My in-laws left yesterday afternoon. It was a sad time for all of us. A lot of crying and hugs. It reminded me of the time after Paul had spent three years in Ephesus and he was saying goodbye to the elders it says this,
"And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship." - Acts 20:37-38
It is tough to say goodbye to ones you love. When you say goodbye as you are leaving for the mission field, when you say goodbye to your children as they return to the United States for college, and then, if one day you should leave, saying goodbye to the saints with whom you have worked. Goodbye's are one of the most difficult parts of the life of a missionary.
But you have to ask yourself, are the goodbye's worth it? Yes, they are! That the Lamb may receive the reward of His suffering.
It was bad enough when Mom left here...I don't covet how it was there:(
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