The Baptism

This past Sunday, Father's Day, Derek and four other individuals from our church were baptized. It was a beautiful day for such a wonderful celebration. We had a church BBQ at a camp owned by one of the family's in the church, and then had the baptisms in the river. Among those being baptized was my husband, Derek, who accepted Jesus into his life this past February, as well as Cliff, a kind gentleman who grew up with a Christian background, but did not really come to know Jesus personally until he met his current wife. There was also Trevor and TJ, father and son. Trevor is also a relative of ours through marriage, so it was nice to see him take that step and to have his family, and my aunt there celebrating with them. Also, there was Caleb, the son of one of our deacons. This deacon also happened to be the one who was assisting the pastor with the baptisms, so it was a special occasion for their family. 

Here are some photos of our lovely day. 

Maybe wondering how cold the water will be.

Our kind host, taking care of the hot dogs!

He's all ready!

Each person could have a loved one read their testimony for them. I read Derek's. It was actually harder to get through than I expected. But, praise the Lord, He has done amazing things in Derek's heart!

The deed has been done. :)

Pastor Michael gave Derek a handshake afterwards. Most of the guys gave him a hug after being baptized, but Derek didn't, he was too excited, and so this was what he got after it was all overwith.

I got to spend some special time with Ezra, Pastor Michael and Julia's boy. He's a cutie!

It was a great day, with wonderful family and our church family. It's so good to get to know everyone better through these experiences. We just grow to love them more and more each time. God has really blessed us, by directing us to our church, and by church, I really do mean the people. Since we have started attending this church, Perth-Andover Baptist Church, it was actually flooded, and now we are no longer able to use our original building, but are meeting in the gym of the elementary school, and tomorrow, we will have a sod turning ceremony for breaking new ground on the property where a new building will be constructed. It is all very exciting, but in the end, I know that with this group of people, our 'church' family, it is all going to be the same as always, and maybe even just a bit more exciting.