Assembly of God

Norma Ballinger

LW Contributor

This Sunday will be Pastor Sam Pawlak’s last Sunday as the lead pastor of Assembly of God. He is moving to Florida to live with family. A farewell reception will be held at the parsonage from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Masks are required, temperatures will be taken, and people are asked to stay no more than 10 minutes. Maximum number in the parsonage at any one time will be 10.

This is such a time of transition. The definition of that word is “the process of changing from one condition or state to another.” One example is our church fellowship, another is the holiday season, Thanksgiving to Christmas. When you are taking down decorations in order to display others, let your mind and heart be filled with all the blessings God has provided. All of our personal tree decorations were purchased on a trip or given to us by friends. Thanking each one while placing the ornament on the tree or remembering the good trips we were blessed to share is all part of transitioning. Our lives are certainly not the same after 64 years of marriage, and we are slowly learning that even though the body is going from good to poorer health does not mean we are losing anything of value. We are growing in thankfulness for God’s mercy and grace and looking toward the goal of a heavenly body and meeting our savior.