Sunday at the Pond

Yesterday we spent most of the day at a campground at a local pond. It was a perfect early fall day. The sky and water, being mostly surrounded by trees, were beautiful. There were about 250 people there for a baptism and cookout. I think there were seven (all adults) who were baptized.

One woman joyfully spoke out about her new faith in Christ and her desire to repent. I think she had come via an outreach called Alpha. It was very quiet after she said it, but I think that many Kleenexes and handkerchiefs were needed.

Some of the “Alpha folks” have been through much hardship- dysfunctionality, addictions, etc. - not what most people would think of as “church-going folk.” How nice is was that they felt welcomed and how nice that they were made to feel welcome.

One of my favorite definitions of Christian is “a beggar telling other beggars where to find bread.”