Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Mbsala

This past week, we journeyed by bicycle to Mbsala - a bush church near to the mission. The church service was already started by the time we arrived (due to our poor sense of direction while on bicycle). After we caught our breath, we were able to enjoy the service. I preached a message from Phil 3 - discussing the duty of a Christian to desire and "know" the Lord. One man came forward to call on the Name of Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
After the service, the entire church went down to the river (about 45 min walk). All the way we sang songs and praised the Lord. Once to the river, the pastor baptized 6 people while a couple men stood as look outs for hungry crocodiles. It was another great day to be part of the body of Christ! Always exciting to see people growing and maturing in their Christian walk of faith!




(left - Mbsala church)











(right - crowd gathering for baptism)

(bottom - the first of six baptisms taking place - another piece of the Great Commission being fulfilled!)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everything's different externally from what we in the states know; yet we're all the same family worshipping our Father.An awesome thought...

Kevin P said...

Very true. It is good to see the diversity in the body of Christ.

emily said...

did you see any crocs?

Kevin P said...

No crocs! Guess that is good for the people being baptized, but it does limit the entertainment value!

Anonymous said...

Tell Potiphar Kapindula that I said "Hi"