The devil was working at me this morning by giving me reason after reason of why I should not go to our church this morning. He must know that when I do not start my week by worshiping with other believers, I am not as dedicated in anything the rest of the week. However, I refused to give in to temptation, and for that I am so thankful.
Praise be to the God that saves. This morning at church we celebrated with our church family as a new sister dedicated her life to Christ and was baptized after church. I missed the announcement that it was going to happen because I had gone to change Haley's diaper. When church dismissed, Matt ran to me and said, "Did you hear that a lady is going to be baptized?" Everyone in the church was excited. The men began to prepare the baptistry - underneath the table where the Lord's Supper is served lies a baptistry, and I had no idea about this until today. Ronald, our preacher has been studying with the sister for a few weeks and she came to his house yesterday and told him that she wanted to fully dedicate her life to Christ. Class was canceled after worship this morning so that everyone in the church including the children could attend the baptism. No one was hurrying through the baptism as I have seen before in the states. Ronald spoke for at least 15 minutes after he and the sister changed into their baptismal clothes. He spoke about what a great decision she was making and how we were all celebrating with her. After that we sang several songs as a family in Christ. Finally, the sister was baptized and everyone burst into cheering and clapping. People were videoing and taking pictures of the event. Upon her baptism, we sang "Redimido fui" which translates in English to "I've been redeemed." All of the members of the church made a line to give her a big hug.
As we celebrate on earth our new sister in Christ, I know that the angels in heaven are even more elated with someone making the decision to dedicate the rest of their lives to Christ.
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