As most of you know by now, last Sunday was a very special service! It was the 8th anniversary of the Path of Life Bible Church<\/i> in the community of Jes\u00c3\u00bas Mar\u00c3\u00ada. But it was also a joint service – between the church in Jes\u00c3\u00bas Mar\u00c3\u00ada and the new church in Las Palmas.<\/p>\n
12 people were baptized on Sunday, from both churches.<\/strong> This was the first baptism service for the Las Palmas church (although some people in the church had been baptized before we officially started meeting.<\/p>\n Nathanael was the 12th disciple to be baptized. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n I made up this video – about 4 minutes – to share with you, and also to show this morning to those who missed the service. It’s in Spanish, of course, so I’ll explain briefly.<\/p>\n This took place in the new baptismal tank in the new sanctuary in the church, so you can see the progress that has been made.<\/p>\n At the beginning, Pastor Ismael explained the theme – the unity of all believers. So you’ll see that. He shares a verse – you might be able to figure out what it is!<\/p>\n I would have posted more from the service, but so much was music-based, and YouTube gets skittish about that kind of thing because of copyright issues.<\/p>\n But there was congregational singing, there was a special women’s choir, participation from kids and youth, and Rod preached.<\/p>\n Afterwards, Ismael explains a bit about baptism, and then the baptisms begin!<\/p>\n It’s hard to get a picture, though I tried — but basically most people crowded around the stage to watch, with a few actually on the stage – those are the ones you will mostly see toward the end.<\/p>\n These are 12 people to pray for – and people that many of you have been<\/i> praying for! Enjoy!<\/p>\n