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.