I checked my e-mail tonight and Linda had sent me pictures from Santa Cruz. Our church sent out Sean (Linda's his wife) and his team a little over a year ago to start a church there. I'm so proud of them!!I was looking at the pictures and nearly started to cry. Not just because baptisms are amazing and exciting, but because I've heard the stories leading up to this event. I've heard the struggles and met a couple of the people. I even got to help baptize one of the girls doing the baptizing!! It's a testament to the fruit that will be produced when you surrender your life to God. What a beautiful thing!!
Sean, Man of God, I'm proud to call you my friend. I'm proud of your church and everyone in it. I pray blessings on you, and for a continued hunger for God in the hearts of your people. I know that you would never want to take credit for the Lord's work, and I admire that humility, but in words that you once told me, you do more than you think. I love you and I'm so excited to see what the next year brings!! Keep it up. I'm behind you all 100%
"This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14
3 comments:
jessica, this is so exciting!! witnessing baptism is one of my favorite things about going to the church that i do. baptisms are performed before the whole congregation with singing, clapping, & raucous applause. thanks for sharing these photos, these moments when children of God publicly declare their alliance with Him, when they declare by their actions that they have been crucified with Christ & are raised to new life!!
Thanks Jess. Funny that I check your blog & see pics of our church! You're a part of it too. It was a great day & I agree it was cool seeing Marina baptize somebody! Who's next?
Blessings,
I love the verse that follows where Jesus says that he will always be with us. It's a bit selfish to desire that and love it but I think I'm still going to hold onto it. I was telling sean this weekend that I wish that I could have come to Vineyard earlier so that I could have become closer to him but that goes for all of them. What a wonderful group in such a rough place. Keep it up guys!!!
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