More Goodbyes

 

Our lives are incredibly transient.  We are always coming and going, saying hellos and goodbyes.  And so are our colleagues.  It's one of the hardest parts of our job.

 

 

Last night, SITAG held a farewell dessert for some dear friends of ours who will be leaving the Solomon Islands shortly after we go back to the village.  Sarah made a moist carrot cake.  Every November we make a birthday carrot cake for this "Uncle", and this year he won't be here to enjoy it.

 

I caught these two sitting in the floor deep in conversation before the program began.  I wondered, what kinds of things are they discussing?  So thankful for their friendship.

 



This couple fills in as grandparents for our kids, and our kids fill in as grandkids for this couple.  It works well that way!  Katherine loves them so much that she overcame nerves to write and sing a song to her adopted grandparents.

 



The SITAG kids also prepared a couple of songs as a tribute.

 

You can almost always find kids piled on this lap!  And see Katherine wiggling those two front teeth?  Any day now, any day.

 

 

After all of the fun and games, we held a time of prayer for this precious couple.  Oh, how we love them, and we're looking forward to watching God continue to work in their lives.