{"id":9005,"date":"2026-02-07T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/?p=9005"},"modified":"2026-02-07T17:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:18:39","slug":"baptism-greston-frans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/de\/baptism-greston-frans\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptism Greston Frans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>On Sunday, November 30, 2025, the first Sunday of Advent this year, one of our sons, Gr\u00e9ston Nicolas Frans, was baptised at the Kreuzkirche Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bellville.<\/p>\n<p>It was deeply moving to see him united with Christ through this holy sacrament. We are happy to know that God has begun His work in him and has called him to grow in faith and walk in the freedom of Christ\u2019s love, strengthened for the good fight of faith by God\u2019s wonderful grace.<\/p>\n<p>As his parents and grandparents and as Godparents and sponsors we feel truly blessed. We thank the Holy Spirit for guiding us as we join Gr\u00e9ston at the very beginning of his journey of faith in Christ alone. A heartfelt thank you to our church family, friends and family for your love and support; it means the world to all of us, and especially to Gr\u00e9ston.<\/p>\n<p>In Christ&#8217;s love, Thani\u00ebl &amp; Nicole.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-frans-2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-frans-2.jpg\" width=\"430\" height=\"434\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot\" aria-label=\"Screenshot\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-frans-2-200x202.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-frans-2-400x404.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-frans-2.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 824px) 397px, (min-width: 732px) 595px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans2.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot\" aria-label=\"Screenshot\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans2-200x190.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans2-400x380.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans2.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 824px) 397px, (min-width: 732px) 595px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"560\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot\" aria-label=\"Screenshot\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans-200x197.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans-400x394.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greston-Frans.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 824px) 397px, (min-width: 732px) 595px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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