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Baptisms
In June 3 members of Wellspring Family Church were baptised and shared her testimony.
One of them Molly Allen, aged 15. This is a writen version of her testimony which she shared at her baptism. Where to start? Well I would probably start with the fact that I don’t feel that all this is new to me. I grew up in Christian family and can’t really remember not being a Christian. What is new to me however is the magical understanding of what Christianity is about, and the ever-growing relationship I now have with God. I’ve been meaning to get baptized for a while, but I haven’t felt like it was the right time till now. I was reading through my diary the other day and a part of it really stood out to me, I feel like it sums up why I am here today. I wrote: “WOW. It’s been so long since I wrote here; I have been so busy helping out and being at church that I just haven’t had time. My life has been completely changed in these last few months. Not just physically but spiritually and mentally too. From coming back to church and from help of people, who are now great friends, I’ve felt my relationship and understandings of God relight. To be quite honest my life is pretty amazing at the minute. I’ve noticed, since October, that I’ve been a lot nicer to my friends and family. I’ve thought of what words and actions could do before I have rushed into things. I’m finding it hard to write down how I feel, because I just can not find the words to describe it. God’s love is indescribable. I’m so over-whelmed by it all. The fact that my best friend has come to church and become a Christian because of what I and my mum had said to her and explained to her is truly amazing. I don’t know what to say. . Love Molly.” I still, even today, don’t think I’ve got over the fact that God is just so amazing. As you all know my mum is pregnant, and you all probably have an idea of how desperate she was to be. Five months ago when we were still praying for a baby, this was about two weeks before she found out, we were sitting in the car, talking to each other. We both start talking at the same time and she goes ‘oh, you go first’, so I go to her: ‘I was sitting on the bus this morning, bored as always, and I was thanking God for how good the last couple of days have been. God gave me a picture, a picture of you. You were sitting and you were playing with a baby. It looked nothing like Meg, James, Dan or me so I was confused. What were you going to say?’ She didn’t say anything, so I was like helloooo? Then she goes to me: ‘I was going to tell you about my dream I had last night. I was sitting and I was playing with a baby. It looked nothing like Meg, James, Dan or you so I was confused’. We were like wow, then a couple of weeks later she found out she was pregnant. Now come on, I don’t think God can give a greater sign than that. I really should try and bring this to an end now, as we don’t have all day, but before I do I don’t I just want to thank God. I want to thank God for all the amazing things he’s done for me, for giving me an amazing family and family, a perfect, well ok near perfect, boyfriend and a wonderful church. I also want to thank all of you for encouraging me and now, hopefully, I can help people just like people have helped me to understand and grow.
Molly Allen, May 2010.
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