A Baptism

On September 7 I went with our church to a small lake for the baptism of two people. Calle is from Sweden but now lives in Latvia. He spends his time working and helping folks in Tilža or Ergli. He grew up going to church in Sweden but never had much time for "religion" as an adult. He began attending church with us a number of years ago and just recently gave his life completely to the Lord. He then asked Kaspars if he could be baptized.

The other person baptized last week was 15 year old Marija whose father is the Baptist pastor in Balvi. Marija has spent many hours with us in Tilža and worked at camps in Ergli during the summer.

The lake is about 10 minutes from Tilža so we "stuffed" everyone in cars and drove to the lake where the weather turned out perfect for such an occasion. People from Ergli/Madona church wanted to be there for Calle and people from the Balvi church were there for Marija and then most everyone from the Tilza church came.

After Calle and Marija gave their testimony, Kaspars baptized them and we sang a few songs. Then the whole company returned to the Yellow House in Tilža for worship, communion, and fellowship. For me, it was one of the sweetest times of love and joy. Gifts and flowers, prayers and singing made every moment special. Then, of course, we had a meal together.