Baptisim

Friday, 15th November 2013 was a beautiful day to celebrate God's creation and glorify Him with the baptism of our oldest son Jacob.

Three weeks earlier Jacob came home from school and asked me if he could talk with me for a minute.  That doesn't happen very often, so I was ready to listen.  Jacob told me that during morning worship at school he felt that God told him it was time to be baptized and to let everyone know that he had committed his life to Jesus.  We had previously had many conversations about following Jesus and the need for a savior and several years ago Jacob prayed to be saved, but when we asked him about baptism he said he wasn't ready.  We had told him that he would know when he was ready and that God would speak to him.  It was such a blessing to hear my son say he heard from God and to hear from his mouth that he knew that God was speaking to him.  Over the next two weeks God provided opportunities for Mark and I to have one-on-one time with Jacob and we were able to talk more with him about salvation.  What a blessing it is to watch your children grow in the Lord!

At 9am on Friday morning three land rovers were filled with friends and we headed to a quiet spot on a beach about an hours drive from Pointe-Noire.  We had a sweet service and those in attendance read scripture over Jacob and we prayed together.

Mark and Jacob walked out into the water.

and Jacob was baptized as a visible sign of his transformation into a new man in Christ.

Mr. Nick led us in a time of worship.  We sang two of Jacobs favorite songs; Mighty to Save & I'll Fly Away.