'I Have Decided to Follow Jesus': Actor Mario Lopez Gets Baptized in the Same River as Jesus Christ

Will Maule : Mar 23, 2018
Faithwire.com

"...This is awesome. Wow. I just got baptized in the Jordan River. Hallelujah."

[Faithwire.com] Actor and TV host Mario Lopez is currently on a tour of Israel, visiting various holy sites and reconnecting with his Christian faith. The father-of-two recently stopped at the Sea of Galilee to explore the very area where Jesus walked on water, the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, and the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus is thought to have delivered His famed "Sermon on the Mount." (Photo: Mario Lopez/Twitter/via Faithwire.com)

But perhaps the most significant moment of his trip so far came when the "Extra" host decided to get baptized at the very location where Christ Himselfwas submerged by John the Baptist, as described in Matthew 3:13-17...

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