"Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success."
-Henry Ford
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success."
-Henry Ford
Within Jehovah's wonderful organization, we are able to witness regularly the tight-knit unity, even among friends you previously had never met before. There are very few events that bring as much joy to us as seeing those who have come to love Jehovah symbolize their dedication by baptism, thus joining the great and united spiritual family.
If you've been following this blog since its humble beginnings last year, you may remember an iconic blog post entitled Tenisha and the Tablet (if you haven't read it, I would HIGHLY suggest that you do and then return to this post, because spoilers... http://welcometotheadventurousadventure.blogspot.com/2015/11/tenisha-and-tablet-blog-nibblet-1.html?m=0 ).
That post involved the very moving story of a young Guyanese girl who struggled against parental opposition to keep on studying faithfully. At the time that I met her last year, she was a newly appointed unbaptized publisher, armed with the zeal of someone discovering Jehovah. Sweet and quiet, she immediately won me over. To think of this young woman standing for what was right despite her circumstances filled me with admiration.
Well, it is with the greatest of pleasures to present Tenisha, one year later, as our BAPTIZED Christian sister!!
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| Happy day, indeed!!! |
I found out the afternoon of Sunday, October 9th when her previous Bible teacher (Michelle Sanches, Guyana needgreater extraordinaire) posted the above photo on Instagram. Happiness is an understatement for the emotions that welled up in me. The feeling of pure satisfaction, in tandem with pride and soaring joy, filled my heart and tear ducts.
Tenisha, congratulations and welcome to the best life ever, my dear dear sister. Jehovah saw your fine fight, your unadulterated love, your endurance and perseverance and He has certainly blessed you for it! Your decision has brought praise to His mighty name and happiness to a slew of your fellow brothers, even those you have not even met yet. Your example has been shared for the last year since we came back home, a real highlight of our time spent down there. I pray for your continued efforts and progress to all your goals as you grow more and more. I love you so much!
Thank you for reading and joining in this special event. Your support of such ones like Tenisha is one of the uniquely beautiful things that bring us together as a theocratic family. May you all have a great day (or night depending on where you are) and stay tuned for the next post!
Love,
The Adventurous A
