Twenty two convicts at Choma Central Prison in Southern Province have been baptized by the Seveth Day Adventist (SDA) church following an evangelism programme held at the prison.
SDA church elder Charles Shindaile said nine of the baptised are convicts while 13 are remandees.
Elder Shindaile said the SDA will continue offering Voice of Prophecy lessons to prisoners at Choma central prison to ensure convicts take a stand for Jesus Christ and reform.
The new Christians sang songs to glorify God as Choma Mission District Pastor Wesley Mwiinga baptized them.
And Pastor Mwiinga called on the baptized inmates to continue believing in the saviour, Jesus Christ.
Pastor Mwiinga, who read the Bible from the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 16 verses 25 to 34, stressed that Jesus Christ was also baptized before he started his earthly ministry to give an example to his followers.
He assured the inmates that God loved them despite their status as prisoners and that there was no sin that Christ cannot forgive.
Meanwhile, one remandee who has been committed to the High Court for vandalising Zamtel cables in Maamba, Oscar Siamuzovu, expressed gratitude to the SDA for engaging prisoners in the Voice of Prophecy programme.
He said he felt free in the eyes of Jesus Christ after baptism.
And Zambia Prisons Fellowship chairman for Choma district, Pastor Brian Mbao, commended the SDA church for supplementing government’s efforts in reforming prisoners.
Pastor Mbao urged the SDA church in Choma to continue with its prisons ministries programme as the prison always receives new convicts.
He said the word of God can change the convicts, hence the need to help them turn to God.
The SDA church in Choma has also procured two television sets and a decoder worth K2.8m for use by inmates at the Choma Central prison.
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That’s the best thing that can happen to them while they’re serving time.
Good thing, only hope the TV sets and decoder won’t end up in the warders canteen/office
work while the sun still shines,work for the night is coming.children of God,am so humbled.te word shall be preached and then the end shall come!even so come Lord Jesus!!
Praise God! and I pray that the Holy spirit helps them to grow in spirit and get strong in the Lord so that when they are out of prison they will live a better life than what led them to get into prison. I encourage the church to continue doinng the great work, God bless them!!!
I was in prison and you visited me so says the good book………
thats what we call transformation and reknewal. it doesnt mean, that u leave the prison untill the sentence tenure. When u serve the sentence come back home, change..mwamvera ka..!!
#5, Hi Ba Wiseman fimo fimo , happy esater
&7, meant happy Easter…
Thanks TS (Mrs ) #7, 8 Happy Easter too and great day….
May the good Lord God be glorifies for this change of heart by the baptised people mentioned here-in.
On “He assured the inmates that God loved them despite their status as prisoners and that there was no sin that Christ cannot forgive”, this message is on the spot.
As the regards to the true church of God, the SDA Church, as well as others, the Holy bible records that you will know them by their fruits.
I thus wish all world citizens all the very best in their activities and I am asking us all to take the Holy Scriptures seriously as we ask God to help us understand them and implement what they record in our lives by God’s grace.
Maestro omunene uli wa nsabata hene?
Ba kabolala ba pusuka !! Good move SDA. Now please also visit RB. Happy Esther everyone. Oh sorry happy easter everyone.
That is good but let them also tell those thieving politicians that God does not like thieves like Ka Kafupi,Regina, may be Dora and other big thieves.
We should also learn to preach to national leaders by reminding them that they are ruling children of God who should not be mistreated, unlike leaving it to the sunday goers especially that church
11. Prof Mutengo Waminga LLB (UNZA) LLM, MA PHD (Oxford) greetings and inzya musa. Ndili wa nsabata, munguzu izya Leza.
14, Camp meeting, we as the SDA Church are preaching the word of God to everyone and will not masquerade ourselves as pawns to our Zambian President and other politicians. Our duty is to do God’s Will and warn all world citizens of the coming day of reckoning that is promised in the Holy Scriptures.
As a true church of God, we as the SDAs will not give our church as sanctuary for politicians to do their useless activities especially of telling lies.
By God’s grace, He shall help us do His Will and carry us all to heaven if we give our all to Him.
yebo maestro what do you mean “As a true church of God, we as the SDAs…..”” the other church are not true? please clarify
That’s good.Very good.
That is waht Jesus stoot for and should be commended
Kuposafye inshita. Umufumgwa mufungwa. Stop those christianity gymnastics.