We left Songo very early for our trip to Tete. Since the Baptism was not until the afternoon, we all took some much needed time to rest! We had been going strong from the crack of dawn till late into the night with the Seminars and Crusades in Songo, and our bodies needed a little rest.
During our rest time, Danny held a council meeting for the churches in the Tete and Moatize area. These are churches that Wheresoever has helped start. In all of Mozambique, this ministry has helped start roughly 130 churches! At the council meeting, many of the Senior Pastors gave testimonies of all the great things that have happened after the Tete Seminar (done a few months back). Out of the 7 churches represented in this meeting, they have only 1 car amoungst all their congregation! They also said that after the Crusades in Tete a few months back, 10 more churches had been planted!
As we were getting ready to go to the Baptism, Lindy was talking to one of the Inn workers, Sergio (he says it Sedju). She had known him from previous trips to that particular Inn, and she informed him we were going to a Baptism. He was VERY excited and declared that he wanted to come and be Baptized! S
o he hopped in the Cruiser and Mike gave him the Salvation message. It turns out that a long time ago he had heard about Jesus, but turned away from Him.
We held the Baptism in a big river which runs right through the city of Tete. To get to the river, we had to walk through a muddy creek bed where the water came up to a bit higher than our knees. To help Pastor Mike get across, some men carried him through the creek. He teared up and said that it was the most humbling experience of his life. On the other side on the creek was the bank of the river and a little beach area. It was like a scene out of a movie! In a little inlet on the left, women were washing their clothes and bathing. Thier small children were helping too. One little girl who couldnt have been more than 2 years old was washing her outfit on a rock and she stood there naked. It was very evident that she had watched her mother do this many times before. More younger children wrestled around in the river, while some older boys played soccer in the sand off to the right. In the distance we could see 2 men on a wooden canoe, spear fishing (whom we later bought some fish from). Pastor Mike gave the Water Baptism message, and we sang some worship and praise songs. Most everyone along the bank came over to join in! After that, Danny, Lindy, Matias and Christiano baptized roughly 30 people. While all of this was going on, Sergio was ministering to two other young men along the beach...and they too accepted Christ and were baptized! Sergio stated to Jay that he thought he had been called by God to minister to others! AMEN!
After the Baptism, we headed over to do another Crusade in a village. Crystal, Mike S. and Nick gave testimonies/Salvation messages, and we danced and danced and danced! 381 people gave thier life to Christ that night, and many people came forward for prayer at the end. God is doing amazing things in this place!
During our rest time, Danny held a council meeting for the churches in the Tete and Moatize area. These are churches that Wheresoever has helped start. In all of Mozambique, this ministry has helped start roughly 130 churches! At the council meeting, many of the Senior Pastors gave testimonies of all the great things that have happened after the Tete Seminar (done a few months back). Out of the 7 churches represented in this meeting, they have only 1 car amoungst all their congregation! They also said that after the Crusades in Tete a few months back, 10 more churches had been planted!
As we were getting ready to go to the Baptism, Lindy was talking to one of the Inn workers, Sergio (he says it Sedju). She had known him from previous trips to that particular Inn, and she informed him we were going to a Baptism. He was VERY excited and declared that he wanted to come and be Baptized! S
o he hopped in the Cruiser and Mike gave him the Salvation message. It turns out that a long time ago he had heard about Jesus, but turned away from Him.We held the Baptism in a big river which runs right through the city of Tete. To get to the river, we had to walk through a muddy creek bed where the water came up to a bit higher than our knees. To help Pastor Mike get across, some men carried him through the creek. He teared up and said that it was the most humbling experience of his life. On the other side on the creek was the bank of the river and a little beach area. It was like a scene out of a movie! In a little inlet on the left, women were washing their clothes and bathing. Thier small children were helping too. One little girl who couldnt have been more than 2 years old was washing her outfit on a rock and she stood there naked. It was very evident that she had watched her mother do this many times before. More younger children wrestled around in the river, while some older boys played soccer in the sand off to the right. In the distance we could see 2 men on a wooden canoe, spear fishing (whom we later bought some fish from). Pastor Mike gave the Water Baptism message, and we sang some worship and praise songs. Most everyone along the bank came over to join in! After that, Danny, Lindy, Matias and Christiano baptized roughly 30 people. While all of this was going on, Sergio was ministering to two other young men along the beach...and they too accepted Christ and were baptized! Sergio stated to Jay that he thought he had been called by God to minister to others! AMEN!
After the Baptism, we headed over to do another Crusade in a village. Crystal, Mike S. and Nick gave testimonies/Salvation messages, and we danced and danced and danced! 381 people gave thier life to Christ that night, and many people came forward for prayer at the end. God is doing amazing things in this place!
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