A High Sabbath
Last Sabbath was a high Sabbath with the culmination of Week of Prayer
ending with a baptism of 25 students here at Kauma Adventist School. They had been studying with the chaplain for over three months. The girls sewed white dresses which they wore into the water. An ordained pastor came over from Tarawa to do the baptisms.
The school has around 140 students from all the islands of Kiribati. The majority are not Seventh-day Adventist Christians, rather coming from Catholic and Kiribati Protestant Church (KPC) backgrounds. Last semester 17 students chose to accept Christ as their personal Saviour as well. The students gave amazing testimonies of how God has led in their lives and how much their school experience influenced them for good.
It was a real privilege to witness their commitment. The staff prepared a lovely dinner for them to enjoy afterwards (potluck style).
Search For One (SFO) was graciously allowed to build a simple 'base camp' on the oceanside of the school many years ago. Thus, we are able to participate in the school's activities and campus life.
Wishing you all a great day!
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Wow what a beautiful setting to meet the challenges of daily life in. I know you both are a great blessing to the people you are working with there. Who knows if you stay long enough Joyce and I may float in to your lagoon one day- Blessings Keith Wilkens
ReplyDeleteI'm so amazed to hear student giving there lives to the Lord. I was a student at Kauma once since 2001 to 2007. I left this school knowing God better and tragedy to face reality. I hope God will lead's student to this school to experience what we had seen.
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