Adult Mo is baptized in Jette

Brussels In Jette, there was Saturday again, an adult baptism in the church of St. Peter on the Kardinaal Mercierplein. In ten years, there are about six to seven Dutch-speaking adult to be baptised. That is unseen in Brussels and Priest Dirk Vannetelbosch, there is something between. Mo

Mo, which is not his real name in the newspaper, is 37 years and was, until Saturday, also 37-year-old muslim. He comes from the Middle East and have been living for eight years in Belgium. He is in 2013, his daughter lost to a disease. The doctors first said Allah his daughter was going to help. That was his first shock with Islam because “Allah,” he says, “I never in my life helped.” When he went to Belgium, he was slowly gaining all the practical sides of the religion is lost. As he began to get interested in other religions. The woman with whom he worked gave him the contacts of the parish in Jette. There was immediately a click. He is now two years in what he the “community”. “I came here first for bible lessons and finally, are these lessons for me heavenly moments.” Mo says he now himself to his religion has chosen: “I was the only muslim, because my family is muslim.” His girlfriend, Christele, which he meanwhile is three years old, says that he was in the beginning, however, some doubt was. “He has a lot of research work done and has a lot of thought and a conscious choice to in christianity.”

Priest Dirk

In the parish of Jette is an extraordinary atmosphere, and there is a priest Dirk Vannetelbosch. Although other Brussels churches seem to be empty to walk, is the church of St. Peter in full bloom. “In the past ten years, there are 6 or 7 adult baptisms,” says Pieter of Laws, associate for adult baptisms of the vicariate, “that there are a lot, but a charismatic pastor, that attracts, apparently.” The people are mostly about the family atmosphere in the church prevails. There are also many activities, such as bible lessons, cheese and wine evenings, bedevaarttochten, kippenfestijn, moto and fietszegening. The miss so in this church, not classic.