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FROM August 14 to 16, Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Southern Region met at Checheche where thousands of congregants were reminded of how God loved the human race that he sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, to earth in-order for humankind to have everlasting life.
All talk was centred on the theme: “Follow Jesus Christ.”
For three days, the congregants listened to various speakers who touched on the family and how it can imitate Jesus Christ in every way leading to the sanctification of the name of God, Jehovah.
The Assemblies Hall is meant to accommodate 800 people, but due to the rapid expansion of the organisation, congregants had to meet outside the hall, braving the sweltering heat.
For the first time, at Checheche, the organisation used television sets to enhance the listening and viewing pleasure of the congregants.
Gone are the days when the audience had to listen to a speaker and craned to get a glimpse of him.
“We arrived when space inside the Assembly Hall had been filled and we had to sit outside. Refreshingly, the technicians mounted a plasma outside and we were as good as those who sat inside the hall,” said Mr Shadreck Chigamba.
Highlights of the first day include the first part of the recorded drama that drew admiration from those who watched via the television screens. It was titled: “Truly, God made him Lord and Christ.”
In the drama, there was a chronicle of Jesus Christ’s works on earth including the miracles he committed while he was on earth. It was in two parts and really showed how Jesus treated his disciples and other people around him and those who may not have believed in him like the Pharisees and Sadducees.
A video link with the convention held in Harare was done as the last talk of the day on Friday entitled: “Jesus came to look and deliver those who are lost.”
John Hunguka, a Bethelite and a member of the Branch Office, delivered a powerful talk.
“Brother Hunguka gave a clarion call to all Jehovah’s Witnesses who have been dis-fellowshipped to come back to the organisation. To that end, Brother Hunguka launched a 16-page booklet which focused on the need for the lost sheep to come back into the fold. We are grateful to God for enhancing our spirituality like that,” Brother Givemore Sikanda said.
The three-day programme was charged with talks that drew congregants to Jehovah-Hebrews 4:8.
There were themes that are associated with the youths, men and women and how to apply Bible principles in this world ravaged by evil and demonism.
The final talk on Sunday which was again delivered from Harare via video link was conducted by Brother Ndebele.
“Brother Ndebele used the picturesque images of the STOP and GO signs to hammer home biblical concepts associated with Jesus’ teaching.
There are several things we should consider as signifying Go and Stop in our day-to-day lives as we attempt not to be part of this system of things,” Sister Tsitsi Murazvu noted about what she liked the most about the convention.
When the curtain came down on Sunday after a three-day spiritual fiesta, it was time to put into practice what they had learned over the days.
Revitalisation of spirituality took centre stage in those three days.
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jehovah has to be worshipped and that Jesus is the heavenly king of the people.
They believe that an earthly paradise await millions if not billions of people, while a number of earthly people will rule with Jesus Christ in heaven.
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