WOW!!!

WOW!!! I don’t know what else to say! I have just witnessed the most amazing Baptism service ever!

When the service started today, there was a “reserved” section for the people that had planned to be baptized today. A handful of people were sitting in that section. But after our Pastor finished his sermon, people were coming out of the woodwork to be baptized! I had never seen anything like it. People fully clothed in their “church clothes” being baptized. They didn’t plan on being baptized…didn’t bring t-shirts and shorts or towels…they just got out of their seats and decided to get baptized.

And the amount of people! Oh my goodness! There were two baptismals, and the lines of people wrapped around the auditorium (the auditorium seats about 1500). There was never a gap waiting for a person to be baptized at either one of the baptismals…at times there were two people being baptized together! When it was time for the service to end (because there was another service in 30 minutes), people were still being baptized.

Also, this wasn’t your ordinary baptism atmosphere. The music was loud and it was a huge celebration…a PARTY is how our Pastor put it! It truly brought tears to my eyes to see these people being baptized and the entire church celebrating with them. The young, the old, the single, the married, children, teenagers…everyone was represented. And let me tell you, it was a huge PARTY! Talk about excitement, enthusiasm and people cheering and clapping. It was absolutely incredible! In all my years of attending church, I have never experienced anything like I experienced today. Amazing – I truly cannot find the words to express what was happening at our church.

And…the biggest blessing of all was seeing my children, Levi and Aislynn, baptized today. We are praising God and having our own special celebration! There is an amazing comfort knowing that all of my children are followers of Christ and that their security will forever be in Jesus! Thank you Lord for blessing my children with the amazing gift of eternal life!