I was excited all the way to church. As we arrived at church some people greeted me and congratulated me on my baptism. They made me feel even happier. The front row of chairs in the church was reserved for my family and me; and there I sat with my parents, my brothers and my aunt Suzanne. When it was my turn to go up to the front and stand beside the minister I was nervous, and it was scary to see so many faces looking at me. I realised that they were looking at me smiling. So, I said to myself: "It can be scary at first, but you have to learn how to keep calm in exciting moments".
When the Minister sprinkled the water on my forehead, it felt cool and refreshing, and some dripped down onto my glasses. That was funny! And there was a ripple of laughter as I was drying them. We think this was only the third time that an older child has been baptised here, as they usually baptise babies. The Sunday Club gave me a "Seaside Bible for Children", the King James Version, in a box with the same cover as the bible, and a Baptism certificate.
