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On this day in 1814, John Rowe was sent as a missionary to Jamaica by the English Baptist Missionary Society. Rowe was the first missionary sent by them to Jamaica. Rowe was sent to Jamaica mainly in response to the pleas from Moses Baker to the English Baptist Missionary Society to begin missions work in Jamaica.
Moses Baker, along with George Gibb, George Lewis, and George Lisle were among the first black men who had left the United States in 1782 to go to Jamaica. Some of them had been slaves in America that had been set free by their owners. While there, these men began to lay the foundation for the Baptist Mission in Jamaica.
Years later, they would urge others to get involved in the work of God around the world, specifically in Jamaica. On this day in 1814, John Rowe would answer the plea for help and get involved in missions in another part of the world away from his home. After sending Rowe, the English Baptist Missionary Society would continue their involvement in Jamaica.
Do we see the need around the world for laborers? Are we willing, like John Rowe, to go answer a call for help from fellow laborers, to get involved in the work of the Lord around the world? Do we consider the work of our God important enough to give our lives to serve Him?
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