Good morning, my brothers and sisters. May the Lord bless you on this beautiful day. My name is Ramon Jean-Claude. I was born in the City of Leon on the island nation of Nicaragua to a Haitian father and Latin mother. I grew up in the City of Boston, State of Massachusetts. My parents emigrated to the United States of America when I was younger. I hold a Doctorate's in Theology from Northeastern University, where I once played football. Presently I am a Pastor with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of metropolitan Ottawa, Province of Ontario. What's a Caribbean-flavored American preacher like me doing in the Capital region of Canada? Sometimes I ask myself the same question but all I can say is that the Lord works in mysterious ways and as a good Christian man, all I can do is obey His will. He needed me in Canada so that's why I am here.
Presently, in my office, I'm counseling Jeffrey Xavier and his wife Maria Hector Xavier. Jeff is a tall, muscular and stocky, dark-skinned Black man from the City of Montreal, Province of Quebec. He's a graduate of McGill University and works as a Constable with the Ontario Provincial Police. Considering how racist Canadian society is, that's quite a sign of progress. A Black man as a member of the toughest police force in Canada's capital region. Nice. Jeff is doing big things for himself. He recently married a lovely young Jamaican woman named Maria Hector. Now, even though Haitians and Jamaicans are neighbors in the beautiful isles of the Caribbean, things can sometimes get dicey with them. Jamaican men in particular don't like seeing Jamaican women with men from other islands, especially Haitian men.
Somehow, Jeffrey and Maria met, fell in love and got hitched. She's presently studying business administration at Carleton University. He's twenty nine and she's twenty four. They're a young, lively couple. I want to do everything in my power as a pastor to help their marriage succeed. Black Love is something that I believe in. The Lord has yet to introduce me to the young lady he wants me to marry. I am forty years old. All I can do is wait, I guess. Maria was telling me about how frustrated she felt because apparently Jeff neglected her womanly needs in the bedroom. Jeff complained about how his wife was insatiable and when he came home tired about a hard day patrolling the highways of provincial Ontario, he wasn't always 'ready to go'. That poor guy.
His darling wife Maria rolled her eyes when Jeff uttered those words and the brother winced. Poor Jeff. He's got a hot young wife who's horny. I feel his pain. We should all be burdened with such a situation, eh? Well, it seemed that the situation between Jeff and Maria was getting serious. That's why I invited them to my house for a sort of 'extended couples therapy'. And I must say that my idea worked like a charm. My house in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven is a beautiful mansion. It's neat, warm and welcoming. I filled it with African and Caribbean art. What can I say? I am forever proud of my people. Anyhow, Jeff and Maria sat in my living room as we discussed their marital problems and possible solutions to their dilemmas.
Maria was quite loud and accusatory in her interactions with Jeff in my office and she was even worse in my house. I feel for Jeff, I really do. His wife is a fire cracker. Not all men can handle such a woman. She kept accusing him of being a fruit since he wasn't paying much attention to her in the bedroom. Jeff finally confessed that the reason why he wasn't interested in sex with her was because he had an erectile problem. Maria was quite shocked to hear that. Not me. All kinds of men can experience sexual problems and they can happen at any age. I reassured both Maria and Jeff that their problem wasn't without a possible solution. However, I told them that I would need their full cooperation to solve their issues. Well, I thought I saw a sign of progress when Maria linked hands with Jeff, smiled at him and said she would do anything to 'make it work'. I smiled. Those were the exact words I'd longed to hear for quite some time.