Roogae Kirlew has been an elder at the Mt Industry United Church in Jamaica and The Cayman Islands for the past 15 years, and he has always been guided by his Christian faith in his everyday life.

A resident of Glengoffe in St Catherine, Elder Kirlew considers himself an ardent Christian who practises what he preaches.

He told Family and Religion that one of his main motivations as a Christian is to reach out to the vulnerable, not just members of his church, but all people who need help because that is what Jesus taught him to do.

Guided by his faith, he contested the Mt Industry Division of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation as a People's National Party councillor and was successful in the last local government election.

I see it as a way to minister to the people, fulfilling the examples that Christ laid down for the Church," said Kirlew.