Nickelodeon alum Kel Mitchell got to celebrate his eight-year-old daughter in a special way on her birthday by baptizing her. Mitchell is best known as part of the duo of the popular “Kenan and Kel” show and for his role as Ed in Good Burger. What may not be as well-known is that since his Nickelodeon days, Mitchell has become a Christian and became a youth pastor in 2019.

Mitchell shared about the special moment of baptizing his daughter, Widsom, on Instagram. “This weekend you gave me the greatest gift—I watched you get baptized and I cried tears of joy. A moment I’ll never forget,” he wrote. He added that the family celebrated Wisdom with some of her favorite things, including the Smurfs movie and some pancakes. “Wisdom, you are smart, strong, silly, kind, and beautifully YOU. Daddy loves you so much! Keep shining, baby girl,” Mitchell concluded.

Mitchell’s wife, rapper Asia Lee-Mitchell shared a video of the moment on her Instagram as well. “Wizzy did something I am beyond proud of. She gave her life to Christ and asked to be Baptized for her Birthday! What!!” she wrote. The video showed Mitchell and the head pastor of his church, Garry Zeigler, standing beside an exuberant Wisdom as she prepares to announce her faith. Zeigler can be heard asking young Widsom, “Have you made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ?” which Wisdom affirms. “Based upon your profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we now baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name,” Pastor Zeigler announces.

Mitchell has four children. His two oldest, Lyric, 26, and Allure, 23, he shares with his ex-wife Tyisha Hampton. The pair married in 1999 but divorced in 2005 after Mitchell alleged Hampton partook in numerous affairs. He married Asia Lee in 2012, and they have two children: Wisdom,8, and Honor, 4. Both Honor and Wisdom appeared in Good Burger 2, where Mitchell reprised his role as Ed. Mitchell has shared that his children are his “biggest fans.” He refers to fatherhood as “awesome.” “Kids have so much honesty,” he said in a past interview. “And I love the fact that they love what I do and they’re excited about it and that makes me happy. Seeing them smile at me doing family entertainment and I can take them to family entertainment, I love that.”