October 28, 2025

It’s been quite a day—one unlike any other.

Tonight, we find ourselves filled with deep gratitude for God’s grace and for the many of you who have prayed with us in the days leading up to, and through, the initial impact of this historic storm.

What we know so far:

We were in contact with all of our office managers through 11:00 a.m. this morning. All staff were in safe locations preparing for Melissa’s landfall. She struck our southern coast and moved north through Montego Bay as a Category 5 storm, leaving behind destruction the full extent of which will take days to fully understand.

Doug and Ringo’s family endured what we believe were some of the storm’s strongest winds, as the eye apparently passed directly next to our home and Rose Hall Clinic. Rhonda and Abbi were able to fly out on Saturday. Throughout the storm, we maintained communication using Starlink, generators, and Flow cellular service.

As of this evening—though we’ve not yet been able to conduct a full inspection due to wind, rain, and darkness—it appears our property damage is minimal compared to most. All the large trees are down, and several neighboring roofs were lost.

We’ve heard from several team members, all of whom are safe, though many are contending with damaged roofs, fallen trees, power outages, and flooding inside their homes. For those we have not yet heard from, we continue to pray and trust that once cellular and electric service are restored, they too will report in as safe.

Reports indicate extensive damage to the Montego Bay Airport. News outlets also show that our office in Mandeville appears to be flooded, and the main road in Santa Cruz has sustained significant structural damage to nearby buildings, including those close to ours. We have not yet received updates from Savanna-la-Mar or our team members in that area.

We will share another update tomorrow as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your powerful prayers, your heartfelt love, messages, and generous donations. Your support is truly heartwarming.

We wish you all a peaceful night's rest.

With gratitude,

Rhonda and Doug