A SALUTE TO SOME REAL HEROES
June 29, 2009 – 8:12 pmAGWM CaringConnection (www.caringconnection.net) conducts an annual Retirement Seminar for missionaries age 60 and above to help prepare them for retirement.
This year Sherri and I led one of the discussion groups for CaringConnection. What an awesome group of husbands and wives who took their children to another country and dedicated their lives to serving the people there.
Several things stood out to us. Every couple wanted to continue their overseas work. However, health and other considerations were bringing them back home. These are people who gave themselves tirelessly for 30-40 plus years (per couple) to minister to people of a different culture. Their love for the people they labored among was quite obvious.
These dear friends still have a “fire in their belly.” They still have a lot to give and we must not let their giftings go to waste. And, we certainly must not let them go unappreciated.
So, the next time you meet a retired, or soon to retire missionary, stop and say “thank you, soldier.” Give our real heroes a great big “SALUTE!”