Muslims Baptized In Georgia
Georgia the country, not the US state whose capital is Atlanta! A week after Fr Zacharias Kerstyuk baptized a Muslim in Spain, three other Muslims who had survived the crippling of the ship decided to become Christians. Fr Zacharias now tells Pravmir how and why this came about. The last moments before the sacrament The men who have become Christians are all members of the crew on board the same ship which had been crippled. They are of Georgian nationality. There were six [Read more...]
700 Children Baptized In One Service in Georgia
700 Children are baptized during a mass baptism ceremony in the town of Mtskheta outside Tbilisi, July 13, 2010. About 700 children were baptized by the Georgian Orthodox church during the 12th mass baptism ceremony led by Patriarch Ilia II. Georgia had a big declining birth rate until Patriarch Iliya said he would personally bless each baby, so now the birthrate is increasing and they are getting blessings and baptisms from the Patriarch! That’s a missionary spirit. God bless the Church in [Read more...]
