![]() ![]() The children looked puzzled as they returned to their pews. "Of course God answered their prayers," he countered. ![]() Kurt Williams, who related this experience during the children's story at church, concluded by asking, "Boys and girls, did God answer Kurt's and Kent's prayers?"īut the storyteller begged to differ. And two very con fused youngsters wandered back to their tents. Brown squinted at them in puzzlement, grasped the handrail to steady herself, and arrived safely at the bottom. Alarmed, Kurt and Kent shouted at the top of their voices, "Don't touch the railing!" After all, shouldn't the newly baptized be people of prayer? This prayer, they agreed, should request some thing special, so they decided they'd ask God to strike dead the next person who'd grasp the handrail while descending the outdoor flight of stairs leading into the valley.Įach boy prayed and then watched expectantly from the edge of the woods. Reaching the edge of the woods again, the boys decided to pray. Wriggling back into their clothing offered a challenge, but they managed. Removing their jeans and shirts, they proceeded to baptize each other. Kurt would baptize Kent in the stream, and Kent would return the favor. Tiring of such antics, they decided this was the perfect time for a baptism. They tossed pine cones at each other, picked ferns, and raced twigs in the stream. Seven-year-old Kurt and Kent had some idle time at camp meeting, so they scurried down the hill, into the valley, and into the adjacent woods. ![]()
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