Today a very special day in the North Jordan Branch. Regina, a young woman from Amman was baptized today and we experienced an outpouring of the Spirit along with a lot of "tender mercies."
Last night the water in the font was dirty and it was too late to drain and refill it with fresh water. We prayed with all our hearts for the water to be cleared up and when we opened the lid this morning there was only a leaf or two and some sediment. Morad took care of the problem with a broom and a badminton racket.
The water truck didn't deliver enough water, so we ran a hose from the building outside. It just BARELY reached the tank.
Another problem was that the water heater wasn't working. The heater blew up the last time we had a baptism about 9 months ago and the poor kid being baptized was so cold he couldn't go all the way under and it took 4 tries. We didn't want to go through that again. The men discovered that the propane tank was empty and most of the shops are closed today, but Lynn found one shop and they just happened to have one tank. He bought the tank and rushed back to the church while everyone was inside. Whew!!
But wait--there's more! Just as we were finishing up the meeting inside, it started to pour rain. Again, we prayed for help, and the rain stopped and the sun came out.
There were 61 people in attendance today. That number included members of the North Jordan Branch, Amman 1st branch, a bunch of BYU students, 4 less actives and 7 non-members. What a crowd. We could barely fit everyone inside.
I think today was one of those special days when the Lord looked down on us and "walked beside us." We are very very grateful that things turned out so well. In the words of President Hinckley, "Things will work out."
Regina with President Penrod.
Regina with Lynn
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