Holy Angelic Visitation: Testimonies from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

By Basil Reid

"The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them" (Psalm 34:7, NKJV ).

"For He will give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways" (Psalm 91:11, NKJV ).

Based on fourteen heart-warming testimonies of holy angelic visitation from the Caribbean, this book reflects the goodness and awesome p

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
• Release date: Jun 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685566340

Basil Reid

Basil Reid lives in Jamaica with his wife, Joan, and their son, Gavin. He has been a Christian for decades and enjoys walking, read- ing, writing, playing Scrabble, and traveling. Along the way, he has served as a lecturer, senior lecturer, and professor at The University of the West Indies (St. Augustine) in Trinidad and Tobago, and has authored eight books. He is currently an entrepreneur.

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Basil Reid

HOLY

VISITATION

Testimonies from Jamaica

and Trinidad and Tobago

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my beloved wife, Joan, and our son, Gavin. Both Joan and Gavin inspire me daily. I am grateful to God for bringing us together as a family.

Acknowledgements

I am grateful to the following interviewees in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago who were willing to share their personal encounters:

Joan Reid, Rev. Dalkeith Thomas, Kevin Davis, Pearl Wolf, Henry Sealy, Caroline Meyers, Rev. Fitzroy Griffith Jr., Kathleen Blandin, Wilberforce Quashie and George Douglas.

I am thankful to Rev. Fitzroy Griffith, Jr, Pastor of the Tacarigua Worship House in Trinidad and Tobago, for announcing my book project to the members of the assembly in 2018. This enabled me to arrange interviews with interested participants.

Most importantly, I thank Almighty God for helping me to produce this book. May the personal accounts inscribed both inspire and enrich the lives of readers around the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Testimonies from Jamaica 17

Testimonies from Trinidad

and Tobago 19

Afterword 31

AUTHOR’S BIO 33

Endnotes 35

Introduction

I am a Jamaican national. I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior during my teenage years. I have been happily married to my beloved wife, Joan, for almost 30 years and we are the proud parents of one adult son, Gavin. Between 2001 and 2018, my family and I lived in Trinidad and Tobago where I taught at the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies.

Since my early twenties, I developed a considerable interest in holy angels, having had a personal