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This note comes to you, again, from the island of Jamaica, where we are here for the 3rd Caribbean area Vertical Leap Seminar. This time, we are in Jamaica's largest city, and its capital -- Kingston! Gone are the lazy, relaxed waves of Ocho Rios, the small fishing town where the other two Vertical Leap events took place earlier this year...Here, in Kingston, it is more inland. It is a more urban-island feel.

Acting on their God-given passion to transform the hearts of a generation of Jamaican youth, our regional hosts, Fred and Regna McClurkin, have done it again! Scheduled to be here this weekend are an expected 150 people: educators, pastors and leaders -- all who want to transform a generation of youth through the anointing of the BOSS The Movement principles. (Read more about Al & Hattie Hollingsworth's BOSS The Movement curriculum at www.bossthemovement.com.)

But, as we have asked you to do before...may we make a little island appeal? We would ask that you please pray for us and for the work that is being done here. Because, like we have said before, here there is a great warfare. There is a battle that is being waged in spirit and in flesh for the hearts and minds of the youth. And there are many reasons why, but maybe, just maybe, this next thing is one of them.

With that said, let me tell you a bit about the history of Kingston. First, it sits on the site of a historic, old city...a sunken city! A sunken city that was once one of richest -- and at the same time -- most decadent cities in history. It was called Port Royal -- and being a land of infamous swashbucklers and buccaneers -- it was a REAL and TRUE "pirates of the Caribbean!"

Researcher Donny L. Hamilton, of the Port Royal Project, said this about the old city...

"Once known as the 'Wickedest City on Earth,' Port Royal on the island of Jamaica was one of the largest towns in the English colonies during the late 17th century. It was a haven for privateers and pirates, such as the famed Sir Henry Morgan, due to its excellent geographic location in the middle of the Caribbean.

After 1670, the importance of Port Royal and Jamaica to England was increasingly due to trade in slaves, sugar, and raw materials. It soon became the mercantile center of the Caribbean area, with vast amounts of goods flowing in and out of the port through an expansive trade network.

"When you talk to a Jamaican young person here you often hear them say: 'I do not want to get baptized because I do not want to backslide.' So the fallacy is that they wait forever to come to Jesus Christ, because they don't want to backslide! So, they have not realized the GRACE of GOD and they have not taken advantage of it. For the young people here, everything is about the judgement of God!"

"BOSS is what our NATION needs! BOSS is the answer. God truly answered our prayers with BOSS. Even the things that we didn't ask for, He surpassed it with the most amazing gift in bringing BOSS here to us. Fred and I are so grateful!"

"My seed is not just my and Fred's two daughters, Briana and Mikaela. My seed is also the youth of this nation. My seed is also the youth of the world." She says, "My seed, our seed is global."

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Do you want to learn more about helping the youth of your community to find their PURPOSE? Then become a Certified BOSS The Movement Trainer. To start, join "Coach" Al & Hattie Hollingsworth and the team at the next Vertical Leap Seminar event, August 8-9, at our Ontario, California, ministry headquarters. You can call our team at 909-861-3846, or check dates and register online at http://www.bossthemovement.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/26.

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