How to Say Goodbye

Tell me when the time we had slipped away

Tomorrow turned to yesterday

And I don't know how

 

Tell me what can stop this river of tears

It's been building up for years

For this moment now . . .

 

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend

And how to harness up the wind

And how to say goodbye

 

Tell me why

Why does following your dreams

Take you far away from me

And I knew that it would

 

Tell me how to fill the space you left behind

And how to laugh instead of cry

And how to say goodbye . . .

 

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend

And how to harness up the wind

And how to say goodbye.

 

--Portions of “How to Say Goodbye” by Michael W. Smith.

 

 

There are only a few good reasons for leaving a church. One good reason is going into ministry. Our dear friend and Haiti missions team leader, Mr. P has been feeling the call to go into full-time ministry for quite awhile. The missions trip to Haiti really intensified his calling to children’s ministries. This past Sunday was his last at our church, because in a few months he is going to become the children’s ministries director at another local church.

 

Although it breaks our heart to see him and his family move on, we are SO excited about the new opportunities God has given him! It is amazing to see the ways that God has worked in their lives over the past few years we’ve been together at church. Over the past few months, God has really knit the hearts of our families together. Although we don’t understand why God has brought us so close together when we are both moving in different directions, we trust it is for a reason. I am so grateful for my family in Christ! God has big plans for their family and we look forward to seeing how those unfold over the next few months and years!