A Student's Baptism

This past Saturday afternoon we were invited to be a part of one of our 6th grade student's baptism. Sophie has been raised in a Christian family. Her father, an Egyptian, has an amazing testimony of how he came to Christ and was forced to flee the country. He is now a missionary to the Muslim community all over Europe. Her mother, an Austrian is the mother of 5, soon to be 6! They are a really sweet family, and it has been a joy knowing them.

We rode our bikes to the place of the service, as it was only a 10 minute bike ride from our apartment. It is amazing to us the places that exist in Vienna. The place where they had the service was a huge garden, with several hundred different kinds of plants and trees, animals, and lots of water. It was really beautiful. They had a whole service for Sophie's baptism, with worship, a message, prayer time over Sophie and then her baptism. After her baptism, there was another prayer time followed by a few more songs of worship. Here are a few pics.