Baptism service

CrossRoads Christian Fellowship, GCI’s church in Tipp City, Ohio, held a baptism service on August 25. Eleven were baptized in a nearby river.

One of those baptized, Tara Engel (at right in the picture above), wrote this in a Facebook post reporting on the service:

Finally back home, curled up and resting after an emotional but amazing morning. Went to church with my parents, hubby and son—a very powerful service after which we all went down to the river where 11 of us were baptized, myself included. The best part was that my son decided that he, too, wanted to be baptized and so he was baptized alongside me [see the picture below]. Words can’t describe how proud I am of that amazing young man and all the important decisions he has made recently…. We are so blessed to be part of the Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Tipp City— a group of diverse, unique and kooky folks who are NOT at all what I thought Christians were. Instead they are what Christians SHOULD be and I am so honored to know each and every one of them. If anyone had told me two years ago where my life would be today, I would hardly have believed it. I couldn’t ask for a greater sense of belonging, contentment and genuine peace. I also couldn’t ask for a better husband or son. Maybe it’s a little silly to put stuff like this on Facebook but I can remember so many times when I wondered how my life was going to unfold, or why things weren’t where I expected them to be, or whether I would ever be “happy”—life can change in the blink of an eye and sometimes we don’t even realize what is happening. When we are ready, God sends the people or situations or wisdom that will lead us to where we need to be. And if we fail to follow them the first time, He sends them again!! (Thankfully). We give up—too often—but God never does. And I am very, very grateful that He doesn’t.