Jesus promissed us new life, life by the Spirit. He is drawing our hearts so we surrender everything to him and receive renewed lives from him. One thing that God uses to renew our lives is through the baptism - in the Spirit but also with water. Recently we have seen so often especially young people from the slums making the decision to walk the whole path with Jesus and profess their decision with the baptism.

Great joy

Baptisms are always reasons for great joy! One of the young girls who got baptized had just come out a lesbian relationship, and from her outward appearance one could have assumed that she was a boy. When she came out of the water, one of the outreach participants had the impression that God said to this girl: »I am seeing a beautiful young woman in you!« When she was prayed for, loads of burdens literally fell off her and later she shared that she was simply happy and truly had received a new identity in Jesus. There is joy in heaven!


Spontaneous

Another young man who was with us on outreach, got baptized when he was a little child. However, he was moved in his heart to get baptized again. Normally he is not someone who makes spontaneous decisions, but rather likes to think things through before making any decision. The baptism date came closer and he senses an inner urge of God that it was his time to walk into the baptism basin. He was obedient to this urge of God withouth evaluating very much and experienced the Holy Spirit in a new way. Right after he himself got baptized, he baptized four other young people, thus had a share in their renewal. When we are obendient to Jesus and take the steps he shows us, he will use us to bless others - that's multiplication in God's kingdom birthing new life!

     
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