Three souls, three sisters in the faith of Jesus, were baptized yesterday, on the last Sabbath of this month, September 24, 2022, in the town of Pura, province of Tarlac, Philippines, Pastor Roland De La Paz who performed the baptism announced on Facebook. The daily temperature in Pura, Philippines, varied yesterday between 24 and 31 degree Celsius which is the perfect weather for a Christian baptism.

Pura, a 4th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines, with a population of 25,781 citizens, according to the 2020 census, and a total area of 3, 142 hectares (31.42 sq km, 12.13 sq mi),  is located at the northeastern part of the Province of Tarlac, surrounded by the municipalities of Ramos (about 5 km to the north), Victoria (6.5 km to the south), Gerona (6 km to the west), and Guimba in Nueva Ecija (14 km to the east). It is situated about 19 kilometers (12 mi) from the provincial capital Tarlac City, 78 kilometers (48 mi) from the regional center San Fernando, Pampanga, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) in Angeles City, and 145 kilometers (90 mi) north of country’s capital Manila.

Just before one of the baptisms; a photo from the personal archive of Pastor Roland De La Paz on Facebook.

Written by Margarit Zhekov