When Barbara Metzger welcomed new client Helen to her Adelaide Hills bed and breakfast 15 years ago, little did she know the meeting would lead to an enduring friendship and a life-changing spiritual journey for the two women.

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Baptism is one of the most important events in our life of faith and God’s way of welcoming people into his family. It is a sacrament of grace connecting people to salvation won for them through Jesus’ death and resurrection.

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God can use any means, people, or situation to invite others into his family. A chat between a footballer and a netballer at a country pub. A blossoming romance. A footy-umpiring pastor. A family connection. Marriage preparation sessions. An adult baptism. A friendship born out of it all. And, of course, joy on earth and in heaven when the invitation is accepted. 

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