81 Follow Christ in Water Baptism

It's amazing how God can change people's lives no matter how dark their backgrounds and past. It's also amazing how people  surrender their lives to God  and publicly declare  their turning away from their old life. Through water baptism on June 23, 2012, 81 believers from several communities being ministered to by the Center for Community Transformation Group of Ministries outwardly demonstrated the inward change that took place in their lives after  they asked Christ into their hearts and lives.  

Young people from Magdalena, Laguna with Pastor Dave Campanero (right, wearing glasses).

Members of the CCT Community Church in Taguig, with Pastor Ruel Castino (back row, right).

Pastor Rosberto Cortez (left) with community partners from San Andres, Manila.

Pastor Raffy Salonga (back row, in gray barong) with community partners
 and young people from Bagong Silangan, Quezon City.

Pastor Fortunato Bayucan (left) with community partners from General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite. 

Pastor Alex Medalla (right) with community partners and young people from San Pedro, Laguna.

Pastor Fords (right) of with members of the CCT community church in Novaliches, Quezon City. 

Pastor Arnel Abaincia (left, in barong) with members of the CCT Community Church in Las Pinas City. 

Pastor Jake (left) and members of the CCT Community Church in Batasan, Quezon City. 

Pastor Anthony (left) with community partners and young people from Araneta
Avenue, Quezon City

Rommel Villaflor of Sabang, Pagsanjan, Laguna shares his testimony:  "I was experimenting with drugs
when CCT came to Sabang. I accepted Christ through the ministry of CCT, then my life
 slowly started to change." 

Tommy Asis of Batasan, Quezon City says, "I used to be so proud.  I found it hard to say 'Thank you,' or
'I'm sorry'... God has changed my heart of stone to a heart of flesh."

Pastor Joel Indico stresses, "Is God true to you? Did you really
accept Him as your Lord and Savior? Are you ready to
obey?" 

At poolside, pastors and CCT staff sing, "I have decided to follow Jesus....no turning back, no turning back."

Patrick Medalla,  preacher's kid, follows the Lord in water baptism at 15. He says,  "I was born into
a Christian family, but what salvation is all about only became clear to me recently."