Baptism by the Bay '04
Sunday was our annual Baptism by the Bay at Sandy Point State Park. It was one of those days that I could relive over and over again and it'd never get old. There is nothing like hearing people's stories of their spirtiual journeys and seeing them take steps of faith.
The baptism almost didn't happen. The ranger saw us filming and we told him we had planned on baptizing some people. He was adament, "There's no way this is going happen." He was concerned about us being a disruption and we certainly didn't want to interfere with other people at the park. I keep asking, "How can we make this work?" Eventually he talked to his sargeant and gave in. I'm not sure what would have happened if he'd said, "No." I really felt like it's our first amendment right so I think we would have respectfully proceeded in some form or fashion. And it would have gotten interesting. But I feel like God gave us favor and it was an incredible evening. Thirteen NCCers went public with their faith!
Can't wait for next year!
The baptism almost didn't happen. The ranger saw us filming and we told him we had planned on baptizing some people. He was adament, "There's no way this is going happen." He was concerned about us being a disruption and we certainly didn't want to interfere with other people at the park. I keep asking, "How can we make this work?" Eventually he talked to his sargeant and gave in. I'm not sure what would have happened if he'd said, "No." I really felt like it's our first amendment right so I think we would have respectfully proceeded in some form or fashion. And it would have gotten interesting. But I feel like God gave us favor and it was an incredible evening. Thirteen NCCers went public with their faith!
Can't wait for next year!
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