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Show 6-:-;If.., '/ j.. OJ i . o.r d. TUl.18d I '1 -t. I l6008 OJ bJ8AueQ 1 Glt'd ,. 3:DIf .LSOd S'. n '.3 l0 1- JOJdUON J9AUea 8A!JO nOl 8Sg6 • • t c, L- N0183(J S31v'lS 1\1'lN3) .lS3N\ -t.. #71" I oa)t; I" "" - H i'l: l.t great deal of uuxe d emotions that I wr i te this pa rt i.cu Laz nAs I See. It is undoub t.e d Ly the last one that I vIiIl. write for the West Cent ra l SClte.s Hcgiml news Ic t ce r The re is always a certain amount of sadness in endings) even as there is d certain anouut of It is \J.i_h a , joy in beginnings. I leave region wit.h a the sense in this church of loss. for !e tried have to give ourself to the f o rwa r d number of years and are sad at leaving beh ind many things which we feel are going to be exciting developments in the years ahead. \ole recognize; r that not every thing that we have done has been approved by eve ryone It doe sn t take long in thrust of t l;e area a . such po st i t i.on to Iea rn that you cannot please everyone I wo u l d like to be here to continue sharing in the Crowt h a Training Froject. A numbe r of seeing some results. The e.q.Jansion fund groups have been working hard in this project and are He have wo rke d for is beginning to be a strong force. like be around seve ra l ye ar s to get it cff the ground it begins to help the pastoral units of the region. The Program Enri.chnrrent Fund has accomplished many good t h i.ng s and the beginning response to the Priesthood Training Video-tapes has been very positive The assignee missionaries have he Lpe d I hate to Leave the lay the foundation for good missionary wo rk in a numbe r of places. cxc i.t ing possibilities. and I would to as Howcve r , miss most of all t.he many friends who have be come so dear to us no way that \.'le can begin to express appreciation for t he wil I 'li12 is There past; years. over the loving, encourag ing support that so many have shared with us in our times of. nee d He ate exc ite d about the oppor tuni.te s in our 1"I.e';,.;T assign.rnent Atl.ant;s is d. great city and I sense the cha Ll.e nge to assist God and the saints in developing a strong; ce nt.e r for the church , there. There ha c been in restlessness my soul to be more d i re c t Iy involved in the Someone ha s to do the regional pastoral unit level. a dm i.n i s tra t i.o n and other tasks at levels 2, 3 and !". and I tried to do T::iy best as regional c dm i.n i.s t r a t o r It is, howe ve r at the local level t ha t I an: most e xc i to-i about; having development of the a the church at , , . «ppor turri r y to . serve. \<Je wi Ll, of course, continue to remembe r yon in our It is our f1:)"[.1 ,;. Ulflt t'le many prayers. good things that ore happening across the re g ion will acce Ie ra te and tte P,l:3i.:.ot'nl units will ShO"l""7 vital growth and e xpans i.on Hay Cod b r i.che s t bl e s si ng be your s ;':"I.:d thr1;h YOLl to the ' , nvmy who «t:» searchin:... I DJNlT :nIOv! ,·Jt}A'l'.TOHJlmOW HOLDS l ,). () '1,7") |
