Dressing Up
After a hiatus for Halloween, I'd like to return to some more baptism memories:The night before Kola's baptism, we met privately with him and Grandpa Stahlke to explain what would be happening the next day. Grandpa described the robes that he would wear as he baptized Kola and preached. He told Kola about baptism, in simple language and through Jonathan's translation. Kola listened intently and then asked "Where is God?" He had attended church a few times with Jonathan and not yet seen him!
On Sunday morning, everyone dressed to the nines. We had chosen a suit coat for Kola, and when he saw that his brothers and dad were wearing ties, he asked for one, too. Adam saved the day by finding the small child's tie that had disappeared somewhere into the boys' bedroom.
After the baptism and the rest of the Sunday service, Trinity sponsored a wonderful potluck dinner to celebrate Kola's baptism. This church has done SO MUCH to help us bring Mikola here. Here are a few photos from this event. And when we got home, Kola asked if he could wear his new suit for the rest of the day!
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