I know that you have poured sweat, blood & tears into this place. I know that you have taken other's problems as your own. I know you have been Jesus to the people you meet.
Cariño, I know that you struggle with the thought of leaving all that you have invested behind. I know that you ask God each day that these people you hold close to your heart will not be forgotten.
Baby, I know that in many communities--you feel like you are just now getting through. You are just starting to see tender fruit. You are just beginning to advance. The idea of leaving must be overwhelming.
Precioso, I know you must wonder if it was wrong of us to come. If we shouldn't have started a work... if we can't stay around to see it blossom.
But, dear husband... Please think of if we had not come.Think of the hearts that would still be in darkness. The lives still in bitter bondage. The sick still looking for remedy.
Think of the baby believers whose new birth you personally had a part in bringing about.
Think of the godly example you have left in every village you have visited.
My love, I think it was worth the cost. And I know that God can make what will be lacking when you leave and turn it into an abundant harvest.
Yours forever,
me.
1 Cor. 3:
ReplyDelete5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
so true!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute to a tender-hearted man. I loved it.
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