At the Waterpark

Baptisms. God calls believers to be baptized once they have put their trust in our saving Lord Jesus Christ. It is a profession, not a saving device. It is a claim of faith, not a religious ritual. It is saying "My God, my faith, His life."

This past week I was blessed to be able to witness two Zaragoza boys' baptisms, Caleb and Alejandro. Alejandro has been with the Zaragozas for just ten months. Coming from awful conditions, he barely knew what love was. He had been passed from aunt, to grandma, to cousin; no body wanted him. Then, he reached the Zaragozas, not only did he become a part the Zaragoza family, he was adopted into the family of God. To see him standing in the water professing his faith in Jesus Christ was so powerful. Knowing how far he has come in just a short amount of time reminded me the saving power of our Lord.

After the baptisms, we spent the day swimming and enjoying the nice weather God had given us. There were two water slides at the pool, none of us could get down them as fast as we wished. So we began sliding down on plastic water rafts. Doing so, we obtained the wanted speed. A few pictures of the day below: