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Baptism in 1959 - Nakuru, Kenya

"Somewhere close by was the Free Finnish Inland Mission, which was a missionary organisation representing the non-Lutheran Churches of Finland (hence the name 'Free' meaning 'not the state church'). There was a water baptism which was somewhat interdenominational. The black pastor was from an African Pentecostal denomination. But others who were baptised that day were baptised by a Finnish pastor, or by an English man, Derek Prince [Philip's great-grandfather] who was sent out by the Danish Free Church but was teaching as the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada school.

"I cannot remember the name of the region or the river. But I think that black pastor was Simon Thuku."