The last posts I wrote were as a result of a conversation I had with Merrill ('Me Palesa) a missionary friend living in the remote village of Manamaneng. She shared that she had been sharing Christ with her neighbor, who also happens to be the son of her landlord, Ntate Lehlohonolo. I encourage you if you haven't already read them to go and do so before continuing with this post.
You can read part one here and the second part here.
All caught up??? Great! Let's continue the story...
This afternoon I had a chance to speak with Ntate Sefiri, our MAF Chaplain, about his visit to Manamaneng over the weekend. I'm going to give you a recap of what he shared with me, settle in because it's about to get good:
Sefiri flew up in one of our MAF Cessna 206 planes to Manamaneng on Friday morning and immediately began the 45 minute walk to the village. He spent many hours with Lehlohonolo sharing about the demands of the Christian life, being truthful about the difficulties he may face with his family and friends should he decide to be baptized as a believer. Sefiri wanted to make certain that Lehlohonolo knew the weight of the decision he was making. He made sure Lehlohonolo understood about Lordship, obedience, persecution and living life as a new creation. Sefiri said Lehlohonolo had many, many questions but was resolved that he would be baptized. In Lehlohonolo's words,
"I know it will be difficult with my family, and with the village, but I am ready for it."
On Saturday morning, Ntate Sefiri and Ntate Khotalo were able to baptize TWO men: Ntate Lehlohonolo and another man from Manamaneng who Khotalo has been sharing with since 2012. (Unfortunately Sefiri couldn't remember the other man's name)
Didja catch that??
Not one but TWO men were immersed as Believers on Saturday. Not only did God answer our prayer for Lehlohonolo's faith, but now he has a believing companion in his village - PTL! God has done exceedingly, abundantly more than what we were praying for less than a week ago!
I've shared in an earlier post the word Lehlohonolo means blessing, could he have a more appropriate name? I believe that God will use him to be a blessing to his entire village; as they witness his changed life, they will want to know the ONE who was able to make the changes possible.
Ntate Lehlohonolo sharing his horse - what a great smile! Picture by Honaker
While there is incredible joy, there is sure to be hardship ahead for these two new brothers in the Lord. Can I ask you, right now, to please stop for a moment and to pray for these men?
Thank you in advance for your prayers, if you would like to share your prayers or encouragement for Ntate Lehlohonolo you can email them to me at kimberlybaker@maf.org and I'll make sure he knows there are brothers and sisters all over the world who are praying for him.
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