After Sunday night church in Mogote 6 people decided to be baptized. It was already dark and it is illegal to be in the river after dark (I´m not sure why... but that is the word) so we made plans to go to the Mateo church and use their pila (a tank of water) to baptize them. We loaded up 32 people in 2 trucks and headed down the Mogote mountain towards the country of Mateo. It was a beautiful night and we arrived at the Mateo church but there was no lights. So with cell phones and one flashlight the 6 new christians were added to the family.
I am often amazed at the dedication of the people here. They could have waited, not crammed into a truck with 12 people in the bed, they didn´t have extra clothes, but they had made a decision and they were going to go through with it.
4 comments:
Wow. That's awesome!
I love it! That's precious, and the water looks so much better in the pila than when we were there visiting:) I can't imagine that many people in the back of those trucks for that long of a trip!
That's awesome, Rachel. I'm glad you guys had such an encouraging Spring Break, too. We're really looking forward to being there in May...till then, it's great to read such inspiring stories!
Looks like the Church REALLY has a great need for that new baptristry! That is wonderful about the baptisms!
Praying that the construction on the baptistry goes smoothly.
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