The Return

Mimi & Laura

Earl and I spent the first weekend in April enjoying a return to the Morrow Presbyterian Church (MPC). MPC was celebrating its 50^th anniversary, and we were graciously invited to attend. Earl was the Pastor at MPC from October 1999 – March 2006.

Morrow Presbyterian Church was the first church of my personal ministry as a pastor’s wife. I have good memories of the wonderful Christian fellowship I experienced there. I learned how to be a pastor’s wife. I learned how to appreciate God’s many different people. I learned patience and compassion. I learned how to love others, but also how to grieve with them.

The pastor that answered the call after we left has now served for 6 years.

John & Tamara Callahan

John Callahan and his wife, Tamara, made us feel welcome. They opened the doors of the church to former members, pastors and current members. The church had a Saturday evening of live music and strawberry shortcake and a full Sunday morning worship service with recognitions and a catered BBQ lunch afterwards.

Earl, Sheila and Allen

The most Spirit-filled moments for me were the hugs, kisses, encouragements and acts of kindness that Christians express to each other. Though 8 years had passed from the time we left our ministry at MPC, at times it felt like only 8 minutes. We still knew almost everyone. We still felt the call to minister and to befriend, and we still felt the love. We still felt a deep sense of family.

I expressed to many people that Earl and I may have left MPC to fulfill the call of God elsewhere, but we could not permanently leave a church any more than we would leave our families. We may be called to serve somewhere else, but we never leave behind those whom we love in Christ. Earl and I still pray for the people, we pray for the leadership of the new pastor and his wife and we pray that MPC will make disciples of Jesus, and that they will follow Him faithfully.

Worship Service

Hebrews 10:24-25 – “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

MPC is a church of good works, habits of encouragement and a church that meets together to stir up one another to love. My prayer is that all God’s churches are “Reflecting Christ Together” (the motto of MPC).