The Brief
- Love First Christian Center in Riverview is collecting supplies to send to hard-hit parts of Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.
- Many congregation members, including Pastor Jomo Cousins, were born in Jamaica and have family still struggling to recover.
- Donations are being accepted during normal office hours and services at 12847 Balm Riverview Rd, Riverview, FL 33579.
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – As cell phone videos pour in from Jamaica’s western parishes — showing collapsed homes and leveled town centers— members of Love First Christian Center in Riverview say their hearts are breaking for family and friends back home.
Pastor Jomo Cousins, who was born in Jamaica, says many in his congregation are still waiting for word from loved ones.
What they’re saying:
“You can imagine what people are going through — trying to navigate through the emotional shock, the lack, the dire loss of hope — all those things really move you,” Cousins said.…