Baptisms in Sicily by Daniel Bosch
Angelo (right), Melina Catania (left) and Barbara Marcellino (Centre)
A baptism always causes great joy, how much more when there are three in a row. Yesterday we had 3 baptisms in the Catania, Sicily, congregation:
Melina and Angelo Catania worked in a supermarket where one of our Catania member’s family does their shopping. Mr. Catania knew our member from childhood, since they used to live in the same district of the town. Our members became good clients and friends and shared their faith with them. One year ago, Melina and Angelo started to attend our worship services. This had a very positive impact upon them and caused them to want to get to know the Lord more and to get baptized. An additional factor was the testimony of their children who noticed major changes in their lives, especially in the father.
The Catania Congregation.
Barbara Marcellino lived near a couple of our member ladies who many times asked for prayers for Barbara’s daughter Monica. Mrs Marcellino has started attending our congregation almost two years ago and since the beginning was touched very much by the way we prayed and sang worship hymns to God. Initially, as a practising Catholic, she did not feel a necessity to get baptized for a second time. But after getting to better know the Scriptures she felt that she had to get baptized and receive the Holy Spirit.