sad farewell.

for the last two years i have enjoyed having an aussie mate live nearby.  Mick brought his Canadian wife and two kids (they had a third while here) to study at Asbury Seminary.  it is no guarantee that a fellow ex-pat will become a good friend but we hit it off and relished in the opportunity to talk cricket and aussie football as well as share ‘lost in translation’ stories than only foreigners can relate to.  Our time sharing in life and reflecting on his masters work in biblical studies has been a true gift.  anyway, he is finished his degree and he left yesterday to drive back to British Columbia where he will serve in ministry.  we’ll keep in touch via skype but there is nothing like a proper chin-wag in person.

 

lest Mick think i am becoming soft and sentimental i should point out that Mick is a very difficult person to put up with…he is horribly ugly, intolerably loud, and he is from Adelaide.  He also struggles to admit Collingwood are the greatest footy team ever and the Crows will never get off the bottom of the ladder because that is where bottom-feeders belong.

 

here are a couple of pictures of our community farewell to Mick’s family and another seminary-student-family who have become dear to us these last couple of years – here’s mick with his youngest.