Beautlyn, Tanya, & Elidah (with the feather headdress) |
Tanya & mum in the back, Beautlyn & auntie in middle |
We picked up Beautlyn & Tanya & drove to the campus, and they looked beautiful!
It was great fun to walk around and see people, especially former Student Life students (from our ministry on campus) who were graduation.
Elidah marching with the other graduates |
We (Elton, Tanya's mom, & Beautlyn's auntie) found a tree that overlooked the graduation tents and camped under it. We forgot to bring any chairs, so we had to stand or take turns sitting on a piece of concrete that happened to be there. Even though we were under a tree, it was still quite hot. But it was a lot of fun, and I'm glad we had the parents dinner last night so that I had friends to stand with.
At the end of the day (4 pm), I was wiped out! My feet were killing me from standing/walking for 5+ hours (I chose to wear dress shoes and my feet don't generally like shoes), but I'm really glad to have been able to go and to celebrate with Tanya, Beautlyn, and Elidah!
That was such an encouraging report, Dan! Great to bond with the parents so they can be confident that you aren't some weird person leading their daughters away to some strange group! I'm very encouraged!
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