The end of an era

This evening was bitter-sweet for me. Tonight was our last Youth Group meeting for the season and we are saying goodbye to several members who have been part of the group for a bunch of years now.

From my perspective, it has been wonderful to watch as the Lord has worked in their lives over the years, building their faith and developing their knowledge of His Word. Now, our graduates are leaving in the Fall to attend different Bible Colleges here in Pennsylvania.

I just want to say thank you to each of you for being a very bright spot in my life and ministry. Each of you, in one way or another, have been a source of encouragement to Andrea and I and we are thrilled with the direction your lives are going in.

I know we will still see you guys around, but I want you to know just how much you'll be missed when we resume again in the Fall. We knew this day would come, but in many ways it feels like it came too quickly.

God bless you.