Baptism Services

Mikeala, one of the Nolan's middle school students. Her father is bible teacher at the school

Lukas, one of my 11th grade students. His parents are missionaries in Germany. Here is his mother praying and sharing with the the audience

(sorry for the blurriness) Lukas and his dad during the actual baptism

Lukas' dad sharing with the audience

Lukas giving his testimony

Lane and Jack Young. Lane and his family have been serving at BFA for 5 years. He works in Residence Life. Jack is one of Nolan's guitar students. This family has become special to us!

Lane and Meagan Young (the middle child) right before being baptized

And this particular bapitism brought tears to everyone's eyes. Pastor Herrop of the school's church and his daughter Hannah (5th grade and Nolan's student). Pastor Herrop cried as he shared about his daughter...sweet, sweet moment!

This past Sunday was the baptism service for students. Even though we are a Christian school with missionary kids, not all students come as believers in Christ. Sometimes teachers or staff have the privilege of being a part of a student coming to know Christ. And then also have a part in watching students make a public profession of their decision. Sometimes students partake in baptism because they have made a recommitment to Christ. But for various reasons, it was special to witness students in this event. What made it even more special, was some students' parents flew in so they could be a part of the service. Talk about bringing tears to the eyes as parents shared with their child in this occasion. Watching parents pray over their child was also heart touching!

The procedure was first the student gives his or her testimony, the father peforms the baptism, and after the baptism, the mother prays over the child. In some cases, not all parents were able to come, so a bible study leader or teacher would pray. Here are some pics from the service.