On Sunday, June 16, the Adventist community of Lentini (SR) had the joy of celebrating the baptism of Diana Di Napoli. After following a course of Bible study, first with her husband and then with Pastor Abigaela Trofin, the newly elected Women’s Ministries Director for the Italian Union, she was finally able to fulfill her desire to be baptized in nature, on the Ionian coast of Sicily. It was a simple but very touching celebration, with much joy from all present.
In addition to the water baptism, the church was about to accept Gianni Di Benedetto, Diana's husband, and Santina Amorini by profession of faith. In their hearts and lives they have always felt the presence and guidance of the Lord. Renewing this covenant with God could no longer be postponed. “...what is there to keep me from being baptized?” (Acts 8:36)
The ceremony ended with refreshments, the fraternal embrace of all those present, and the joy of witnessing this celebration that will remain in the hearts of all of us.
Already in May 2023, a woman elder of the SDA church in Parma baptized a young woman.
Source: HopeMedia Italy
hopemedia.it/lentini-battesimo-e-professione-di-fede/
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