It looked like a typical scene following a high school football practice — sweaty jerseys, tired players and a tub of cold water sitting just past the endzone.

The tub wasn’t for icing down sore muscles, however. One by one, nearly a dozen players from Cary High School’s football team stepped into the water, not for recovery, but to demonstrate rebirth.

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In a moving public display of faith, 11 players from Cary High’s varsity and junior varsity football teams were baptized following a recent practice on Oct. 7, in front of teammates, coaches, family, friends and members of a local Baptist church.

The post-practice baptisms were a highlight of two years of consistent ministry by Cary First Baptist Church that began with a simple gesture — providing pregame meals to the teams each week.

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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Chad Austin and originally published by Biblical Recorder.