Baptism of Eighty-three in Dao
by Alfredo Moreno
as told to Mrs. Nelita B.
Janoyan
When
the student missionaries were sent to barangay Da-o to reopen the school, the
was opened for carrying forward a mighty spiritual reformation among the people
of Da-o. During the first three months
of their stay, the missionaries spent their time in revival and conducting
Bible Studies for all the families of this barangay. It was through God’s power that the barangay
officials were enlightened by God’s word and the whole village accepted Jesus
Christ as their personal Savior.
On
February 3, 1995, a parade began at Da-o headed for the baptism at San
Carlos. The parade was lead by Barangay
Captain Santos Mambus-ag with his six councilmen and three datus with their
families and relatives. Eight-three of
hem in all were willing to hike from Barangay Da-o to Don Carlos where the mass
baptism was to be held. God was so
gracious. When they reached Barangay
Nam-Nam, Municipal Counselor Arandes offered a vehicle to transport them to
Halipitan. There three jeepnies were
waiting to transport them to Don Carlos.
That day, the doors of heaven were opened to accept eighty-three
precious souls to be in God’s fold.
The
Da-o Seventh-day Adventist Church is quite a small building and unable to
contain the congregation of 200 people who assemble for the Sabbath
services. They are planning to enlarge
their church to accommodate the listeners but are unable to pay for the
materials needed. They are appealing to
their brothers in other churches to assist them in accomplishing this task.
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