One of the features of an international community, such as Flamingo Road Church in Lima, is that it can be very transient at times. About 50% of our members at FRC-Lima are foreigners. They generally are here in Lima serving as missionaries, or working at an embassy, or working for a multinational corporation.
Our non-Peruvian members greatly enrich FRC-Lima; however, many of them are only here in Peru for a short period of time given their work or mission assignments. As a result, it seems that about once a month we are praying off a person or family that is leaving us to return to their native country. It is always a bittersweet occasion. We are always sad to lose said person or family, but we also are excited about what God has in store for them in this new chapter of their lives.
Transience is a built-in part of any international community such as FRC-Lima. I can't say that I like it, but it's not going away, unlike the many folks that we have to say good-bye to on a regular basis.
2 comments:
No es fácil aprender a decir adiós a tanta gente valiosa... ahora estoy pensando en Chat, Bill y familia, Theo... pero a la vez es hermoso saber que Dios les tiene preparado algo especial. :)
De acuerdo y la verdad que gracias a Dios por conocer gente tan bacan y aunque sea poco el tiempo de conocerlos, nos dejan ejemplos de vida y de amor a Dios. Ojala regresen en algun momento a visitar.
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