Thursday, March 15, 2012

Baptisms at the Jordan

What an end to the day it was. We raced around the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, past the place where the Gerasene demoniac was delivered by Jesus, and where the swine took a little dip. Barb read the passage to us with great drama and true Barbishness.

It was raining when we arrived at Yardenit, and quite chilly. Ten brave Lakeviewers joined me in the Jordan, as a beaver swam by, and we shivered together. (I'm sure Jesus must have chosen summer to get baptized.)

Adorned in white robes, which made us look like angels of heaven (or the Mormons of Utah), the following testified to their faith and
re-enacted their baptism, or were baptized for the first time: Russ & Rosalie, Jim & Marla, Angie, Cindy K, June, Lanny & Rose, Cindy K.

What a memory!