Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – John 1:12
Before the baptisms we had a small worship service at Ebenezer Baptist church in city of Nsawam. The eight new Christians came from the surrounding villages to be baptized in the Densu River which passes through Nsawam. Pastor Chris had a member read John 1:12 and they all discussed it and talked about the significance of being baptized in public.
Five of the eight were from the village of Wangara which I visited in July of 2005 with Pastor Chris. At that time he was just beginning to forge relationships with the people of that village and had expressed a desire to start a church there.
Today is one of those days that reminds me how awesome our God truly is. He gave me a glimpse of His handiwork and I am astounded. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to see how He has worked through Pastor Chris and his ministry to bring salvation to people in the village of Wangara.
It was humbling to see eight people so excited and serious about their faith that they would walk through their Muslim community during the noon time call to prayer and go to the river to publicly pray and be baptized.
Pray with me that their faith will grow even stronger and that we can learn from their example and be as bold.