HIS EARLY YEARS​

Coming from humble beginnings in Montego Bay Jamaica, Mutti Lewis will never forget the incident that happened to him as a child when a couple from Boston Massachusetts –The Blackburne came to his little island on vacation when he was about ten years old and saw him collecting money for his church on the street of Montego Bay in the early 1970s to help and aid kids in poorer countries like Africa, South America and the islands of the West Indies where families struggle the most around the world. They were very impressed to see him and hear his story of how Jesus leave His 99 sheep and went looking for the one that was lost. He knows that story very well even as a boy and decided to follow in the footstep of Jesus Christ as young as he was. The Blackburn’s looks at him and said “But you yourself are poor” and with a big smile said, “Yes but my Dear Mom tells me to live like Christ I must find ways and means to help people that are less fortunate than myself”. They were very impressed and said that they wanted to meet this woman with such a good heart. Mutti took them to his home in Glendevon where they met his mom and some of his siblings. They were so impressed by her teachings though they were poor how she empowered them to help others. They saw that the shoe that Mutti was wearing was worn out and decided to help out with some shoes and clothing. They kept their promise and sent him a little box of food and a pair of shoes. He was over the moon to receive the little package almost a year after he met them. By this time the size eight pair of shoes were too small for an eleven-year-old boy but his gratitude was higher and bigger than Mount Everest. Instead of frowning or complaining he pushed his size nine foot in that size eight sneakers and wear them to school. And though it hurts his feet he had never lost his smile because it was so much better than going to school bare feet which he knew too well. He had never forgotten this kind deed and vow to return such favor to a child someday.