Monday night was our last small group meeting. In some ways, this goodbye was different than others. All our girls are seniors; both Emily and I are moving to the States next year. We’re all leaving together. No one gets left behind to mourn the emptiness while others move on.
Here’s a brief overview of what we did:
- Ate dinner (chili)
- Watched a slideshow of pictures and video clips
- Sang “Happy Birthday” to 4 of the girls
- Watched them try to blow out trick candles
- Ate dessert (mint chocolate ice cream cake)
- Shared favorite memories of small group
- Wrote notes to each other, affirming how much we all care about each other
- Prayed together holding hands and sniffling (“Pop-up prayer! I mean popcorn!”)
- “Group Hug” = dogpile
- Goodbye hugs
We will all soon go into different parts of the world: Washington, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario, Georgia, Albania, & Korea. This group of girls is so precious. Emily and I have been blessed to know and love them, and to be known and loved in return.
