by many. His booming

It was a normal March Tuesday in Cayman Brac. Pastor Gayle Woods drove from the mission home near the bluff, intent on visiting ill parishioners at the hospital. But on this particular day, Dr. Woods’ vehicle interrupted his plans by running roughly, not getting up to speed, and belching black exhaust. Abandoning his original intent, Dr. Woods set his sights on N & N Auto Repair. As he was passing Market Place, the car seemed to be running a little better, so he decided to pa

In December of 2014, David and Zenia Woods began an adventure when they stepped off a plane on to the island of Cayman Brac with their boys, Joseph and Noah. For the next 3 ½ years, they pastored the two congregations in the Brac and grew to love their new home and the people there. In March of 2018, the Woods packed up again, this time to move to Grand Cayman, where they felt God was leading them to pastor the Red Bay church. This move was bringing Zenia back to the place an

We are thankful for how God is using Gayle and Micki Woods’ ministry in Cayman Brac. Dr. Woods reports that there are several unsaved people attending the two churches, Spot Bay and Watering Place. One couple in particular he feels is very near salvation. Pray for this couple! Dr. Woods is praying that 2021 would be a year of harvest in Cayman Brac. The Woods continue to lead in making necessary repairs and upgrades for the good of the churches—a new AC unit, a replacement ra

2020 has been a year for the books. In the Cayman Islands, we have experienced earthquakes (nearly unheard of here), an out-of-control fire at the dump, an extreme lockdown period due to COVID-19, the mandate of civil partnerships by the governor, an active hurricane season and more. 2020 has surely been a year of fear, uncertainty and even despair. Yet with the apostle Paul we say, "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; pers

The Cayman Islands’ legislature recently debated whether same-sex couples have the right to enter a union similar to marriage. Dr. Gayle Woods, pastor in Cayman Brac, wrote some thoughts about how Christians should respond in love. Later, this Domestic Partnership Bill was defeated by one vote. Kmanian345/Wikipedia While COVID-19 continues to rage around the world, a battle against Domestic Partnership becoming a legal reality in the Cayman Islands is being fought in our l

Why does God allow bad things to happen? In December of 1995 I struggled with that question. I cried many nights, waiting on the Lord to give me an answer that would make sense. But I never got one. Eventually, I accepted the circumstances, but it was not without troubling feelings of anger, deception, and betrayal. I felt deserted and abandoned. These feelings were not only triggered by the fact that my parents were separating, but by the fact that God almighty did nothing