Farewell Lovefeast

Last night we had a lovefeast for brothers who were moving to new cities for their allotted service. Though COVID-19 scare looms large, the Lord burdened me to host a dinner fellowship for these brothers. In fellowship with the brothers, the lovefeast was arranged.

Three brothers who had been fellowshipping with the church had different backgrounds and services. One of them came into the church life through the propagation when some of his students were met by the trainees during their street gospel preaching. Later, this brother was visited and home meeting started every Lord's day evening. Then, I picked up the burden to pray with him almost daily. Gradually, this brother has been shepherded and became my prayer partner. Due to the current pandemic, his tuition class came to a halt as all his students left the city. Besides, his aging parent wanted him to go back home to take care of them. We had been praying about his going back, and when it became clear that he should go back, he went back. In fellowship, the church also helped him financially during this time of economic crisis.

Another brother had been here in the church to learn to serve the church in coordination with the brothers. He finished his two years of full-time training and his third year of learning was assigned to the church in Gurugram. We enjoyed sweet coordination during his service here. Now the time has come for him to go back to serve in his locality. therefore, he left today morning.

Another brother came into the church life through one sister's introduction. The first time he came, I spoke to him God's economy using relevant Bible verses. Since then, he was captured by the truth and came into the church life. He works for a reputed company and is being transferred to another city. All these three brothers have to leave the city, therefore, we hosted them a dinner lovefeast last night, though one already left last week.

The city we are in a metropolitan city. Therefore, the crowd is a flowing crowd. People come and go for a job. Likewise, saints also come and go. But at least, when they were in the city, they came into the church life, tasted the ministry, and when they go to new city, they will propagate the same truth if there is no church established yet on the proper ground of oneness. The church life here serves many other cities in India. Even now, due to lockdown, saints from four other cities joined the online meeting of the church here. We are glad that we could be a blessing to many other cities for the Lord's testimony.

Our farewell lovefeast was not a farewell in its true sense. It was an encouragement for them to go on in their Christian life and serve wherever the Lord's leads them, yet it was also a thanksgiving meeting for what the Lord has done in their lives, even while they were in the church life. No matter where we are, we are all for the Lord's and His testimony.