Victor Kubik (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} vkubik) wrote,@ 2009-03-27 08:33:00 |
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Albina Biktimirova from Russia
baptized in Phoenix March 15, 2009
While on a recent trip to Phoenix with my wife Beverly for a Women's Weekend I was honored to take part in Albina's baptism which was done at the home of deacon Monte Knudson and his wife Susie
Albina Biktimirova from Ufa, Russia is working in the United States as an au pair for a United Church of God family. She cares for small children in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Albina came into contact with the United Church of God through the Internet and has been attending church services for nearly two years.
Pastor John Elliott conducted a short Bible Study for all present about baptism. Then the both of us baptized her in a pool. This was followed by a dinner when all present shared in the joy of this ceremony. On the photo from left to right are Albina Biktimirova, Victor Kubik and John Elliott.
Albina comes from remote Russia south of the Ural Mountains that separate European from Asiatic Russia. It took her two and a half days to get to Moscow by train before her long flight to Arizona.
