Sponsors happy for 'The Messiah' - Father Ho Lung's latest production receives strong support

Founder and superior general of the Missionaries of The Poor, Father Ho Lung, recently launched a new musical production called The Messiah.

According to Father Ho Lung and Friends, this particular production is special because of ongoing Jamaica 50 celebrations, and would reflect the growth of the missionaries over the years.

The Messiah will be hosted at the National Arena on September 29-30 and on October 6-7, 2012.

The production sees Father Ho Lung and Friends celebrating 41 years of service, while maintaining long-standing partnerships and establishing new relationships.

President and CEO of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited Kelly Tomblin said there could be no success without service, and expressed commitment to assisting development.

"We all need each other, and JPS is prepared to walk that path together ... . Let us not just take care of the elite of us, but let's take care of everybody, let there be light on your continuous hard work, let there be light on The Messiah and let there be light in Jamaica," Tomblin said.

Senior brand manager of Grace Tropical Rhythms, Nicholas Bramwell, spoke about GraceKennedy's partnership with Missionaries of The Poor, saying the association made his organisation proud.

"We expect The Messiah to be of the best quality. Thousands look forward to this production every year, and Father Ho Lung has shown that he can produce a product that can rival any in the world. As a Jamaican company, we pledge our continued support, through Grace Tropical Rhythms, to the Missionaries of The Poor," he said.

WISYNCO was introduced as a giant, however representative of the company Francois Chalifour said it was a compliment he could not swallow because Missionaries of The Poor was more deserving of that particular accolade.

"Father Ho Lung's entire life has been dedicated to assisting others, those that are in need. When you think of the achievement of Missionaries of The Poor, we are not that much of a giant. I feel privileged to participate in any way we can. We will be supporting you in the next coming weeks and the coming years. We congratulate you on the tremendous effort and, particularly, the influence you have in the lives of many Jamaicans," said Chalifour.

Father Ho Lung gave a very sombre speech in which he professed that Jamaicans needed to exercise more compassion for each other.

"Jamaica needs compassion at this time. We must not forget that, although all of us are struggling, the one missing answer is love. It sounds clichéd, but we need to love because we all have struggles.

For further information, patrons can contact www.missionariesofthepoor.org or call 948-0280.