I am sitting and reflecting on this weekend and how we got here and have so much to say, so I decided this was the best platform for that. Let me start from where I feel the story really starts.
Mia’s 8th grade year has been hard, really hard. We have all been there – Middle School is hard and these days kids are mean and embolden behind the phone screen to say whatever they want to say. But throughout this year she has been searching for something more, something meaningful. She started going to mid-week bible study at church after a friend invited her. Then she asked for a bible – one that helped her understand the scriptures and she could take notes in. Then she started studying her bible and making notes daily – then she wanted to study with her friends before church at Starbucks. And as she continued to seek, the more peace she gained in her life and the more that she realized that Jesus is the answer… the answer for many things that a 14 year old deals with.
She came to me one day and told me she felt the call to be baptized and asked if I could bring her to a meeting with the youth pastor. She initiated the process and prayed about it and then scheduled it. And here we are at this weekend, where she stood in front of a body of believers and professed who her Savior is! She was nervous but when she came out of that baptismal she was smiling ear to ear!!!! Her people came from far and wide to support her, because it was important. It was a 14 year old that was seeking the Lord our Savior! – Who wouldn’t want to rejoice in that?!
She knows its not an easy button but she is seeking HIM out and the seeds that were planted along the way are starting to bear fruit! I am so proud of her!
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