As I have been looking around the last couple of days, I am seeing the signs of spring. The dead dry winter is starting to leave us. The grass is starting to come up, the small (what I call) Easter flowers are starting to show up and the birds are starting to sing a happy joyful song.
What a wonderful and beautiful time of a changing season.
It can get quite ugly though with storms coming through because Winter is not ready to give up to Spring, angry and ready to fight.
This is how we are at times when God shows us he is ready for us to change something we are comfortable with like our job, home or church. But it doesn't have to be that way if we would do what he is telling us to do, it can be quite calm and easy.
This past Sunday the Pastor of our church announced that He and his family would be leaving to go back out in the Evangelist field. For a few seconds sadness rushed in my heart, what am I to do with out them in my life, what will the church do without them?
But God knows!
Then God replaced that with a wonderful feeling of joy for them. It just started bubbling up,
OH WHAT JOY!
I can't wait to see where the Lord is going to send them.
This could have been nothing but anger but God changed it to joy.
As the Pastor was telling the church he mentioned that they would be going back to Rwanda. They went last year and was overwhelmed by the whole trip. We, the church, has heard for the past year about the amazing work God is doing over there and in them (Pastor and his wife).
So it shouldn't have been a surprise that they are leaving to go back into the Evangelist field to a job they love so dearly.
They will be missed but God fills this gals heart with joy for them.
Please keep them in your prayers and be looking for them. Maybe they will come your way to preach the gospel.
Mark 16:15..."Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."
What a blessing to have crossed paths with these wonderful people.
May God richly bless you Pastor Rich, Sister Darla and your amazing kids.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
"There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:"
Enjoy your changing season that God has giving you today,
Kim
2 comments:
Wow! Thanks Kim! We are excited to do what God says! We so desire to be faithful so He can say, "Well done"
I too am filled with joy for this next season of our lives, we will miss being your Pastors but we hope to always be your friends! You are always in our hearts!
Pastor and Darla
Neat post!
Blessings,
Amy in Florence, KY headed back to Ohio with my parent's.
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