10/31/20 FAVORITE BAPTISM MEMORIES #6 — Baptizing people of very different ages, genders and sizes also presented some unique challenges for me.

One Sunday I had to baptize an extremely large woman. The top front edge of our baptistry had a clear plexiglass front about 15 inches high. Ordinarily the pool was filled to 8-10 inches from the top. As she descended the steps into the pool, I suddenly noticed that the water was within a couple of inches from the top. So I tried my very best to immerse her as slowly, gently and carefully as I could. But she struggled and thrashed as I tried to raise her back up. A huge wave of water gushed over the top and splashed over onto the men in the back row of the choir! Sure, SHE was baptized, but I and nearly all the men in the choir just got all wet!