I warmly welcome this personal testimony from my brother, in the
Family of God, and sincerely hope that this book will be a blessing to
Christians everywhere. The deep early childhood consciousness of
God's presence and sovereign authority over his life has been very
illuminating. Thereafter, his personal encounters and struggles to
overcome the enemy to our eternal salvation, would begin.
This brother was thrown from the path of righteousness before he
could begin to grow and better understand the things of God. But in
spite of the years of being held captive to sin he did not lose
consciousness of the eternal love and grace of the Lord God Almighty.
After many years living in England, and away from any church, the
brother recognised his state of helplessness without Jesus Christ and
cried out, in confession and repentance. The Lord heard and answered
him, and by the saving power of the Holy Spirit, he was cut free to
resume on the Christian walk.
Brother Riggon re-baptised and turned to fellowship at his childhood
church and throughout this moving testimony, he has clearly become
a committed worker in the vineyard of the Lord at the New Testament
Church of God.
On a final note, I am personally very pleased to see the references
made to acknowledge the place in history due to the Claremont New
Testament Church of God, in Hanover. This church was planted
through the tireless labour of a remarkable servant of the Lord, known
to us as, 'Brother Bailey', and who hailed from the parish of Clarendon.
He settled in the community of Jericho/Claremont in 1937. I welcome
this historic record for the New Testament churches in the often
overlooked parish of Hanover.
Rev. Glasford Hume - Present pastor at the Haddo New Testament
Church of God, Jamaica.
