Sunrise over the indian Ocean

I woke up this morning about about 5:20, my usual time in the States. Finally just after 6, I got out of bed, gathered myself and headed across the street for the beach to see the sunrise over the Indian Ocean. What an amazing experience. Can't exactly describe it, but you'll have to trust me it was amazing.

Adding to the glory of it all was a group of young Africans. As the sun was close to breaking the plane of the horizon, they gathered at the water's edge and were signing. To me, all African singing sounds joyful, so I didn't know what to think. As the sun rose, I realized that they had gathered for several baptisms. I asked one of the group to confirm what I thought was happening. Not wanting to be presumptuous, I asked if this was Christian baptism. She nodded, but I wasn't sure that she understood. As I walked away, I was near a young woman who had been baptized. I asked her if it was a Christian baptism and she said "yes", but with a question in her voice. At that point, I simply said, "Jesus!" to which she responded with a broad smile and clearly we had communicated.

What a sight to behold!