It was a very hot summer day and I was moving into my dorm at The University of Texas at Austin. The University had run out of dollies and all they had left was a wooden board with wheels and a thin rope attached to it. Being such a flimsy contraption, my belongings began to falloff, and my dad's hand began to get cut from pulling on the thin rope. Seeing how much we were struggling, a sister in the Lord from Christians on Campus came to help us. We were so thankful! She was helping students move in. We got to know her, and when classes started I began having a lunch appointment with her and another sister once a week. We read the Bible and other short Christian books. One day these sisters came to visit me in my dorm. They spoke to me about baptism. I had been raised in a Christian home and was saved but never baptized. I never considered baptism that important and I did not feel ready to get baptized. But then we read Mark 16:16, “He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be condemned.” They explained to me that baptism is one of the two steps in receiving God's full salvation. First, we believe by receiving the Lord Jesus Christ, and second we get baptized with water and the Holy Spirit, terminating the old self and being raised up a new creation in Christ (Romans 6:4-6). Since I am from San Antonio, Texas, they used the example about how Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis etched a line in the ground with his sword and asked his men to cross the line if they wanted to stand with him to fight against the Mexicans at the Alamo. In my situation, I had only crossed the line with one foot. Even though I felt I was not ready, I was baptized a couple of weeks later. I realized that it is not a matter of being ready or not. It is not about a feeling but about receiving full salvation. It's been three years since I have been baptized, and the Lord has grown so much in me and I know that I am enjoying full salvation now. My baptism has given the Lord a way to do more in my life. I am so glad that I did not wait any longer.
Alicia
— San Antonio
