Zambia: the President is baptised

nospam@example.com (Friday Fax) — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:14:00 +0200

"The President of Zambia was recently publicly baptised as a sign of his faith in Jesus Christ," report Southern Baptist missionaries. Hundreds of guests, including public officials and leading national and foreign pastors, clapped and cheered as President Levy Mwanawasa climbed out of the baptism pool outside a Baptist chapel in Lusaka, the nations' capital. In a packed service, Mwanawasa spoke of his spiritual journey, telling of his 'Damascus experience', similar to that of the apostle Paul on the Damascus road.

Mwanawasa, a successful lawyer and previously Vice President, was elected as President in 2002. His reputation as an extremely honest person earned him the nickname "Mr. Integrity", even with his political opponents. Mwanawasa attended a Baptist school as a boy, but his relationship with Jesus started to change completely when he began attending the Twin Palm Baptist Church in Lusaka in 2003. Some missionaries believe that the President's baptism is a special sign of what God is beginning to do in the nation. The Baptist churches are growing significantly, according to the report, with 116 new Baptist churches started in the past year alone, bringing the total to 985, with a further 124 mission stations.

Source: International Mission Board

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Zambia: the President is baptised