Mr. C's Baptism

Coming out of the water

Mr. C has been going through a confirmation class at church. They ended last week and this week several of them were baptised. We had been discussing this for awhile (years) with Mr. C, but were waiting for him to make a commitment in his own time. A couple of weeks ago he said he was ready to be baptised, but wanted to be immersed, not sprinkled. Usually the Methodist Church does sprinkling. However most of the kids in the class also wanted to be immersed, so our pastor found a church that has a portable baptismal. How convenient!

Mr. C with his mentor

During the confirmation class the kids were paired with a mentor. This was great because it totally removed the parents from the process. That doesn't sound like I want it to. What I'm trying to say is that the kids were not overly influenced by the parents to make any decisions they might not be ready for. Also Mr. C tends to be more of "himself" when he doesn't have us standing right there by his side. That's probably my fault. I still see him as a baby and treat him as such, answering for him and completing tasks for him when he's perfectly capable. Anyway, this was a big step and I'm so proud of him!