Beach Baptisms

After our Anniversary BBQ on Sunday, a group of us gathered at Nakagusuku Beach for worship and baptisms.
It was a hot humid day but what a blessing for those getting baptized to have the love and support of the body of Christ.
Nick and his wife, Erin were the first.
Then our dear sister, Seiko. Seiko is Okinawan and she is deaf. It is amazing that she is so faithful to come to church to learn the Word of God. Vanessa O. was her very good friend that knew American sign language and would translate the message for her. The crazy thing is that Seiko knows Japanese sign language but through God's grace, she was able to understand and communicate with Vanessa. Seiko continues to come and others are helping as best we can. We are praying that God would bring us or raise up another person to help Seiko through sign. Please pray for her and for God to bring us a translator. Seiko has brought many friends to church over the past two years too!! What a blessing.
While the girls prayed for the sisters, the guys gather around to pray for our brother, Nick.