Baptism by Moonlight

I'm afraid I'm not very expert at using my new digital camera. So, this shot of the full moon just before Malika's baptism leaves a little to your imagination. Can you see the shadow of the palm trees in front of the moon? The light at the bottom of the picture is the moon's reflection in the blackwater creek where Malika Culpepper was baptized on Sept. 3rd, 2009.


Malika's mother, Juliet, was baptized earlier this summer. We were all very happy when Malika called the elders Thursday morning to say that she was ready. We had a sweet service in the moonlight on the rocks by the creek with songs, talks, and testimonies. We don't have a font in Linden. All of our baptisms are in the river or a tributary of the river.