10-Year-Old Boy’s Bible Studies Lead 8 Children to
Baptism
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Jaffet
Vazquez shares what he’s learned at his Adventist school in New Jersey.
A fourth-grade boy in the U.S. state
of New Jersey has led eight children to baptism through a Bible study group in
his home.
Jaffet Vazquez, 10, uses information
learned in classes at the local Seventh-day Adventist elementary school to lead
the weekly group of 13 children, ages 5 to 10, in his home in Vineland, a city
of 61,000 people.
Fourth grader Jaffet Vazquez leading
a Bible study. (Visitor)
"I am really happy to learn
more about Jesus and teach my friends,” Vazquez told the Columbia Union Visitor magazine. “They
come over to my house, and we learn more about God together and also get to
play.”
When Vazquez first decided that he
wanted to share his love for Jesus with the neighborhood children, his mother
prayerfully visited every mother on the street to extend an invitation to the
Bible studies. Many mothers said their children could attend.
Vazquez shares with his friends what
he has learned about God’s love and gift of salvation during classes from
teachers Violeta Molina and Raul Rivero at the Vine Haven Adventist
School. Rivero is also pastor at the Bridgeton Spanish church, which
Vazquez attends with his family, and he helps the boy’s friends prepare for
baptism.
When Vazquez started teaching, only
one child from his block went to church regularly. Now many of the children
attend Sabbath services at the Bridgeton Spanish church, and their parents are
more open to Bible studies for themselves, Visitor reported. Eight
children have been baptized because of Vazquez’s ministry.
The boy encourages the children to
study the Bible for themselves, using his allowance money to buy prizes for
those who excel. His mother prepares snacks for the children to eat at the end
of their study.
“The children say they are excited
to learn new worship songs and learn how to pray,” Visitor said.
Source: http://www.adventistreview.org/church-news/story4390-10-year-old-boys-bible-studies-lead-8-children-to-baptism
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