MONTEGO BAY, St James — Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday told the congregation of the New Testament Church of God on Water Lane in Montego Bay that the Almighty was moving Jamaica in the right direction and encouraged them to keep praying for the country.
In a five-minute address which which foreshadowed the message that was to follow from the Reverend Clement Clarke, Golding expressed confidence that all was going to be well, notwithstanding the public backlash that his administration has been taking over their handling of the US extradition request for Mr Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.
“There are many of us who have taken it upon ourselves to sit in judgment. Our God is an awesome God who moves in mysterious ways that none of us can understand. I believe that we are at a turning point and the direction in which God is turning this country is the right direction. It is he who leads and captains the ship, all of us are only sailors, no matter how the storm may rage and the winds buffet, I smile because I have a faith that all will be well,” he said.
Golding’s words came against the background of calls for his resignation following his disclosure that he had sanctioned the hiring of US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to lobby the US government with a view to influence the request for Coke.
Coke is in US custody awaiting trial on drugs and gun-running charges, having waived his right to an extradition hearing here.
Noting that the Almighty could turn around the most dismal of situations, Reverend Clarke encouraged the congregation to shrug off the devil and take comfort in the fact that blessings were in store for everyone who stayed the course.
“I’m not talking politics. God is not finished with us yet. It is to that end that we continue to pray,” he said directly to Golding.
The service, one of several events scheduled during the Prime Minister’s tour of Montego Bay last weekend, was attended by Minister of Water and Housing Horace Chang and Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlet among other poiticians. It was followed hours later by the North West St James Constituency Conference at the St James High School.
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