Friday, November 14, 2008

Baptisms - with video!

Thurs. Nov. 13 our group went up to IAO Valley to do Baptisms. It's an amazing park with a dormant volcano & waterfalls. I was baptized along with 9 other students. You can check out my baptism video on youTube @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rYZsO0U0uE

Wondering why i did this? Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. The action of being immersed in the water illustrates being buried with Jesus. The action of coming out of the water pictures Jesus' resurrection. As my friend Chris Lopez put it "It's outward expression of an inward experience" Basically it public shows that I'm following Jesus.


2 comments:

kim said...

Hey...it's Kim. I watched the video of your baptism - it was very touching and inspiring. Congratulations. Your pics are awsome; looks like you're having a great time. Take care and keep in touch.

Jon Juane said...

AMAZING!!!! CONGRATS ASHLEY!!!