Forrest A New Brother In Christ

David prepared a great flyer for our church family to invite friends to the lecture. David and Annie handed out flyers to parents of their sons’ soccer team. One father named Forrest was greatly moved by the lectures. Forrest had been reading the Bible and going to another church, so he was excited to receive the invitation from David and certain to attend. When I met Forrest, I asked him if he is a Christian. He said, “I believe in Jesus and I’m reading the Bible and I go to a church. I have not been baptized yet.”

After the lecture David and Annie invited everyone to a big dinner at a restaurant. Forrest was sitting between GaoYan and Annie. They started talking and Forrest was saying the same things he said to me, “I believe in Jesus and I’m reading the Bible and I go to a church. I have not been baptized yet.” GaoYan catches on pretty fast, “You could get baptized tonight. What are you waiting for?” Forrest wanted his wife and son to see him get baptized, so we planned for Tuesday night, New Year’s Eve.

So Forrest’s baptism was our New Year's Eve party. Forrest wanted Dr. Martin to baptize him. We all gathered at David and Annie's house. Forrest brought his wife, eight year old son, and his wife's sister. Annie invited another friend from their neighborhood. Elaine and Margaret and Margaret’s daughter came. We sang some songs. We took time to explain baptism carefully in Chinese. Dr. Martin prayed for Forrest’s new life in Jesus Christ. What a great celebration.