09/05/2026
I’ve had the incredible privilege of baptizing many people I love over the years. 🥹🫶🏻
When we first got back, my friend Tamed Hare was adamant that I was supposed to baptize her. 😂
After months of meeting together in our home, a small group of faithful followers of Jesus, made a trip down to Ripley to make it happen.
And while we were there, another man came to us and asked if he could be baptized.
I’m so grateful for my friends Alex Lovedale and Kimberly Stace, who took the time to talk with him, share the gospel and ensure he knew what he was choosing. We prayed together, and despite whatever hesitation or uncertainty we may have carried, we prayed that the Lord would use that moment in his life in ways we couldn’t yet see.
For the last two summers, I’ve also had the privilege of baptizing alongside my pastor. 🧡
And sharing those moments of transformation with people has changed me more than I ever expected.
There is something sacred about standing beside someone as they step into the water! Then being able to hear what they prayed for, what they surrendered, what they hoped would be different when they came out.
Because baptism changed me, too.
Back in 2021, at an off-site church (Compass Church Bend ) in Bend, Oregon, I went into that water one person…
and came out knowing that my life was beginning again.
I can’t fully explain what happened in that moment.
I just know I was changed.
And now, every time I have the privilege of watching someone else step into that water, I’m reminded:
God still changes lives.
He still meets us in surrender.
He still makes all things new.
And sometimes, He lets us stand close enough to witness it.
THANK YOU JESUS 🙌🏻⛓️💥🔥❤️🔥