Baptisma

The word "baptism" is a transliteration of the Greek word "baptisma" and this word is from a primary Greek verb "bapto," which is also the root of the word baptize. The word means to dip, to dye or to change the identification of. When a piece of white cloth was "bapto" into a vat of blue dye, it no longer was white cloth because its identification was changed to blue cloth. I was baptized March 16th 2011, or this year, on St. Patrick's day! I became a Christian around three years ago, and i have been thinking about being baptized for the past year, and i have finally accomplished this public proclamation. over spring break i had the privilege of serving the wonderful people partying at South Padre island, most of the time we were  shuttling rides to and fro places as a designated driver, getting to have awesome conversations with people about their lives, or hanging out on the beach where thousands of people shoved themselves into a small area to listen to a DJ, dance, and observe the sand buildings of a man evangelizing through his art.
one afternoon we did baptisms in this very area and i decided that it was the perfect place to proclaim my dedication to Jesus Christ. thanks to Chris Newby for baptizing me i got to experience "bapto", or to publicly show that i have changed my identity toward following Christ. it was a beautiful action and many people got to proclaim their love for Jesus in front of  many non-believers. it was awesome to be washed in an ocean too! dipped with the waves as they came in.