Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Sunday, we joined our church at 6:30 AM to travel to Esquintla. What a beautiful drive south down the mountain to a recreation park. We arrived in time for folks to spread out and "stake your spot" and begin with a little breakfast.


Sweet praise time opened the worship, followed by the preaching.




Several came forward to receive Christ.



These 20 were the ones to be baptized today.



The baptism took place in one corner swimming pool. Rather than changing into "baptismal attire," they wore their regular clothing. All remained in the pool, forming a semi circle around the pastor and chairman of deacons and the candidate until after the final person was baptized. What a priviledge to be a part of this special service! What a joy to see and experience the FREEDOM from sin that Christ brings to a life...Eternal Freedom...Eternal Joy!





After the baptism service, the activites continued with soccer, swimming, visiting, and lunch. What a special church family we enjoy at Iglesia Bautista Cananan.


This little fellow and his mom were sitting near us during the service. He is just too precious not to include. I wish I had taken a photo of him in his tshirt...in English, it read "My aunt rides a HARWEE!" Too precious!


1 comment:

Liz Bramlett said...

Pictures tell a thousand words. Thank you so much for sharing. I could see through the pictures how much your church loves our Lord and Saviour, through their worship,their sacrifice, and their love for the brethren. How the Lord was magnified that day!! I pray our church will do the same! Love you guys so much and pray for you often.