South Kinangop, Kenya, May 15, 2024
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More than a dozen catechumens, including children and adults, were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church at an orphanage in Kenya on Holy Saturday.
The St. Barnabas Orthodox Orphanage and School (Patriarchate of Alexandria) in South Kinangop reported on Pascha that 15 people had been baptized the day before, including teachers from the school.
The Baptisms and Chrismations were celebrated by Fr. Methodios J.M. Kariuki, head of the orphanage and school and rector of the Kenya: Mission priest seeking help to build new Church of St. NektariosAfter the Divine celebration all the faithful gathered at the site of the new church building and prayed together for the Lord Jesus to bless the community with resources to build the much-needed church.
“>new Church of St. Nektarios.
According to Fr. Methodios, the newly illumined are former Pentecostals.
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