Consecration

Saturday was a momentous day for Igreja Evangelica Palavra Viva. Four leaders were consecrated as Pastors and four as Deacons.

Aimee and Raul did a great job leading the celebration.

Pastor Vaughan Telfer, who was a missionary with OMS in Mozambique in the past, came for a special visit to conduct the Consecration Ceremony & also provide training for church leaders.

Gifts were presented to those being consecrated and their wives. Thanks to all the teams who have left clothes with us, we were able to give some of these clothes to the wives & also wrapped them in a capulana. Thank you for your partnership!

Please pray for these leaders. They have an enormous responsibility to be servant leaders. Pray for wisdom and God's spirit to equip them to serve the church so that it will grow and be fruitful!

From left to right:- Belarminio Massango & Albertina; Calos Jango & Tina; Francisco Cossa & Rosa; Abel Miambo & Victoria; Nelio Niquisse & Xenia; Daniel Maduel & Louisa; Llidio (Juca) Fernando & Elena; Dinis Macuia & his mum.

Of course after there was a huge cake, served out by those who had been consecrated!

1 Timothy 3

¹ This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop,^[a] he desires a good work. ² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; ³ not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,^[b] but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; ⁴ one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence ⁵ (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); ⁶ not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. ⁷ Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. ⁸ Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, ⁹ holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. ¹⁰ But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. ¹¹ Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. ¹² Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. ¹³ For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.