This past Sunday, we were able to baptize about 15 people. Among those were Sheila, Kaylee, and Kaleb Miller. Randy, Sheila's husband and the kids' father, was taking pictures.
Randy and Sheila were in their 20's just like us when we started the church 14 years ago. Over the past 14 years, our families have grown, life's thrown some curves, but God has been good. I've been honored to dedicate both of their kids, baptize them, stand with the family at moments of tragic loss (deaths and tornado), and watch them grow and make good decisions along the way. One of my kids still sleeps with a blanket Sheila made when they were born.
It's relationships like this that make ministry worthwhile, and makes saying good-bye so hard. Yet, I know that we are a family--the family of God. And, whether in Des Moines of Hampton Roads, we are still a family.
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