Monday, June 24, 2013

Wiebe Quotes on Which Side of the Peer Group You Stand

In December I attended the baptism of one of my good friends from a neighboring tribe.  I watched her sober face as she knelt and said her vows, and thought back to my own baptism day.  For me, it was a joyful day full of praise and thanksgiving.  I loved God with all my heart, and had only a dim realization of the magnitude of what I was promising.  I think the seriousness of her vows was far more real to my Kenyan friend.  For me, to put on a covering was to be one with my peer group.  For her, it meant to stand out from everyone in her peer group…

Kenya, East Africa
The Christian Mission Voice
May 2013

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