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| The congregation listening to the children singing |
Christmas
though has a pagan background; we have taken advantage of that in sharing the
gospel of Jesus Christ in that he was born of a virgin birth to come and be a
savior of the world.
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| Mr. Misheck Daka leading the worship service |
While
growing up in Kitwe, I knew Christmas to be a day that came once a year and as
a family we would be sharing Christmas presents and cards, it was a time to
receive and give. I remember one day in my Sunday school days at Kitwe Chapel,
when we were asked a question about what comes first, Christmas or New Year, we
always thought it was Christmas since we celebrated Christmas a week before the
New Year.
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| Part of the congregation listening to the Sunday school children singing |
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| Pastor Muwowo being interviewed by Mr. Daka |
For
many people, Christmas is a time of sorrow. They don't have the extra money to
buy presents for their children, family, and friends. Many are saddened at
Christmastime when they think of their loved ones who will not be able to come
home for various reasons. Turkey dinners may be only a wish and not a reality
for some.
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| Pastor Muwowo and his wife |
Many
people in this age today do not really know the true meaning of Christmas, some
look at it as a day when they should drink their heads off, others it a time to
enjoy life by sleeping around. There is more of sexual immorality on Christmas
Eve than any other days of the year. Others look at Christmas as a day to go to
church and have a Christmas service while others will just stay home with their
families.
On
Sunday the 25th December 2011 at Emmasdale Baptist church, we were
privileged to have Pastor Andrew Muwowo from the United Kingdom as our guest
speaker. He was our Pastor at Kitwe Chapel for 10 years from 1993 to 2003 after
which he and his family moved to the U.K. He was interviewed by Mr. Misheck
Daka before he preached the Word of God.
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| Pastor Muwowo preaching |
He
preached from Matthew 1: 18 – 25 and two (2) things that he brought to our
attention concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Firstly, he talked
about Jesus Christ being fully God and secondly he talked about Him being fully
man. In Pastor Muwowo’s preaching, Christmas meant two (2) things to him as he
was growing up in Muyombe; Firstly, it meant new cloths and secondly, it meant
having a good meal, in this case rice with chicken
My
parents were also visiting Emmasdale Baptist church and it was a great family
reunion. The Sunday school boy and girls sang some Christmas carols and later
on did some memory verses; it was amazing how the young boys and girls could
memorize not only a verse but big passages of scripture. One of the girls
recited a passage of scripture from Psalm 119 for about 8 minutes, it was
really a challenge to the youths. I personally don’t think I could have done
what these young boys and girls did.
After
the church service, we had some interaction as the ladies were preparing the
food and it was a time to talk more about Christmas and its true meaning. We
really had a great time.
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| Mrs. Muwowo sports Racheal my wife |
Mrs. Febby Muwowo sported my wife and she said. “I
knew it was her from her pictures on facebook”. I introduced my wife to her and
she congratulated me for my wedding and also expressed her heartfelt
condolences for the loss of Precious my elder sister.
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| Mrs Muwowo expressing her condolences to mum & dad for the loss of Precious |
Mum explained to her what
really happened to my late sister. Pastor Muwowo and his wife left shortly
after the interaction and it was really a blessing to have them among us on
Christmas day.
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| Mum explaining to Pastor Muwowo how Precious passed on |
The
program continued and we had fellowship as we shared the food. I personally
managed to interact with a number of people that I normally see every Sunday at
church and just say hi to them. The program finished around 14: 30hrs.
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| Family reunion |
5 comments:
Well documented Obvi. Keep it up you are on the right path as a blogster. Well Done!! Johnson Jilowa Malipenga
Well documented Obvi. Keep it up you are on the right path as a blogster. Well Done!! Johnson Jilowa Malipenga
Well documented Obvi. Keep it up you are on the right path as a blogster. Well Done!! Johnson Jilowa Malipenga
thanks uncle Malipenga
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