Bittersweet.
John the Baptist actually had two disciples, Andrew and John the beloved. When these two disciples met Jesus, they said, we found Him. From that point of time, they left John the Baptist and followed Jesus. John didn't even bother about it being deserted. For him, it was his mission to bring people to Christ. Nothing could be more frustrating being ministers than being left behind by our people whom we have discipled for a very long time. We've been with them, nurturing and t