We hope to bring Jamaicans we are in contact with with the surnames of Campbell, Anderson and Rose in what will be a small pilot project this year. We are seeking to find Scottish families or individuals who will be willing to host the Jamaicans for two weeks in Scotland this year. It would be hoped that the host families could take their guests to places particularly associated with their Scottish clan. It might be that some clans will be interested in organising some kind of clan gathering. It is perhaps unlikely that a Jamaican Campbell will have attended a clan gathering before!

We are also developing a partnership between Eastbank Academy in Shettleston, where William McGhie attended as a boy, and Meadowbrook High School in Kingston which he helped to set up. At McGhie's request, Meadowbrook High has the same motto ("Let your light shine") and badge as Eastbank.

The project has its origin in a reconciliation movement called The Lifeline Expedition, which brings a Christian response to the legacies of the Atlantic slave trade. See www.lifelineexpedition.co.uk It was during the preparatory visits to Jamaica that the close links with Scotland were discovered.

The Lifeline Expedition’s motto is “Healing the Past, Transforming the Future” and that process occurs through making meaningful apologies, granting forgiveness and following up with practical action according to Biblical principles of reconciliation. Flag Up Scotland Jamaica encourages practical action to further the process of healing and reconciliation. We particularly invite churches in Scotland to pray for and support the project. We hope that through the project there will be an increase in exchange visits between ministers and pastors in both nations.