Hello Goodbye

"You say goodbye, and I say hello."

That's what John, Paul, George, and Ringo sang more than 40 years ago, and it seems to be the theme song these days in Peru.

Because of the worldwide financial crisis, we have lost 5 families in recent days at FRC-Lima.

3 of the families lost jobs in the mining industry in Peru, and were sent back to their home countries of Australia, Canada, and the USA.

2 of the families were US missionaries who saw their financial support from US churches dry up completely due to the worldwide financial crisis. They are returning to their hometowns in the USA very soon.

5 familes, all very faithful in attendance and service at FRC-Lima, and now gone.

But, at the same time, we had 20 new people visit us on Sunday.

It's never pleasant to lose people at church, particularly when they are good, loyal, faithful people with servants' hearts. But God has seen fit to place them elsewhere now, and to start new chapters in each of their lives.

And, hopefully, the 20 folks who visited us for the first time on Sunday also will be starting new chapters in each of their lives, with us here at FRC-Lima.

"You say goodbye, and I say hello."

We may even sing that next Sunday at FRC-Lima!