Baptism And Early Ministry

John grow up different way. He live out for the wild, empty places. Rocks and dust and hot sun. No town. No neighbors. Just open sky. He chop wetin the land give am and he wait. He wait for the day God go tell am say, "Now. Go."

That day come. John waka comot from the wilderness and his voice hit the hills like storm. "Turn your hearts go back to God! The Kingdom of Heaven don near!" People hear am come run come. Whole towns empty out. Crowds from Jerusalem pour come down to the Jordan River just to hear this wild man...

John push people go under the water of the Jordan River come bring dem up again, water dey drop from dem. Dem call out their sins make everybody hear. John wear rough clothes wey dem make from camel hair come chop bugs and wild honey. He keep saying am, over and over: "Somebody wey strong pass me...

Lk 1:80