Teen travels from China to Australia for baptism
[The Melbourne Anglican] A teenage Christian from China recently flew nearly 5,000 miles to Melbourne to be baptized. Aaron joined several others at St. Thomas’, Burwood, Australia, who chose to affirm their faith through baptism in recent months. He was not able to make this significant step in his faith journey in China due to religious restrictions in his home region.
The minister of St Thomas’ Chinese congregation, the Rev. Tzeh Yi Chan, said when Aaron’s mother heard congregants at St. Thomas’ were being confirmed, she wanted her child to have the same opportunity. He said Aaron belonged to an unofficial church in China, so it was difficult for him to be baptized there. Even the official church did not allow baptism for minors in his region.
Aaron’s mother was able to connect with Chan through a friend of hers who attends St. Thomas’ Chinese congregation and asked if Aaron could be baptized there.
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