Life verses I

So, the Lord has seen fit over the years to provide me with a verse here and there that captures my life in some key way. This morning the verse that struck me like a thunderbolt was 1 Thessalonians 2:8. "We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become so dear to us." [CSB] THAT is how we feel about the students God has so graciously brought into our lives over the past three years. As we move on to a new life and ministry in Joplin, MO, it struck me that I really hope that the students we have had to work with understand that simple truth...