For those of you following my blog who are brothers and sisters in Christ you will be glad to know that one of my paratroopers was baptized a few days ago. It came as a surprise to me, but it definitely lifted the spirits of the Christian brethren here at tiny COP 763. It was quite the baptism performed by our battalion chaplain, overcoming the obstacle of not having a baptismal in true innovative paratrooper fashion. We filled a deep freezer with water. Quite the scene for a baptism. The paratrooper who was baptized is a big boy, probably 6’4″, and barely fit in the freezer. It was truly a baptism to remember.
Thanks for your continuing prayers for saftey and spiritual well being of the soldiers who are serving over here with me. Your prayers are both appreciated and needed.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 07/22/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
linked over here from the thunder run….that’s an awesome story.