Symantha’s Baptism

December 30, 2012

A pretty special day for Symantha and our family. Symantha has been asking us to be baptized for a long time, and we have held her off because she is still very young and we want her to understand the commitment she is making. We have been studying the Bible, praying, and talking a lot with her about this decision, and Derek had her write out why she wants to be baptized. She wrote this completely on her own and I was very impressed that she read it in front of the whole church! We are very proud of the person that she is becoming. Although she struggles sometimes, like we all do, she has such a good heart and she genuinely wants to live her life for God. I love that we have this on video – sorry it took so long to post it:).