Our church, The Rock (http://www.rockthechurch.com/) is part of a movement of churches called Great Commission Ministries. Every December, GCM holds a conference for all the churches called Faithwalkers. Rafa and I went to Faithwalkers, held in Omaha, for the first time this year.
Rafa made the decision to follow the example of Jesus and be baptized. I am so blessed to be following a man whose goal is following Christ.
Here are a few pics:
Update from Rafa:
I was baptized a few months after I was born, no questions asked. For those how have been around in my life the last couple of years, know that they have been full of trials. One after another the life changing issues kept coming, but Lord helped me go thought them. And some times He just took care of things. Every challenge that I have had has helped me to grow and trust that God is working in my life.
My baptism is a symbol of me saying to God that I want to do his will with a cheerful spirit, that I surrender my life and trust to Him with all my heart. I know I’m not perfect and that I will make mistakes, but I can pray to make right choices. I don’t have a choice about being in this world but I do about not belonging to it.
I heard this old hymm:
One day as I was thinking
On unseen things above
The Savior spoke unto me
And filled my heart with love
–
I’m gonna die on the battlefield
I’m gonna die in this war
I’m gonna die on the battlefield
With glory in my soul
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I used to have some people
Who walked and talked with me
But since I’ve been converted
They’ve turned their backs on me
–
Some say give me silver
And some give me gold
But I say give me Jesus
Who saved my dying soul
This world is a battlefield, when I got baptized I chose what side of the field I want to be. Its not the easy to fight in this world, but man I am happy to try to be like Jesus. I will die in this battlefield, I am going to die in this war with glory in my soul, knowing that I surrendered my life to the Lord.
