Raised to a New Life

Tamika put on Christ in baptism on Sunday night! That may not sound too unusual; after all, this is a church and that's what we do. But Tamika's life to this point has been far from usual, as will her life from now on, I expect. She has been attending regularly for several weeks, now, and she has been accepted and loved on and mentored by several of our dear women. She told us of her desire for baptism as The Gathering began, and we spent the next hour in various modes of celebration with her. Then, as the "big church" dismissed, we all marched over, singing along the way, and made our way through the exiting crowd into the building and down to the front. We told "Tamika stories", heard her great confession and witnessed her baptism. Then we had a time of prayer and more celebration before we marched back over to "our place" and enjoyed our little love feast. It was a great evening and a joyful time. It was encouraging for all the "church people" and a new experience for others. It was a milepost in this mission. We praise God for it! HALLELUJAH!