June 6, 2020 | Seaview Farm | Vaughn Joseph
On April 26, 2020, amid the COVID-19 lockdown, fire tore through the home of Ms. Clair Floyd in Sea View Farm. Nothing was salvaged from this disaster. Unfortunately, as a result of the fire, she lost her older brother, Hilton Floyd, a seventy-four-year-old amputee, who was confined to a wheelchair. This was a most terrible lost.
Two other residents of the home, grandchildren of Ms. Clair Floyd, are members of the children’s division of the Sea View Farm Seventh-day Adventist Church. They are Tyzjuan Hunte and Praise Baptiste, a brother and sister, who unfortunately lost their mother in 2019 due to illness. This was another devastating blow to their young lives.
On May 3, 2020, the Community Services department of the church headed by Elder Paula Smith moved quickly to bring much needed tangible, and financial relief to the displaced family. This was preceded by visitation from the church to the victims, to extend condolences, provide grief counseling and express empathy.
The church continues to make an impact in the lives of the community, meeting their tangible needs, as Christ did, expressing compassion to all, especially those who have been through tragedy. We are mindful of the words of James, who said, “And one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? James 2:16 (NKJV).