Glamorous Grace

Yesterday, Grace "told" me in "Gracese" (her form of communication) that she wanted to grow her hair long and pierce her ears. She's been in America 5 months, and already she is turning into a Diva!

A "Child-like" view of Jesus

Something struck me in church this morning that I wanted to share. A new couple has been visiting our church for the past couple of weeks and the wife decided to become baptized today. We went through the same "baptizing routine" where we sang and prayed while she got ready with the help of a few ladies. When she came out into the baptistry, I put Grace on my lap and directed her attention to the scene. I whispered in her ear all that was happening--that this woman had decided to follow Jesus and all her sins will be washed away and that Jesus was going to come live in her heart now. I even put Grace's hand on her heart and my heart so she could feel the beating. Right before the woman was immersed in the water I said to Grace, "Here we go, Jesus is about to come live in her heart!" When the woman came up from the water Grace let out a squeal and said "Yay!" and was smiling so big and so excited. I want to be that genuinely excited about people being saved and not look at baptisms as just part of the "routine". I pray for the child-like view of Jesus and His people that Grace has.

On a side note, the pictures above are from our trip to Meramac Springs in St. James, MO. Blessings to all of you!