April 27th 2019 I got baptized!!
When I was a baby I was dedicated to the Lord by my parents. Following that in the church I grew up in you had a confirmation to learn more and to stand in front of the church and say why you believe in God. This was all crucial to my walk with the Lord. Starting the race I’d had many questions about baptism and wondering if I was truly baptized. I had thought maybe I should get baptized again because I was choosing it for myself, but then I always decided no to that because I had already done it as a baby. I finally asked my leader and missionary host (Jenna) if I was even baptized. Jenna then told me how she was baptized as a baby and that she looked at it as her parents promise to the Lord that they would raise her up in the faith. That resonated with me so much I was brought to tears. My parents did raise me up well and in the faith and I am so so greatful for them!(: love you guys(: But even with confirmation I had to do it too it wasn’t a choice for me but it did teach me a lot. So when my teammate Hannah had asked me to baptize her I was thrilled that she wanted me to and I said yes! Then our leaders told us that the people baptizing the others had to be baptized themselves. The Holy Spirit stirred in me and I knew then that I had to be baptized and that’s when I talked to my leader and Jenna. So I got to say yes to the Lord on April 27th 2019 that I wanted to live for him, not just on this race but when I go home and forever. I want to teach my children about him I want to teach strangers on the street about his love for us. I chose to fully commit before my squad that no matter where I am wether in the states or in another country that I am living for the Lord the rest of my life no matter the trials and struggles that are before me.
That day I also got the pleasure of baptizing one of my best friend Hannah Key(:
This is someone I’ve seen so much growth in this past 8months and it was truly a pleasure for her to ask me to baptize her. She was someone who at the beginning was questioning whether the Lord even would speak to her. She now can confidently say “the Lord told me…” and she walks boldly in who she is and her convictions as a woman living for Jesus.
