I am 6 years old.
Our Squad mother, Ruanne, spoke over me at training camp and told me to go back to the six year old Sarah and pursue the desires of her heart. One of these desires of six year old Sarah was to be a missionary in Africa. Now I’m 26 and am a missionary in Africa. God is awesome!
Last year my church had baptisms, but I felt like it was time for me to be baptised again. I was the photographer for the baptisms at that time and felt satisfied that I made the right choice then, but now is the time for me to once again give a public testimony of my commitment to Jesus. I knew I wanted to get baptised again soon, but I didn’t want to do it just because I was on the World Race. I only wanted to get baptised if I was sure that it was the right time and place for me.
In Côte d’Ivoire my team and I were super blessed with an amazing church that welcomed us into their hearts and homes. At that time, baptism was on my mind but not my heart yet. As soon as we arrived in Ghana, the idea trickled down to my heart. I prayed that I would know without a shadow of a doubt that this was the right place if it was God’s will. On our first day at ministry, our friend Victoria gave us a tour of the church grounds. The first place she showed us was the baptismal pool. That’s when the idea of getting baptised flooded my heart and I knew I was to be baptised here. I prayed for confirmation, and God sent confirmation almost immediately.
In the first month on the Race, I wrestled with God about my identity and who I was. He told me to just be satisfied with being His daughter and nothing more. He gently removed all the labels society and life had put on me and I felt refreshed. I had childlike faith once again, and I am thankful. I am getting baptised in Ghana to dedicate the next twenty years to Jesus. On the day my parents will be celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary, September 24th, I will be celebrating my 20th anniversary with Jesus. I am the six year old Sarah again, and this will be solidified via baptism. At six years old, I was able to comprehend what it meant to follow Jesus. To have childlike faith and surrender my life to Him. I was so excited to display the change in my heart at the age of six, and now twenty years later, I’m just as excited to get rebaptised and show the world the change in my heart for Jesus. I am 26 years old, with a six year old faith, heart, and spirit.
I plan on getting a tattoo of the coordinates of my baptism from 1996 and 2016 in the shape of triangles. Triangles are a special thing between me and God. Triangles are simple, yet so complex. The angles of an equilateral triangle have to be perfect to line up correctly. Triangles represent balance. I will have one small triangle on either of my sides to install further balance. My right side will house the coordinates of my first covenant with God, and my left side will house my baptismal renewal coordinates.This placement is special because it is where the soldier pierced Jesus’ side when He sacrificed His life. Our sides surround our ribs, representing breath and life. Triangles also represent the Holy Trinity which lives inside my soul. The Holy Spirit reigned down on me in that baptismal pool at Ironbridge Baptist Church in Chester, Virginia in June of 1996. And I am renewing that covenant relationship once again in the baptismal pool at Elim City Church in Sunyani, Ghana in September of 2016.
Love,
Sarah Amberley
*PS I need about $3,000 before the end of this month in order to continue on this journey. Please consider donating to my World Race fund.
