{"id":70328,"date":"2021-08-09T18:01:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T00:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/?p=70328"},"modified":"2021-08-09T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T00:01:22","slug":"church-in-mexico-celebrates-baptisms-and-receives-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/church-in-mexico-celebrates-baptisms-and-receives-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Church in M\u00e9xico Celebrates Baptisms and Receives New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 29th, the Iglesia del Nazareno Centro de Alabanza y Proclamaci\u00f3n (Center of Praise and Proclamation Church of the Nazarene \u2013 CAP in Spanish) in Oaxaca celebrated the baptism of 80 people who were also received into full membership.<\/p>\n<p>The baptism took place in the municipality of San Jacinto Amilpas, in the presence of more than 200 people who witnessed the public expression of the new brothers and sisters\u00b4 faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and their full intention of obedience in holiness and righteousness.<\/p>\n<p>Before the ceremony, Pastor Mar\u00eda de la Luz gave a talk to the group to prepare them for baptism. El\u00edas Betanzos, head pastor and district superintendent, shared about the commitment of living a Christian life. He mentioned, \u201cI commit to be a pastor you won\u2019t be ashamed of; your commitment is to grow in your faith, put your lives in order, and be ready to love, forgive, and restore those people close to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of those baptized, Francisco Ju\u00e1rez D\u00edaz, who is a taxi driver, said, \u201c\u2026I had a total change in myself and my family, I received the Holy Spirit, and it was so powerful that I started giving offering every Sunday. Each event has shown me how to battle the enemy. I created a group with other fellow taxi drivers, I gather them and speak about the miracle God has done and how he is the only one who can transform each of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, during one of the church services, the eighty were given their baptism certificates and were received as full members. \u201cNow you are part of the home of all the families at CAP, Oaxaca,\u201d said Elder Juan de Dios Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Elder Juan de Dios Gonz\u00e1lez Ort\u00edz, Northwest Oaxaca District secretary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"69dc4f6e676b0\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_masonry_gallery gid_70328 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-col-num=\"4\" data-gid=\"70328\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-4.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Bautizos 4\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" data-gid=\"70328\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_7e35f413fc804231c6a5ca0892d75fcc.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 4\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 4\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Bautizos 2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" data-gid=\"70328\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_e14627669cb441832a02311dc91cfcb2.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-i.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Bautizos i\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"2\" data-gid=\"70328\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_74a2e15e42aca422da9c3b09a6e62ca5.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos i\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-i.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos i\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-3-2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Bautizos 3-2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"3\" data-gid=\"70328\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/280x0_100_1_c_FFFFFF_a3cb14bf2d3116f013e92ab344b0a871.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 3-2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bautizos-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bautizos 3-2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function() {         \"use strict\";              const intval = setInterval(() => {            if(typeof(jQuery) == \"undefined\" || typeof(gg_galleries_init) == \"undefined\") {                return true;            }            else {                clearTimeout(intval);                            const $ = jQuery;                gg_galleries_init(\"69dc4f6e676b0\");            }        }, 50);    })();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 29th, the Iglesia del Nazareno Centro de Alabanza y Proclamaci\u00f3n (Center of Praise and Proclamation Church of the Nazarene \u2013 CAP in Spanish) in Oaxaca celebrated the baptism of 80 people who were also received into full membership. 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