TWO FRIENDS FOUND BY JESUS AND NOW GROWING IN THE CHURCH

What seemed like a normal day for Rodrick Kalebaila and his friend Sydney Kaoma turned into a life-changing day. After hearing what Jesus has done for them and what it means to live a life of following Him, they both decided to surrender their hearts to Jesus and make Him their Savior and Lord.

Rodrick said, “I felt good and joyful when I received Jesus as Lord.” His friend Sydney shared, “We felt convicted by the Spirit and we decided to accept Jesus as Lord.” That day, these two friends were marked by the love of God and began their journey of following Jesus. 

Through the Embrace Follow-up Discipleship System, they were connected to a local church, where they were welcomed by the pastor, who has participated in the discipleship trainings. Rodrick and Sydney shared that in these past weeks they have been going to church. Sydney said, “The Holy Spirit touched my heart and I began to feel joyful and excited about the gospel message… In church, we were warmly received as first time visitors and decided to join the church.” Rodrick added, “We were received well and in church and encouraged to join the cell meetings as that is also an extension of the life of the church. I was well received by the pastor of the local church where I was invited. I felt good and joyful when I received Jesus as Lord. In church I realized that I was wasting my time by being in the world and busying myself with all its voices. I decided to follow Jesus and never turn back.”