'I Want to Follow Him': 2 Female West Point Cadets Choose to be Baptized in Bitterly Cold Hudson River

Andrea Morris : Mar 7, 2022
Faithwire.com

"I am placing myself and building my relationship with God above all, and I have never been more happy and joyful. I have fallen in love with life again, and it is because of God." -Zhaoxin (Jenny) Ma

[Faithwire.com] Two female cadets at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, were recently baptized in a memorable way, choosing to be dunked in the frigid waters of the Hudson River. (Screengrab image)

According to the North American Mission Board (NAMB), Brooke Parker and Zhaoxin (Jenny) Ma were baptized by Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) Director Joshua Austin on Feb. 12.

The pair were asked if they would like to use the baptistry located in the basement of a chapel on campus or wait until the weather warmed up for an outside ceremony.

"The basement almost felt like hiding my faith as few people would be able to attend and celebrate with me the good things God has done," explained Parker...

Ma said she couldn't wait any longer to proclaim her love for Christ, so both women decided to take a dip in the icy cold water...

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