I don't have a journal entry for this, but I do have a pretty clear memory. We were rather surprised when Kirsten asked to be baptised. We didn't often have baptisms in church, and I didn't think it had been talked about much. And she wasn't 8 yet. So I casually asked her why she wanted to be baptised.
"Because I want everyone to know that I love Jesus," was the gist of her answer.
We couldn't argue with that, but also knew that many people would think she was far too young to know what she was doing. So we told her that she would have to tell Pastor Purdie that she wanted to be baptised. I thought she would forget (after all there were friends and fun things to do at church) or be a bit intimidated about talking to the Pastor about it. Not that they were ever intimidated by Pastor Purdie. The Purdies were Papa and Nana to the girls, and to many other kids.
The very next Sunday she told him her desire. Well, it had to go before the elders. And she would have to be interviewed by one of them. That was okay with her.
Later on Doug Muir told us about the interview and how he was blown away by her clear understanding of what she believed and why she wanted to be baptised.
So on June 15, 1987, just after her 8th birthday, Pastor Purdie baptised her.
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