Brad and Debbie Ellgen

I hate goodbyes, and have said far too many of them. As we prepared to say goodbye for quite a few months to the soldiers (men and women) we have come to love, our hearts were very sad. They trickled out of Baumholder in small groups the first weekend of April and it wasn’t until I closed the door on the last of them, late Saturday night, that the tears came. The quiet in the house was so LOUD. I will miss them dearly, and pray for their safe return and safety both physically and spiritually while they are gone. Now, it is for me to walk into the next phase of ministry by faith, not knowing how God wants to use us here, or what He has for us to learn and grow in, that needs to be accomplished in the new environment. My prayer is that I be found faithful.