Another year is almost here, and the Lord has brought me safely through...
I have no complaints. He has been more than faithful. God has been blessing the services and Bible studies at the prison I am in, and I have a born-again Chaplain who loves the Lord.
Earlier today, in addition to our morning worship service, we had a special baptismal service in the afternoon. All the new Christians were baptized, and each got the chance to share his testimony with everyone else just before he would be immersed in the water.
I had tears of joy in my eyes as I listened to each young brother give God the glory. Each man was thankful for all that Christ had done in his life. I was thankful for what God is going to do with each man in the future as they stay faithful to Him.
During the baptismal service, I had my hands full because I was one of the volunteer "mop men." We have a full-size tank and there was water all over the place. I had to help mop the chapel as well as the corridors leading to the men's room where each inmate had to go to change his clothes,
Then to top it off, the siphon pump which was supposed to pump all the water out of the tank and into a utility sink quite a distance away decided to breakdown. It would not pump the water back out of the tank. So me and the chaplain plus a few other inmates had to get buckets and empty it a bucket at a time.
It took several hours, and it was a lot of work, but it was fun. I had a good time praising God, working, and fellowshipping with the brethren. We also sang many songs together.
D.B.
Earlier today, in addition to our morning worship service, we had a special baptismal service in the afternoon. All the new Christians were baptized, and each got the chance to share his testimony with everyone else just before he would be immersed in the water.
I had tears of joy in my eyes as I listened to each young brother give God the glory. Each man was thankful for all that Christ had done in his life. I was thankful for what God is going to do with each man in the future as they stay faithful to Him.
During the baptismal service, I had my hands full because I was one of the volunteer "mop men." We have a full-size tank and there was water all over the place. I had to help mop the chapel as well as the corridors leading to the men's room where each inmate had to go to change his clothes,
Then to top it off, the siphon pump which was supposed to pump all the water out of the tank and into a utility sink quite a distance away decided to breakdown. It would not pump the water back out of the tank. So me and the chaplain plus a few other inmates had to get buckets and empty it a bucket at a time.
It took several hours, and it was a lot of work, but it was fun. I had a good time praising God, working, and fellowshipping with the brethren. We also sang many songs together.
D.B.