E C ,E C ♦S 27, 2018

ANOTHER “PERSONAL WORD”

A little over fourteen years ago I retired after 18 plus
years as your Director of Missions and wrote my last “A
Personal Word” for The Montgomery Baptist newsletter.
Now at the invitation and encouragement of our dear
friend Neal Hughes, I am delighted to share one more
“Personal Word.”
I have so enjoyed reading and hearing reports of our Lord’s blessings on
your churches and especially the cooperative work through the Montgomery LOWNDESBORO BAPTIST
association. I applaud the innovative and energetic work of your staff under CHURCH
Neal’s direction, the updated logo, use of “The River Region” to define INVITES YOU TO
your local mission field, and so much more. Contemplating the future God COME AND CELEBRATE
has for you is encouraging indeed. 165 YEARS
Barbara and I moved back to Birmingham to be closer to our five (soon-to-
be six) grandchildren, but before long, daughter Alisa and husband took OCTOBER 14, 2018
their four children and headed off to Atlanta. So much for moving close to 11 AM CELEBRATION
your grandchildren! But thanks to granddaughter Maegan, we now have two LUNCH PROVIDED AT NOON
great granddaughters to help spoil. After all, little ones are more fun than 21 BROAD ST. NORTH
teenagers anyway! LOWNDESBORO
The Lord has blessed me with numerous opportunities for continued REV. JAMES GREENE, PASTOR
ministry in these “retirement years.” The Birmingham Baptist Association
asked me to serve part-time as director of leadership development for a
couple of years and then for six months as interim executive director. The
privilege of being an interim pastor of four churches (two twice) for a total
of eight years has been a special blessing. Barbara, my devoted helpmate
for 61 years, was with me most of that time. After bidding a tearful farewell
at the closure of one of those interims to dear friends for the umpteenth time
she said, “This is too painful. You go where the Lord leads you but I’ve got
to settle somewhere.” We joined Vestavia Hills Baptist where I am now a
deacon and teach occasionally.
Finally, you will never know the depth of my gratitude for your prayerful
support this year, accompanied by hundreds of cards, calls and emails as I
battled Mantel Cell Lymphoma. The side effects of four months of strong
chemo, though not fun, were relatively mild. The cancer is currently in
remission, my hair is growing back and strength is gradually returning. May
the Lord be praised.
Buddy McGohon

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