Mass Baptism celebrated at Orthodox orphanage in Kenya (+VIDEO)

Malava, Kenya, March 2, 2021

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A great spiritual event took place in Kenya on Sunday, with the celebration of a Mass Baptism at an Orthodox orphanage.

“Nine more warriors of Christ were enlisted, baptized and chrismated at Saint Tabitha’s Orphanage in Malava, Kenya,” reports Orthodox Africa, a missionary society that helps the orphanage and others, whose founder and director, Fr. Silouan (Brown), is currently on a mission trip to Africa.

OrthoChristian conducted two interviews with Fr. Silouan about Orthodox Africa in 2016 and 2017.

Watch a video of the children being united to Christ in the waters of Holy Baptism:

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Orthodox Africa writes that the orphanage is “an institution of the Orthodox Christian Diocese of Kisumu and Western Africa under the loving care of … our dear founders, Father Agapios Habbil Lipesa Omukuba and his wife, Papadia Dorah.”

The orphanage reports:

Fr. Agapios and Papadia Dorah moved the orphans from the Kibera slum outside of Nairobi to Malava in Kakamega County to provide them with a safe place to live. They provide for the children’s every need housing, clothing, daily meals, schooling, and medical care. Fr. Agapios travels back regularly to Kibera to rescue more children and bring them to Malava. With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Athanasios of blessed memory and by the generosity of others, we purchased a beautiful parcel of land on which to build a new home, future schoolhouse, medical clinic and church.

Donate to the mission of the orphanage via Orthodox Africa, or learn more about the orphanage and donate through its website.

OrthoChristian has also reported on mass Baptisms at St. Irene Orthodox Mission and Orphanage in 2018 and St Barnabas Orphanage and School in 2019, both in Kenya.

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3/2/2021

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A new monastery will officially open its doors tomorrow in Kenya. “We are One in Christ:” The Missionary Work of “Orthodox Africa” “We are One in Christ:” The Missionary Work of “Orthodox Africa”
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Silouan (Brown) “We are One in Christ:” The Missionary Work of “Orthodox Africa” “We are One in Christ:” The Missionary Work of “Orthodox Africa”
A Conversation with Fr. Silouan (Brown) on His Missionary Trip to Kenya and the Continuing Work
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Silouan (Brown)
Last July I sat down with Fr. Silouan (Brown) to ask him about his upcoming mission trip to Kenya, on behalf of the charitable organization “Orthodox Africa” he founded as a way for the global Orthodox community to be able to participate in the furtherance of God’s Kingdom by providing a means for the average layman who may not be able to travel to faraway lands, to participate in global missionary work. The organization works with several mission and shelters in Kenya. In this follow-up interview, Fr. Silouan shares his thoughts and reflections on the trip, how it compared to expectations, what he learned about how to better serve the people of Africa, and about the bond of Orthodox Christians worldwide, rooted in our common faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Serving the Least of the Brethren: the Missionary Work of Serving the Least of the Brethren: the Missionary Work of "Orthodox Africa"
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Silouan (Brown) Serving the Least of the Brethren: the Missionary Work of Serving the Least of the Brethren: the Missionary Work of "Orthodox Africa"
A Conversation with Fr. Silouan (Brown) on Putting Matthew 25 into Action
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Silouan (Brown)
"The Kingdom is taken by violence and force. That implies to me in a lot of ways that we can’t sit on the sidelines as passive observers. We have to engage. You can’t sit by and wait for somebody else to do it. That’s what Orthodox Africa is for me—I saw a gap where there was a need and I asked myself what I could do, and Orthodox Africa is what I can do, so I went out and did it. It’s an invitation to everyone out there to get off their couches, and even if they can’t personally go travel and be a missionary, here’s one way they can be involved. Everyone has to be involved in some way in the furtherance of the Kingdom of God. Produce some good fruit."
Comments
Fr. Stephen Lunagula3/2/2021 3:31 pm
Oh God bless your children in the orphanage. Guide them always to incline their ears towards the teachings by fr.Omukuba and Papadhia. In Christ Jesus. Amen
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