Baptisms (by Thom)

One of the traditions here in Mali with the national church is to have all the baptisms for the whole year done at one time. Here in Bamako, where there are 32 C&MA churches, all the people gather together for a (very) large baptism service right after Christmas. We didn't make it to the service this year but at church yesterday they gave a report and over 300 people were baptized this year with 12 of them being from our church! Pray for those who have recently accepted Jesus into their lives as Savior and for the continuing growth of the church in Mali.