Departure time is a bitter sweet time. It's so sad to lose the missionaries who have just dedicated 18-24 months of their lives in service to the Lord. They are dependable, trustworthy missionaries who have trained the newer missionaries and taught them how to be effective in their calling. Again we hope and pray those missionaries who will step up to fill their shoes will be just as good.
It's a special time because the departing missionaries are returning home to loved ones who have supported and loved them from afar. They are on the brink of a new way of life. It's a time for them to choose a career and think about settling down and raising an eternal family. They have learned lifelong skills that will help them in their studies, in their professions, as husbands and wives, and as future leaders of the church.
We have only been in Italy for a small part of their mission, but we have learned to love them. We wish them well and look forward to communicating with them as they continue on the pathway of life.
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