Celebrate Good Times!

Psalm 105:2-4

English Standard Version (ESV)

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Sing to him, sing praises to him;

    tell of all his wondrous works!

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Glory in his holy name;

    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

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Seek the Lord and his strength;

    seek his presence continually!

 

Matthew 28:19-20

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

 

The Angels are in heaven having a party and we were in Uganda having a celebration as well.

On Saturday, 17 people were baptized. 

 We did it in the hotel pool and there was mocking and ridicule from some of the customers because the manager turned the music off for the baptism service. 

 The manager lady that turned off the music and caught some flack from the customers turned to me and said, "I am a born again, and the work of the Lord is much more important then their music."

AMEN MADAM. 

As we finished up and the very brave and bold people made their public declaration of their commitment to follow Jesus, Charlie turned to the mockers and asked if their was anyone else that wanted to be baptized? 

 I'll tell you what.....you could hear a pin drop for a moment.  Nobody stepped up, but they were quieted.  

We went back to RH and we ate cookies and celebrated what God had done on that day.

This is Jessie.  She is an adoptive mom that is waiting to get the rest of her paperwork so she can take her daughter home.  She is not wasting a second.  She is embracing Uganda and all RH and she is a doll.  We fell in love with her.  We called her Aunt Susie because she reminded us so much of Charlie's sister Susie.  By the 3rd day...Charlie and her were even acting like sister and brother.  "Aunt Susie" was throwing things at Charlie and keeping him lined out...or as lined out as a sister can.

 We handed out certificates to those that had been baptized and let me tell you, for these folks that DO NOT have any document with their name, this is a treasure that means so much. 

 This will serve as a physical reminder of what the Lord had done for them on 08 December 2012.

Most of them do not even know their birthday or their age, but they do know the day they took a step of faith and made a public declaration of their desire to follow Jesus!!!

For those that did not have a Bible, Kathy also gave them a New Testament.  

Praise God Church!!!!  Amen!!!!