August 10, 2008

There are several people attending our church who either have not been baptized or were baptized as babies rather than as believers. I try to follow up on these people from time to time to remind them of what Scriptures teach. Thursday, Santos Torres, a deacon in our church, and I talked with two women about this step of commitment. After an extended discussion they were still unwilling to give their hearts totally over to the Lord.

The next day, Friday, we once again talked with two young men and again neither would agree to being baptized. We left their home somewhat dejected and disappointed. As we drove home my phone rang and it was one of the young men who had changed his mind. He wanted his baptism to be a private matter so we met him at the church building within the hour and baptized him in obedience to the Lord.

Church attendance is still a little off from the usual 80-90. School begins tomorrow so I suspect many are doing last minute shopping. I will never quite understand the thinking of some people :-)

Good things are coming up the end of the month but more about that as the month progresses. Thanks for partnering with us.

Johnathan and Mary Reece