We celebrated our first baptisms at The Crossroads Community Church on November 23. We borrowed a portable baptistry from the Collin Association (Think big bathtub with wooden exterior, making it look like a giant coffin. I thought that was somewhat ironic.)
We baptized three adult ladies, each with a unique and beautiful story of God's grace in their lives. One was a woman who has undergone a painful last couple of years as she has gotten divorced. She came to The Crossroads and gave her life to Christ on her first Sunday there. At her baptism, her kids, her parents, her brother and sister-in-law, and her ex-husband were all in attendance.
The second woman was a former Morman who has given her life to Christ and went public with it. She has discovered some real friendships at The Crossroads.
The final lady is the wife of a Iraqi war veteran who was wounded when a rocket blast struck his unit outside of Fallujah. Many in his unit were killed, but he survived. His wife had given her life to Christ previously, but had never gone public with it in baptism. After the service, her husband came up to me with tears rolling down his face and gave me a giant bear hug. Tears were rolling down my face after that.
Praise God as we see the dream becoming a reality.
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