Kenya and Chiradzulu District, Malawi, February 13, 2025
Photo: Facebook
More than two dozen people were baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in two mass Baptism services in Africa over the weekend.
On Saturday, February 8, Archbishop Makarios of Nairobi of the Patriarchate of Alexandria visited a community of the Maasai people to baptize 19 children, he reports on Facebook.
The Archbishop writes about the grace of Baptism:
Through Baptism we are born into a new life, we acquire the possibility of spiritual growth, our image according to God is cleansed and we are able to attain to the divine likeness. Through the grace of Baptism we are able to pray and call God Father and other people our brothers and sisters. We are able to face the workings of the devil, we are able to receive Holy Communion and of course, depending on our spiritual state, we can fulfil the aim of our creation.
Such mass Baptisms are a common occurrence in Africa. OrthoChristian reported on the Baptism of a dozen children in Kenya 
Dozen children baptized at Kenyan parish of ROC’s African ExarchateA dozen children were baptized into Christ in at a church in Kenya last week.
“>in October.
Fr. Joachim Bakali baptizing in Malawi. Photo: exarchate-africa.ru
The next day, Fr. Joachim Bakali of the Church of the Holy Apostle Luke in Chiradzulu District, Malawi, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and baptized 11 locals, including both children and adults, reports the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate.
The newly baptized prepared for the Sacrament for six months under the guidance of Fr. Joachim and his wife Matushka Anastasia.
About 1,000 people were baptized in Malawi over the course of a week 
About 1,000 Malawians baptized in one weekThe newly baptized were given cross necklaces and icons to start an icon corner with, as well as an Orthodox catechism in the Chewa language, prepared specifically for this trip.
“>last April.
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