Jordanna's Baptism

Our church is without a pastor right now, but we have been blessed to have a professor from a seminary filling the pulpit each week. We were also blessed that he was able to baptize Jordanna today while Dave's parents were here. Unfortunately, my parents were not able to join us as my grandpa is in an inpatient hospice care center right now. We missed having them there, but we know that they needed to be with Grandma and Grandpa.

Before I share the pictures, let me explain briefly what we believe about infant baptism. We do not believe that baptism means that the child is automatically saved, rather that she is marked or set apart as a member of the covenant family of God. Although there is some element of us bringing our child to God and dedicating her to Him, even more important is the reality of God making a covenant with us and our children after us. Our hope and prayer for Jordanna (and Caleb and Alexa) is that the water of her baptism will be to her the water of blessing and that she will love the Lord and serve him all the days of her life, that she will never know a day without Christ.