Baptism
Tonight Noah was at a house church meeting and Mary (our housemate), Steve (her best friend slash boyfriend? hee hee) and I met and prayed with a girl they have been discipling (“S”). We processed through and prayed through some of her past—about things that were done to her, the pain she has, and issues she faces now (prostitution, addictions, etc)… then ended up going out to the beach for an impromptu “burning the past” ceremony… basically we wrote down some of the main events in her past that scarred her, and tore them up, dug a hole in the sand, set them on fire and watched them burn. Then we stomped on them, danced around, praised God and came home and baptized her in our tub! “S” has been trying to turn her life around this last month and been relying on several friends who have supported her through the process (Mary, Steve and others). “S” has been living here for almost 2 weeks and will be moving out this Saturday.
