Ministering to the people Local pastor committed to her calling
Pastor Yogwati Jairam and her family
Pastor Yogwati Jairam and her family

Pastor Yogwati Jairam is playing her part in society to inspire, counsel and deliver, spiritually to the people through her church, New Life Ministry at Section ‘A’ Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice.

She has lived most of her adult life in the community and it was her dream to establish a church to minister to the people as she believes that it is her true calling.

Jairam is originally from Blairmont, a few villages away and has resided at Section ‘A’ Cotton Tree for the past 25 years.

The New Life Ministry was established nine years ago. It started from her house as a small church with just and handful of members and grew into a church with about 50 members and they have since been allocated a plot of land in the village where a flat concrete building houses the church.

The 42-year-old describes life in Section ‘A’ Cotton Tree Village as fulfilling because the people are very receptive and they have been able to establish both a men’s and a women’s group, a choir and youth arm of the church.

The mother of three told the pepperpot Magazine that her church started out having a small prayer service which blossomed into a weekend meeting service and has the attendance got bigger, she knew she had to get a place for a building for worship.

It was four and a half years having of having church service at her home and she got a breakthrough when a brother offered to donate a plot of land to the church and through self-help methods and donations the church building was constructed.

Today, the New Life Ministry has weekday services as well as weekend services and the membership stands at 50 and often fluctuates due to the pandemic.

She explained that the women’s group, which she heads, they have been instrumental in giving back to the community but their efforts have been hampered as a result of COVID-19.

Jairam added that they will distribute monthly hampers to widows and the needy and will have a medical talk with the women of the community and a few other initiatives to boost the rapport between the people and the church.

“I feel good inside, out at what I do and I have an open-door policy where the people can come to my home and church at any time and we can have a talk, give advice, counsel and guide people to better life choices,” she said.

Jairam disclosed that life is even better because her family- her husband, a fisherman, and her three children – are also part of the church.

Her 20-year-old daughter is the drummer in the choir while, and her 23-year-old son is the keyboard player.

Her eldest daughter was the worship leader but she migrated.

“It is indeed a wonderful feeling when you have the support of your own family in the church and things really fall into place when you are among God-fearing people that are closest to you,” she said.

Jairam told the Pepperpot Magazine that there is so much she would like to do for the community but their movements are limited due to the pandemic and they would host church services with just a few members at present.

She added that as time progresses, the church will spearhead many initiatives to serve and give back to the community.

“Realising your true calling is such a blessing and I can’t help but feel the need to help others to have this good life that I am having right now,” she said.

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