[Leroy Llewelyn]

It's been two months of construction: stone dust, shifty-looking workers, noise interrupting Bible study and more stone dust, but I can finally announce, HappyRock Baptist Church now has a proper Baptismal Font! It works very nicely with the architecture of our facility. HappyRock Baptist Church is such a serene compound.

Just in time, there's a private Baptism scheduled for after Sunday service. Salina will be welcomed to the fold.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

And a big thanks and God Bless to Basilissa, for fixing the photo in my OP. I'll get the hang of this forum interface.

Yours in Christ,
LL

[Mary Etheldreda]

I'm sure Jesus couldn't be more pleased!

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Amen, Sister!

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. But He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Matthew 3:11

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

It is certainly very luxurious and I just adore the color scheme - so tasteful!

Our local church's baptismal pool is more modest - rather in the style of this. (I regret that I do not have a photograph, as Pastor Steve discourages the use of electrical equipment in close proximity to water.)




As a rule, though, the pool is only used in the very depths of winter as Pastor follows Christ's own preference for outdoor baptism.




In the absence of a river, we tend to use the sea - careful to choose an area where the tide washes away the sewage outflow. This is why I insist that my male children are all strong and competent swimmers.

YiC
JL-V

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Thank you and God Bless, Sister Joanna, but credit where credit is due, my houskeeper and cook, sister Sarah, was responsible for choosing the decoration. She's quite shrewd for a woman, and I didn't have to hire a fag.

YIC
LL

[Roland]

Hello Leroy,

It looks really nice. Do I see bubbles in the picture? That would be an awesome addition to the already homely setting. Great job!

Kind regards,

Roland

Ps. Is it possible to rent it for special occasions?

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Originally Posted by Roland

Ps. Is it possible to rent it for special occasions?

Of course, good Brother Roland, of course.

Faithful Brothers and Sisters of Landover Baptist Church are welcomed with open arms, at any time, free of recompense. The HappyRock Baptist Church building proper has 36 rooms. There are two apartments over the Coach House, but our groundskeeper Guilherme, his wife Beatriz (she runs our gift shop) and their five brown children occupy one; the other is left vacant, due to some ventilation issues with exhaust from the cars below.

Sisters unaccompanied by their husbands are generally discouraged, but will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and will likely be billeted on my wing, for security.

Part of the Church building proper can be seen behind me in my profile photo, but here are a few others:








Guilherme does wonderful work. He's so happy to not be picking produce.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Sister Sarah, my live-in housekeeper and cook, can prepare mouth-wateringly delicious meals for from two to 40 guests.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Our old baptism font, and a view of the grounds.



When we inherited the grounds this was a fountain. We converted it to our baptimal font, but couldn't use it in Winter.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by Leroy Llewelyn

Sister Sarah, my live-in housekeeper and cook, can prepare mouth-wateringly delicious meals for from two to 40 guests.

She looks lovely. If she cooks as good as she looks it would be nice if she were to post some recipes.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Originally Posted by Roland

She looks lovely. If she cooks as good as she looks it would be nice if she were to post some recipes.

She's allowed two hours of (filtered) internet a week. She may join, but two hours doesn't leave much time after researching good housekeeping tips.

Were she to join I may allow her another hour or two.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Originally Posted by Roland

She looks lovely. If she cooks as good as she looks it would be nice if she were to post some recipes.

And I've never noticed before, but you're right. Some might consider her somewhat fetching.

YIC
LL

[Brother Harold Porter]

Originally Posted by Leroy Llewelyn

It's been two months of construction: stone dust, shifty-looking workers, noise interrupting Bible study and more stone dust, but I can finally announce, HappyRock Baptist Church now has a proper Baptismal Font!

Outstanding to have such an inviting pool of Christ-blessed water for the unsaved scum to be immersed in and rinse away the filthy sin. Well done!

Still, I have to wonder about the attraction of homosexuals to such a wonderful fountain. I trust you have a security detail to keep the queers from jumping in and engaging in homo-rectal intercoursing? I would hope that fags are shunned and turned away at the gates of the compound upon identification, but you just never know with sissies.

The bath houses (or any bodies of water) were always my preference for gay sodomy trysts, when I made the disastrous choice to be queer. Something about packing mud under water always seemed to make my sin less severe, when no one could actually see the penile-anal coupling and thrusting.

Have you considered a fail-safe method of posting Scripture above the tub to deter potential gay sin?

Galatians 5:16 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

In Him

[Leroy Llewelyn]

A valid point, good Brother Harold, which is why the new baptismal font is indoors; the old font has been converted back to a tranquil fountain, that the pious may use for reflection upon the Lord's word (Proverbs 14:27).

Regarding security, our four gates are closed and locked at sundown, and the entire three-acre enclosure is electrified. Nothing lethal, mind, but extremely unpleasant. About the same amount of current as a Tazer, or cattle prod.

On top of that, Otis and Happy have run of the grounds after dark. Guilherme and Beatriz's children are quite terrified of the hounds, but Otis and Happy love to chase them for exercise. They'd never harm them.

[Leroy Llewelyn]

Another reason the old font was replaced, was the problem of size. Our new font was designed to be large enough so I could get right in there and properly baptize the person being Christened, which was just not possible with the old one. Thanks and God Bless for helping me consider that, in your roundabout fashion.

Once good Sarah is done with the dinner dishes and cleaning up, I'll enlist her aid in a test run rehearsal or two. Practise makes perfect, I say, and as James said:

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

James 1:2-4

[Leroy Llewelyn]

The Good Lord and weather permitting, tomorrow I'll take a short tour around HappyRock Baptist's three acre grounds and surrounding properties by bicycle, with a video camera, and share the fruits of the Lord's good Grace with you my Brothers and Sisters.

Yours in Christ and shrewd fiduciary management,
Leroy Llewelyn