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Baptism

One of the great things about being on the mission field has been the opportunity to see Justin's spiritual growth as he has been challenged and nurtured by his experiences here. Recently, Justin asked us about baptism. He told us that he realized that he needed to follow Jesus, and wanted to take a step in his faith by getting baptized.

There were a couple of others from our church who wanted to get baptized, so today we headed to a small lake in a nearby town for the baptism. Fortunately, the Lord blessed us with wonderful weather.
I had the great honor of helping baptize Justin, and our friend, Michael Maples...a wonderfully humbling experience to be a part of.

Rebecca with Kristi-Anna and Jessica

hanging out before the service

Rebecca with her "Latina mama", Sonia Pacheco

The crew on schedule to be baptized

a short time of worship
heading into the water...
baptizing Maples
Baptizing Justin 


our wonderful Vienna family who came out to support Justin


a nice family shot



 After the baptisms, we headed over to the Devenish house for a short message, bbq, and time of fellowship...
the message was given by long time missionary to Vienna 

James relaxing in the sun.



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  1. Patty M.May 21, 2012 at 1:57 AM

    Congrats to Justin! I was baptized as an adult by immersion (by a Lutheran pastor, believe it or not!) and it was very meaningful to me.

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