Atwooki Florence is baptised
Florence's husband, Switiza has been very active in the Fort Portal church of Christ for the last several months. He has taken the lead in organizing a weekly youth program on Saturdays. Each Sunday they have been putting on a skit at church.
We have been praying for his wife Atwooki Florence. Last Sunday she asked me to baptize her. Cheryl has been studying the Bible with her.
Below are some of the women as we prepare for the baptism.
I brought the trailer and the "coffin" as my muslim friends call it.
Florence is being burried in Christ.
This is our new sister in Christ Atwooki Florence. Everyone was so happy for her.
I was curious for you who are Christians ...what led to you decision to put on Christ?
Who enfluenced you the most?
When you were baptized where were you and what helped you to make that decision?
If you would share in the comments sections I'd love to hear your story.
God bless!
Jeff
posted by Jeff Cash @ 9:29 PM
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We rejoice with Atwooki. Hopefully we'll get to know her when we come the next time. I was influenced by my "girlfriend" who is now my wife of 39 years. It was July 29, 1965 in Monahans, Texas on Thursday night. Sherilyn, who is known on this blog as Nana, and I had been studying for 3 months. In obeying the Lord, I disobeyed my parents. I praise God that later, that was reconciled, and I received their blessing for the work God called me to do. Wow, what memories that brings as I see the pictures of Atwooki being baptized by my son-in-law in the flesh, but by my brother in Christ. Now I have a new sister in Christ. Praise God. God bless you Atwooki. I congratulate you and your husband. Now you are not only one in the flesh as husband and wife, but One In Christ.It just doesn't get any better than that.
Lynn/Papa
p.s. Is that our Kinley with short hair??????
Bwana Asafiwe! Give greetings to Atwooki and the other brothers and sisters there. What joy and encouragment it brings to see somone follow the Lord. My story is fairly simple. I grew up in the church where Sonny Guild (Former missionary to Kenya, currently teaches at ACU) preached for many years in Tigard, Oregon. I went to school and was in youth group with his sons. I was always impressed with their level of maturity and integrity. Especially the middle son, Eric (Now a missionary in Tanzania). I think their influence was a major reason why I hunger and thirst for righteousness. I waited much longer than most of the kids in the youth group because it was going to be my decision and not my parents. After a youth rally one weekend I finally decided that if I was going to profess that I believed then I needed to not be afraid any longer. Since my family moved we longer attended the church that Sonny preached for but I still went to school with his sons and I regularly saw Sonny's father, Claude Guild who was a very well known evangelist, preacher, missionary. Claude was one of few people I had ever met that was never afraid to profess his belief in Christ and I wanted be that secure in my decision. I decided the next time I saw Claude I'd ask him to baptize me. I saw him a couple of days later at a sports award cermony at Columbia Christian. Very sheepishly I approached him and asked, "Do you have some time this week?" He said, "What do you have in mind?" I said, "Well, I'd like to be baptized." He said, "Well how about right now!" I knew that if I truely believed than it didn't matter when or where or how many people were present. I said, "Ok." He took my confession in front of all the people gathered there, including many non-christians. Sonny and his boys were there also. Claude said that he had a key to the church building next door and without hesitating he invited everybody there and we rushed over and he baptized me. To this day, I am so grateful for his boldness and sense of urgency to not let anything get in the way of God's will. I think that it's interesting that I married an MK from Kenya and that my hearts desire is to do misison work in Africa. The Guilds inluence in my life has been immeasurable.
P.S. I think it's interesting that in Claude's autobiography he talks about his work with Ft. Worth Christian and Columbia Christan colleges. He mentions the 'bursar,' or the person in charge of finances, for the two institutions as being Glenn Cash (Columbia Christian) and Charlie Money (Ft. Worth Christian). I know the connection with Glenn Cash but what about Charlie Money?
May God shower you with blessing this day. Rusty
Praise God for the new life of Atwooki Florence. Tell our sister we say hello from PUMP church.
I can remember very little about the day as far as the formalities because to be honest I know now that I "knew" what I needed to do in order to make the step. You see I was 13yrs old and trained in the fine art of "Thou Shalt", but I didn't really "know" what I was doing. That, ironically came about 7 yrs later at Camp Delano Bay. Let's just say it dawned on me that Christ, while he died for everyone, he also died just for me. To put a timeline on every thing. I am 34 and my birthday is September 22, 1971. Happy computing.
Praise God Jeff,
This is great. Beautiful pictures.
We continue to keep you all in prayer on Thursday mornings.
Ron Clark
Those are beautiful photos, Jeff! It is so helpful for us to have images to accompany the stories - it gives us a chance to be a part of the scene.
My baptism as a young teenager was like that of many American Christians we know - it was the next natural step in a life of faith. The conversion process, though, has been a much longer process. It was just after college, in a time when I was very alone and disheartened, that I really came to understand my relationship with God - that I was His child whom He cherishes. In my mind, I have a moment of realization during that period that pinpoints my "conversion". I love how as we grow and mature in years and in faith, we are given greater perspective in what it means to truly be a follower of Christ. It is never a complete transformation, until we are made perfect in the next (the real) life.
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