You have to do, what you have to do…

I had no choice than to tell the congregation about the deacon that stepped down. You always have to be careful about how you bring things to the church. One has to tell the truth (that’s the way I always worked) but there are good ways and better ways to give information. I sat down with the deacon and asked him ‘how I should present this’. In doing so, the person participated in my telling the church and it safeguards me as a messenger. God works wonderfully because we were suppose to have a missionary that we support that Sunday morning. I felt bad having to tell the congregation after a missions report and even wondered if I should not delay for a week. I received a call from the missionary, he explained that he had overbooked and that he could not come that Sunday! God provided for a ‘normal’ Sunday so that Icould tell the people right away. After the last song I asked the people to stay for five minutes because I had a short info cession. All stayed and I had written a text (you always read a text because that stops you from diverting and saying things you should not) and simply explained what happened. There was no big commotion and nothing happened in the following week either. God gracious hand was upon us (again)