Three Again!

rev. sam thompson, jacob, seti and jasper rai, joel basnet rohan rai and rev. mike okine

There were three again! On Sunday, May 8th, 2016 three more Nepali children were baptized at Messiah Lutheran Church in the name of our God, the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The names of the children are Rohan Rai (12), Jasper Rai (4), and Jacob Rai (1). After living in South Dakota for two years, they moved to St. Louis four months ago with their mother Seti.Seti had already been baptized as an adult, and she did not believe that children should be baptized. She joined us in our Saturday Bible study and gradually came to believe that children also needed to be baptized because baptism is a gift of God for all people regardless of their ages. Instruction for the baptism took place at their home. It was led by Pastor Sam Thompson and Pastor Mike Okine.We praise God for continuing to work to bring people, especially a growing number of New Americans, into His eternal kingdom. That is His most important desire. And we thank Him for using people who are simultaneously sinners and saints to accomplish His goal.Forty-three recently arrived Nepali people now attend Messiah on a regular basis.Pastor Mike Okine, Senior Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church