Words cannot describe it! We had our first baptism! Gicilene was baptized tonight at our apartment pool. Believe it or not, it was very cold. It is winter here (not quite the same as winter there but cold water non-the-less). Despite being cold on the outside, Gicilene was just glowing afterwards. Mary and Sonia were too along with the rest of the team. We are so thankful that God brought Gicilene our way and that He has begun to add to our number. After the hugs and songs died down some, Randy said, “I think we (the team) may be as (if not more) excited than Gicilene and Sonia. We have all been waiting for this day for so long.”
We had many non-Christians present as well including several of our teenage boys that we have been studying the Bible with for a long time. Please pray that this will be an incentive for them now that they have seen first hand what baptism is and means. Please also pray that we can give Gicilene the support and new Christian care that she needs during this busy LST campaign that begins next week. May God give our team enough time and energy to kick off a great campaign, bring new people in, and still take care of the many people that we already have coming each Sunday and Friday night.
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Mission Salvador Team
We rejoice with you. God bless you all. We send our love to your first convert. May she feel the love in Christ reaching to Salvador from the U.S. We, too, are smiling.
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