Street Kids Get it Right and are Baptized

It has been an exciting two months for Made in the Streets.  It started with a street kid in our literacy program asking a question about baptism because of studying about John the Baptist in Matthew 3.  That led to a careful reading of each passage in the New Testament about baptism and answering whatever questions the kids asked.  

Then four of the older boys in our program asked to be baptized.  A group of women asked for the same study of baptism the kids in the school had, and several of them were baptized.  Then a large group of kids were baptized on our trip to the Indian Ocean.  And then more.  Finally one of our Street Moms in the Eastleigh program was also baptized.  And last Sunday the final two of 36 were baptized -- Mary Wangui and Lucy Wambui Njoki.  Before Lucy's baptism, Francis Mbuvi said a few words.  He told about how Lucy had come to talk about baptism but said she knew she must make things right before receiving forgiveness.  She had a conflict with another girl and had said and done some wrong things.  But now she had made it right, reconciled with the other girl, and she was ready.  

These girls have been wonderful in the Kamulu program.  Next year they will be 16 and will begin their skills training.  We have two more years to encourage and teach and help them develop into great servants of Christ.  

Here Mary is coming up out of the water.  In the other pic Lucy is ready and has confessed her faith in Jesus Christ.