MATT BREWER

Matt has been my youth pastor for two years or more now. And at first I was unsure about him but that I would give him a chance. And it turned out that I grew to love him a lot. Matt is one of my favorite people. He knows how to make me laugh to the point it hurts. But most importantly he has taught me so many things. He is the reason why I decided to get baptised and he is the one who baptised me. We were both nervous but he was more nervous because it was his first time every doing it. But I was nervous for a different reason. But Matt has had a huge impact on my life. And now I have to watch him say his goodbye to go to Afghanistan for a year and three months. We all knew that this day might come. But none of us ever wanted it to. We had our last wed. night with him last night for a long time until he returns safely home to all of us. And as you can imagine it was a very emotional night for him and all the people that love him dearly. I dont know how the rest of the people feel so I can only speak for myself. But having to see him leave is one of the hardest thing I have had to deal in a while. Matt has been like a father to me. So this was very hard for me to say goodbye to him. It took me a long time to get myself together to actually go talk to him and say bye and give him a hug. And when doing so he told me something that meant the world to me. It made me very happy to hear him say it but hurt at the same time because I was having to let him go. But that night I gave him something more than just words. I gave Matt my cross necklace for him to have and to cherish. So what I really want to say is that Matt I love you so much that I cant not describe it in words that would actually cover how much I love you and that I will miss you beyond belief and that you mean the world to me.
Marissa LeeAnn Thompson