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Addy stood before the congregation and shared these words at her baptism:
I grew up in a Christian home, and my dad is the pastor of my home church. I grew up hearing all the Bible verses and going to Sunday school and all that. I’ve never really thought about what it means to be a Christian. I’ve witnessed several baptisms. I knew that it was a good thing, but I didn’t really take

time to think about it. I remember thinking that because I went to church I was already saved. I eventually learned that was not how it worked. I eventually decided I wanted what my parents had, which was a strong faith in the Lord.
They seemed happy and I wanted that. As time went on, I started to have a hard time at home and became very angry with everyone around me. I decided I wanted nothing to do with God and whenever my parents tried to mention something that had to do with the Lord, I would roll my eyes and tell them to stop or just walk away.
I refused to read the Bible, and sometimes refused to go to church. My heart was very hard towards the Lord. Sometimes, when I was forced to read something related to God, I would do it with no problem, but I wouldn’t actually pay attention.
A couple of months ago, however, Brent told me that I should read the Bible sometime. I said no, but that night I read it anyway. I ended up reading John 3-4 where it talks about being born again and when Jesus met and redeemed the Samaritan woman. That stirred something in me. I didn’t know what, and to be honest, I really didn’t care.

Two weeks later, tickets to a Lauren Daigle concert got donated and that’s where everything changed. I could hear the Lord calling out to me and telling me to come to him. As much as I wanted to, I felt resistance and I wasn’t sure that I could.
A couple of weeks later, I sat down to journal and found myself talking to God.
He again spoke to me, only this time He asked me if I was ready to trust Him. After thinking for a couple of minutes, I said “yes” and gave my life to the Lord.
It took me a bit of time to decide to get baptized. I knew it was the next step but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to and again was struggling with resistance. After thinking about it and talking to the Lord, I finally decided to take the next step.
I am a bit nervous, but this is part of following Jesus.