Fishbowl Tales from Jamaica Archives

April 20, 2023

Jamaica’s Common Entrance Examination: transcript

An adult TCK describes her experience taking the Jamaican Common Entrance Examination during her first year as an American missionary kid (’93).

December 14, 2021

A former missionary kid describes Christmas in Jamaica as she experienced it as an American-born teen in 1996.

October 27, 2021

A startling discovery upon returning home from church in Yardley Chase, Jamaica. Tropical rainstorms bring red ants indoors!

October 22, 2021

A visit to the remote and isolated village of Cottage in the Jamaican interior produces an unexpected experience for a missionary family.