 But back at the time just after we left you, we worried about you for a while. We didnt know if you kept on trusting Jesus or not. We tried to go back to find out about you, but we couldnt do it. And we couldnt wait to get some news about you. So we reckoned, Well send Timothy by himself, and well stay here in this city called Athens and wait for him to come back. Timothy is like our brother. He works with us for God, telling people the good news about Jesus Christ. We sent Timothy to you so that he could help you to be strong and to trust Jesus better. 