Church brings baptism and aid to the homeless

Church brings baptism and aid to the homeless

By late morning, the Houston heat was already pressing down like a heavy hand. Sweat beaded on brows, backpacks clung to backs and the air shimmered above the asphalt. Yet, at the Community of Faith Church’s first-ever outdoor baptism for the homeless, “Alive by Faith,” a long line wound toward the portable baptismal pools, where one by one, men and women stepped forward, some barefoot, some still clutching their few possessions, ready to be sub…