On Sunday 30th May we had a beautiful baptism celebration of Jess Tait and Cao Yuan (Cheryl). The church was packed as many friends and family members came to enjoy that moment with our sisters. Both of them shared their testimonies where they told us about how they experienced God and how He has changed their lives. Through the baptisms they participated in Jesus’ death and resurrection and showed their commitment to follow Jesus. Jim also reminded us once again in his sermon that being a Christian is not about believing in Jesus but about following Him, being His disciple. It was a lovely and uplifting experience altogether.
Lucy Kurtyka
On Sunday 27th June we had another baptismal service. This time three young men, Tokede, Olubukola Olumuyiwa (‘Buki’), Richard Allison and Tafadzwa Msengezi (‘Taz’), were baptised. Each was interviewed by Matt Baines, who through the ‘Journey’ materials for young people had been influential in leading two of them (Richard and Taz) to the point where they felt they were ready for baptism. All three gave moving testimonies of how God had been working in their lives. Buki is a student from Nigeria who discovered Bristo while travelling from home to college, as a result of seeing our “Jesus is the missing peace” sign on the front of the building. Richard and Taz are of course the sons of members of our fellowship, Jim and Linda Allison and Hosana Bankhead respectively. Pray for all three young men as God continues to work in their lives now that they have taken the important step of surrendering their lives to Him.
Robert Mill
