In Tanzania, three Adventist children invited Esther to Sabbath School. She loved learning about Jesus and decided to be baptized. But Esther had an even bigger dream: bringing her mom back to God. Her mother had left the church years ago. On baptism day, something deeply moving happened — and the story isn't over yet.
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Bringing Mother to Jesus
In Tanzania, a young girl named Esther was invited to Sabbath School by three children going door to door. As she grew in faith through the Alive in Jesus program, her transformation touched her mother’s heart — leading her back toward God after years away from church.
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