This is a Southland Certified Ad Dominique's Story

On May 10, 2009, I was baptized at Southland Christian Church. I'm in Wyldlife (a senior high program similar to Young Life) and that experience is what led me close to God. My leaders were a big influence on my journey to getting baptized. They brought me to Southland’s 608 service. I’d been going to Southland on Sunday mornings, but something about 608 was different. March 22, 2009, was the first time I attended and it literally changed my life.

There was this feeling of complete happiness and satisfaction in my heart. I’d never had that feeling. I was so ready to change my life for God and only for God. I planned to get baptized on Easter in the pond, but I wanted the experience to be more personal. So I just kept doing what I was doing—living through God.

I didn't want to put a date on my baptism yet; I thought it wasn’t something to be planned. But Nick Vujicic’s sermon touched me and I cried—a good cry. I decided that I was ready. My friend was, too—we had been feeling the same thing. I'm glad we shared this experience together.

Dominique