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Serving God by Serving Others
from August 2020
by Monica Gambrell
First, an introduction. I am a 58 year-old woman that call because we didn’t want to leave the comfort who has lived in the Dalton, Georgia area since of the nest. We counted the cost of following that 1969. I never even considered as a teenager that calling, and it was high. Treasured friends and family college was an option. We were poor. Very poor. At members alike did their dead-level best to discourage the age of 22 I married the most amazing man I had our obedience. But we knew that whatever the cost, ever known, Glenn “Bear” Gambrell. To say that I have obedience is always worth it. always been treated like a queen by him would be an There were many hurdles once we arrived in understatement. He was a great partner and a great Bozeman. We were clearly in the refiner’s fire. Bear has always had a servant’s heart and never really complained about anything, but he had lost about 100 pounds over the course of the first three years here. After several nonproductive doctor visits he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. It had metastasized to his lymph nodes, liver, and lungs already. Four months later he was in the arms of his Lord. The doctor told us that the cancer was around three years advanced. In other words, just about the time that father to our five children. He sacrificed to ensure that we accepted the call to come to Bozeman, the cancer I got my college education. Just before our thirtieth began ravaging him. anniversary we decided to take part in a short-term I have always been known to say that we should mission trip to Bozeman, Montana. That was in June. count the cost, but obedience is worth it. My whole By August Bear had left Dalton to accept a position concept around that topic has somewhat changed with a company in Bozeman. Our daughter, Rebekah, though. I was reminded in scripture (Matthew 8) that and I joined him in September. We had originally there are consequences when we count too closely. It planned to live and die in Dalton. We love our friends may cost us a relationship with God. Or for believers it and family there. But we honestly felt like baby birds may cost us a deeper fellowship with Him. Is it always being pushed from the nest – our calling to Bozeman worth the cost? Without a doubt. But mostly it isn’t was clear, but we came dangerously close to ignoring even worth counting.
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