No, not quite. But my dear, sweet wife and I enjoyed a wonderful visit this past weekend with my former congregation as Island Lutheran Church of Hilton Head Island, SC celebrated their 25th Anniversary. We were treated like royalty by our hosts, Bart and Dorothy. They planned a little dinner party for us last Friday where we greeted 27 of our former church family. Saturday we poked around Harbor Town for a bit and had lunch for our dear friends, Ed and Lois. That evening we attended the 25th Anniversary Banquet - a fun evening. On Sunday I had the great honor of delivering the sermon; the theme was "One People - One Mission." During the service, 22 new members were received; of that number, 3 were baptisms and 5 were adult confirmations. It was truly a glorious service!
Sherri and I very much enjoyed meeting the new pastor, Larry, and his sweet wife, Kathy. Pastor Larry is the perfect shepherd for that congregation. Very personable and enthusiastic. We pray that God continues to richly bless his ministry there.
It was a wonderful visit but it wasn't until we landed back in Phoenix that we had the sense of coming home. Peoria is our home. It's the place where our kids and grand kids and our church family can be found. Be it every so humble, there is no place like home. Praise the Lord!
