Testimonies from the September 2011 Baptism "Jesus means love, God loves me and I love him. Jesus is God so he sent himself to save us. God forgives us. I want him to live in my heart. I love God." Noah
"As a baby, I was baptized by my mother and father into the Catholic faith. I'd always felt like I was "good to go" but now realize the importance of accepting Christ as my Savior and being baptized once again. I never enjoyed going to church much and my faith suffered because of this. Since I started coming here, I'm enjoying hearing the word of God for the first time as an adult. This has made me want to be a better person and has enriched my life. My oldest grandson, Gabrial, inspired me to be someone he could look up to through Christ. He asked me one day, Are you a Christian?, I said yes. He then asked, so why don't you go to church? I decided that day to start going to church. I now ask him that same question whenever he misses church. Today I'm glad and honored to be baptized with my grandson Noah at the river in Jamestown." Rich Testimonies from the June 2011 Baptism
"I want to be baptised because I love God and Jesus and I'm very thankful for the work they do in my life. Now that God is in my life. I know that things will be better" Kaylee
"My whole life has been full of twists and turns. I love Jesus and believe he can make the road I am traveling straight." Wils
"I now know that I am never alone and can overcome any obstacle that is put before me, with the help of God, because He never gives us more than He thinks we can handle. I no longer feel alone in times of heartache, and even triumph, because now that I've accepted it, the Holy Spirit is always in my heart. My hunger has been fully satisfied because not only do I have a relationship with God but a friendship. And just like any friendship it will be tested, a test which I almost failed recently but because of the pull the Holy Spirit has permanently put on my heart I was able to recognize the temptations that were being put before me. This pull is the exact reason that I am here today - to declare my unconditional love for God and to publicly recognize that He is the only one who truly saves, I know He saved me." Lauren
"The devil had me caged and bound up, but no longer. I am set free today. I finally understand after 30 years, that more of Jesus less of me doesn't mean that I give up my self and become a Christian zombie, but it is a transformative process like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The more I trust in Jesus to guide my life and the more I study His word, the more deeply I fall in love with Him, the more I desire to make the right choices that please Him. The more I am like Him, the more I transform into a beautiful butterfly. I have learned that it is impossible to make things happen on your own using your own will or your own flesh, but that I need God to do what I cannot do. I need God to help me overcome bad habits, wrong thinking, and forgiveness of past mistakes. My past may have molded who I am today as a person but my present and my future will define who I am as a child of God and a sister of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior." Sara
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