Yesterday was simply an awesome day for Christians in Harare, and within the Anglican Church worldwide.
At 8.30am we travelled to the football stadium for the consecration of the new Bishop of the Diocese of Harare. The stadium was packed with over 3,000 Anglicans and other Christians from around the world. There were over 25 Bishops and Arch Bishops, 50 or more clergy from the Diocese and others in Zimbabwe, and a choir of over 250! The service lasted about 5 hours. When the Bishop, Chad, received his mitre, bible and staff the whole congregation went wild and sang, danced, clapped and rejoiced!
We then went to the cathedral for the enthronement service. After breaking into the cathedral, because it was locked up and padlocked to prevent us going in, we rejoiced that Chad was now the rightful Bishop of Harare CPCA. Thousands filled the cathedral and blocked the road outside. Three of the ten bells were rung after the service in celebration!
This was a historic and proud moment for God's Church. Over the past two years they have faced persecution and attack, but today they all stood up to be counted for their faith and what they believe in. They stood up against evil and simply said, we will not tolerate it any longer. They stood up and believed! Our faith is made known in times such as this. There was a real sense of family and communion throughout the day.
Now I'm tired!!
I will post photos shortly!
At 8.30am we travelled to the football stadium for the consecration of the new Bishop of the Diocese of Harare. The stadium was packed with over 3,000 Anglicans and other Christians from around the world. There were over 25 Bishops and Arch Bishops, 50 or more clergy from the Diocese and others in Zimbabwe, and a choir of over 250! The service lasted about 5 hours. When the Bishop, Chad, received his mitre, bible and staff the whole congregation went wild and sang, danced, clapped and rejoiced!
We then went to the cathedral for the enthronement service. After breaking into the cathedral, because it was locked up and padlocked to prevent us going in, we rejoiced that Chad was now the rightful Bishop of Harare CPCA. Thousands filled the cathedral and blocked the road outside. Three of the ten bells were rung after the service in celebration!
This was a historic and proud moment for God's Church. Over the past two years they have faced persecution and attack, but today they all stood up to be counted for their faith and what they believe in. They stood up against evil and simply said, we will not tolerate it any longer. They stood up and believed! Our faith is made known in times such as this. There was a real sense of family and communion throughout the day.
Now I'm tired!!
I will post photos shortly!
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