GOING UNDER FOR THE LORD!!

As you can see, a great time Sunday morning.  We held our worship service in the park - "Praise in the Park".  We combined all 3 of our services into one and had a great day of praise and worship as one church body.  It was wonderful (although it did get a little toasty towards the end).  Good thing we started at 9:00.

It just so happened that there was a tank filled with water so why not have a baptism?  So baptize we did!  I had the privilege of baptizing Samuel Keith Westfall into the faith.  So awesome!  When asked why he wanted to be baptized, he said because that's what Jesus did.  And then he said he wanted people to know he loved Jesus.  So in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Sam was baptized.  He came up out of the water just a grinnin'.  Gotta love it.  Everybody clapped and cheered, just the way the family of God should respond.

Hope some of you were able to be there.  It was a marvelous day.  If not, I just wanted to share a few of the "God moments" that took place this past weekend.  Congrats Sam!!

ANOTHER ONE GOES UNDER!

As the sun went down so did John Gerstberger - under the water that is. Congratulations to John who was baptized in front of his family and friends in his yard at the home place. John professed his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour Saturday evening, the 28th of July. John shared his faith story and we, his friends, family, and the Thursday noon men's group, were privileged to share in his joining the family of God in baptism.

Thanks, John, for allowing me to participate in your special evening. It truly was a blessing.

P.R.

IMMERSED IN GOD'S LOVE!

What a great evening we had together last Friday for our annual splash bash. Great food, great fun, and great fellowship. But the greatest "happening" of the evening was the opportunity to baptize Christ Antonelli into God's grace and love and family. As you know, sometimes the best plans are those that are "unplanned". I didn't realize Chris was going to be at the pool and when I saw him there the light bulb flashed. He recently spoke to me about being baptized and joining the church but the dates did not jive until Friday evening. I called Chris to the side of the pool and he grinned and said, " I bet I know what you're going to ask me". Sure enough, it was about him being baptized in the presence of the the church family. As you can see, the rest is history or should I say "His story".

Congratulations to Chris!! And thanks to all who witnessed this great evening and received and accepted Chris into the family of God. Doesn't get any better than this does it?