Letting Go

My mom had a hard time with this when I left for college.  My old girlfriends had a hard time when I broke up with them (at least that’s the way I remember it).  My first pastor had difficulty when I told him I was leaving to go to another church.  I had a hard time with it when my oldest son moved out of our house to go to college. 

Letting go is difficult.  But, sometimes we need to let go of some so that they will grow.  Staying where they are, doing what they are doing, might hinder them from becoming the person God intends them to become.

We have interns at our church.  Some interns have been easy to let go.  Some we actually helped to leave.  It’s been real difficult to see some go.  We have one, like the latter, getting ready to leave in less than a month, Kelly Callison.

Kelly has been our first Student Ministry Girl’s intern.  She is INCREDIBLE!  It’s been so neat to see God use her in so many ways. 

One such way just took place recently.  We had our first ever girls retreat.  Over 170 High School and Middle School teenage girls came to an overnight retreat at our church that Kelly planned, prepared, coordinated, and oversaw.  She enlisted a great team of leaders (a great leader always does).  It went off without any problems and we are daily hearing how God spoke to the girls that attended.

Kelly is leaving to go to another church located in San Antonio, TX.  She will be their Director of Girls in the Student Ministry.  How cool is that! 

Kelly, we’re proud of you.  You’re going to do incredible things in San Antonio.  They will be blessed to have you minister to them.  Continue to grow.  Continue to listen and obey.

Man this is hard.  But, I wouldn’t want it any other way.