Saying Goodbye to our Friends from the Congo

Over the course of the last 10 weeks our church has been privileged with the influx of over 15 men and women from the Congo. They have been here working with Freeport-McMoran training to go back to the Congo to the mine there. While they have been with us they have brought a fresh spirit of excitement to our church. They ministered to us in so many ways. On two occasions they took the stage and sang several worship songs from their churches in Africa. They sang in Swahili, French and English. It has truly been a blessing to have them with us.
Today I had to say goodbye to them for the final time. They were due to leave for Tucson this evening and then board an airplane for a 22 hour flight back home. We, as a church, and I personally are going to miss them tremendously. We will never forget the blessing that they have been to us. I told them before they left that if I don't see them again on this side of Heaven, I will definitely be looking for them on the other side.
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