An evening to remember

     Tonight was an amazing night and one worth blogging about for sure! Every summer we take a Sunday night and offer a Baptism Ceremony for those counselors who would like to be baptized. Over the past several summers, there have been lots of staff who have been apart of this night. We usually have some acoustic worship, a little explanation of what baptism is and then get right to it. 
     In the year's past, I have been on the shore taking pictures of these young people as they made their declaration of a different life, however, tonight was different. I was apart of it. I was a member of the baptism crew and it was more overwhelming than I was ready for.

     My son looked on with curious eyes as each person went under the water and came back up again. It was precious to watch him try and process what he was seeing. I love that even at a young age, we are teaching our children the things of the Lord.

 

 

     David gave a quick word explaining what they were actually doing and then one by one they stepped into the water. As I watched the first young lady go into the water then assisted in pulling her back up, it was an overwhelming feeling of gratitude that I felt. I watched as this young woman made  a public declaration that her life was different than it was before.

     One by one they walked into the water. Some of them had tears in their eyes realizing the pivotal moment they were in. They each went into the water, laid their old man in a watery grave and came up a new person.

      The significance of baptism really hit me tonight. It is a burial of our old man and a resurrection of a new man. What an awesome thing! These are the things that we get when we choose to serve the Lord. We don't just have to hide what we have done. We don't have to live ashamed of our poor choices. We actually get to bury those things and start all over! How amazing is that?

 

     After the last person had gone, we all sat on the bank and my dad prayed to close out the evening. 

 

 

     Then, in true Brookhill fashion, we posed for a picture. One reason being because we can't do anything without taking a picture and the other being to capture this life altering moment for everyone.

 

     Even though I have already been baptized, I felt as much apart of their experience as I did my own. It was a moment I will never forget!

 

 

     To update you on the miracle! It's still in effect! I began my Vegan lifestyle again and I feel great. I am so happy in this lifestyle. I know I'm healthy, I know I'm doing the right thing for my body and I know this is the avenue God used to channel His miracle in my life through.

 

     I do not have the personality that allows me to do things in moderation. I am not a moderation person. I am either all in or all out. If I was able to do moderation then I could have some more relaxed eating habits but I am not therefore, for me to be successful in living healthy, I have to live a very strict lifestyle. There has to be clear cut lines drawn for me to succeed. This is what the plant based diet has done for me.

 

     Thanks again to all my readers who have continued to support me through each up and down I have faced over the past year and half. It has been quite a ride and I'm really looking forward to the continuation!