Agape picnic and baptism

Agape had their annual church picnic/baptism today at Heckscher State Park. Food was everywhere and the fellowship was great. After eating we all walked down to the beach for the baptism.

Awesome to hear why people wanted to be baptised - leave their world of sin behind, be a new creation, be a new man in Jesus. During our time here we've met so many people with a strong testimony of how Jesus changed their lives. People who were verbally abusive, drug addicted, and one woman's testimony was that she was on the verge of double murder and suicide when she cried out to God and He delivered her from her addictions and changed her life forever.

Watching them come up out of the water with a joy on their faces was a blessing. They knew their lives would not be the same. They aren't told that things would be all rosy from here on out. But they are surrounded by people who love them and will guide them and teach them how to navigate the rough waters of life with Jesus in their lives.

After the baptism we got in a circle and sang worship songs - praising God for all He's done in all our lives. To end the evening Mark and Jay played the guitar while "scripture rain" came down. If you felt the Lord laying a verse on your heart you could speak it out loud. How wonderful to hear the voices of His children singing praises with the Word.