The church very kindly arranged last Sunday a farewell service for us, as I step down from the pastorate at the end of the month (I will prach most of August and move at the end of September). Well over a hundred gathered (members, former members, locals, family and some few ministers and others from other churches). People are very kind.
The arrangment was that first two (sometimes tearful) long standing Nigerian members spoke about their memories and then one of our deacons interviewed us about our memories. One of the Nigerian ladies had a striking story I had forgotten about her being in a car in America somewhere and hearing an interview on the radio with Gary brady from Childs Hill Baptist Church!
After all this my father-in-law preached a straightforward mosty evangelistic sermon from Acts 10. Just right.
Then there was food and time for chatting. Enjoyed the plantain, the jollof rice and the Iranian food and all sorts of other things incuding the supermalt drinks.
Of course there were flowers and cards and gifts galore too. SO thankful.
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