WATCHING a video about baptism at a Jesus Army event, Beth Williams, 15, felt a sudden certainty: this was for her.

"At the time I was quite young" explains Beth. "I didn't feel quite ready. But I knew it wouldn't be long before I took this step.

"That night I prayed, asking God to let me know when the time was right.

"It wasn't until a year later. Out of the blue someone asked me if I had thought about baptism at all. Instantly, I knew that I was ready to be baptised.

"When the day came I was nervous, wondering what it would be like. But as soon as I got into the water, all my worries disappeared."

She remembers "Coming up out of the water, I felt full of God's power. It overflowed in worship and tears.

As I looked around at all of the faces, I finally knew what people meant when they said they were part of a 'spiritual family'.

"My baptism was such a key moment for me" says Beth.

"It helped me to find freedom from a lot of worries and anxieties. They have been replaced with God's peace."

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