Mark Seekins was sprinkled at age 13 in a high church and lived in California most of his life. A few years ago, he moved to Wimberley, TX, where he met Marshall Jennings, who hired Mark to do work on the church building roof. Mark began attending the Wimberley Church of Christ; however, he had never obeyed the Gospel of Christ. Mark said his brother, who studies the Bible, had been urging him to be baptized the Bible way and be immersed. Mark attended the pre-campaign seminar on March 7 at the Wimberley Church of Christ, where he listened intently and answered many questions during the Gospel presentation given by Larry Lovett.

At the end of the presentation, Mark responded to the question in Acts 22:16 — “And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord”—with a definitive yes that he wanted to be baptized in obedience to the Gospel of Christ. He repented of his sins, gave his confession of faith in Christ, and was baptized into Christ that same hour.

Mickey Rainbolt and her adult son, Jon Rainbolt, had attended the Wimberley Church of Christ a few times. Larry Lovett met Mickey and Jon at the church building after worship on Sunday, March 8, and asked Mickey if he could come to their house and give them a Gospel presentation. Mickey agreed. Larry invited Bill and Kathy to accompany him to Mickey and Jon’s house to serve as silent partners during the Gospel presentation. Mickey and Jon were very talkative and shared much about their family history and backgrounds. Mickey had been raised in the Christian church and was baptized at age 13 but had stopped attending church. She said she has faith in God but felt she had not fulfilled everything she should have.Jon had been in a bad car wreck three years ago that resulted in a coma, and he was told that he would never walk again. By God’s grace, Jon is able to walk again but has residual health problems. Jon had never been baptized.

At the end of the Gospel presentation, both Mickey and Jon said they wanted to obey the Gospel. Mickey drove herself and Jon to the church building. They both repented of their sins, made their confession of faith in Christ, and were baptized into Christ that same hour on Sunday, March 8.