The 45th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) will take place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The theme
will be “Righteousness Exalts A Nation.” Since its inception in 1981, the
NLPB has served as a pivotal event fostering unity, fellowship, and spiritual
reflection among the nation’s leaders, promoting shared values and a vision
for national progress.
At the online media launch held on Tuesday, January 7 (which can be viewed
here), Rev. Sam McCook, Chairman of the National Leadership Prayer
Breakfast Committee, underscored the event’s enduring importance: “This
initiative is an attempt by the Church, through the National Leadership
Prayer Breakfast Committee, to call us to a higher living – to say that in our
respective spaces to live righteously. This is an opportunity to bring our
leaders together, to reflect on their roles, and for us to collectively pray for
them.”
As part of its commitment to impactful community engagement, the NLPB
announced the 2025 outreach project, which will focus on supporting The
Tegwyn House, a special unit at the Jamaica National Children’s Home that
cares for children who have severe mental and physical disabilities and need
24-hour care. Rev. Dr Peter Garth of the Hope Gospel Assembly noted the
necessity of the church’s role in the development of Jamaica’s children.
Reflecting on the positive impact of the 2024 outreach initiative, Rev. Garth
remarked, “I am very excited to speak on the Educate and Elevate
Programme because of the success stories behind our programme. Last
year, we distributed 1039 backpacks with supplies.” This distribution, he
mentioned, takes place across communities that are economically challenged
and a rural parish, last year being Clarendon.
In addition to the offering that was collected, the VM Foundation made a
valuable donation of $500,000. “You have blessed many children and will
bless two students at the Edna Manley College of Arts,” said Rev. Garth
when highlighting the strong support received from the VM Group.
Programme recipient Arianna Morrison, a student of the Immaculate
Conception High School, shared, “This change-making initiative has carried
students throughout their primary, secondary and tertiary education, which
has in turn, led to them becoming nation builders by this act of generosity.”
The event is made possible by the generous support of sponsors, including
the VM Group, whose President and CEO, Courtney Campbell, stated, “The
National Prayer Breakfast Committee has demonstrated faithfulness,
diligence and steadfastness, and this leadership initiative has been good for
Jamaica. I believe it has made a significant contribution to the building of
our country.” To mark the mutually beneficial relationship between the VM
Group and NLPB, Mr. Campbell remarked, “The VM Group continues to be
pleased in being associated with the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast.
We are meeting the spiritual needs of our leaders.”
With evidence of the positive impact yielded from the initiative, The Jamaica
Broilers Foundation has agreed to provide financial support to the Breakfast
this year again, following their generous contribution in 2024.
The esteemed Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick
Allen, continues to lend his patronage to this vital gathering.
Members of the public are invited to tune in to the live broadcast of the
event, which will air on local television and radio stations. For more
information, please contact 876-338-4411 or 876-315-0835.
Together, as a nation, we can reaffirm our collective commitment to the
principles that exalt and strengthen Jamaica.
Source: Our Today
Jamaica Highlights 