Getting Dunked!

We have been attending The Church of Eleven22 ever since we landed back in Jax.  All of us love our new church home.  It reminds us a lot of South Mountain Community Church where we attended in Utah.  Riley has really taken to his new Sunday School (NewGen) teacher.  He finally has a male teacher and he's really interested in studying Acts at church - both the kids and the adults follow the same series.  Since being at CoE22, Riley decided he wanted to get baptized.  The church was offering baptisms at the beach this past Sunday and Riley wanted to be a part of it.

He had to create a video testimony which caused him a good deal of anxiety but once he got through it we celebrated with ice cream at Rita's!  Riley's Nanny and Pappy were able to come to town to see him get baptized and show him their support.  He was thrilled that they would come just for him!  Over 300 people got baptized on Sunday!  Riley's 3rd grade teacher at school even tried to come to support him but was stuck in traffic for over 30 minutes and ended up not making it in the park.  There were sooooo many people there.  It was a sight to be seen for sure!

Here's the video I made from the video we took on Sunday.  

Sorry for the poor quality - Blogger (and even youtube) isn't as clear as when I play it on my own computer...Guess that's what happens when you use a free sight, huh?  If you want to view it via Youtube, click HERE for the link.  

Here are some of the pictures I took for our day at the beach:

Fun jumping waves

What a ham!

Relaxing in the water while waiting for everyone else to show up

Looks like he's ready!

Kendall and her friend Mackenzie from church

Before his baptism

Andy and Ron talking before taking Riley out in the water

He did it!!!

Dad was so proud of him (as were the rest of us)!

Getting a high five from Ron

Riley has adjusted so well back here in Jax.  This is just one example of how well - he never wanted to get baptized while we lived in Utah, but he's very easily made Jax his home.  

What a fabulous day!