Jun 8, 2006
milestones

Out of all of the things that have made me feel old over the past few months, I think tonight will be the big one. Maybe even bigger than my 30th birthday coming up next month. Tonight was the last FOCUS of the school year, so we had our senior sendoff thing. And tonight was a special one, as far as sendoffs go. This year we have graduated pretty much all of the founding members of FOCUS.

Through all of my years involved in campus ministry, I've seen a lot of students graduate. But this group hit me in a way no other group had. In campus ministry, you get students for a couple of years and then they move on. And this is the first group that I've seen from freshman to graduate where I was in a non-student kind of role.

They've meant a lot of me, and have really shaped me as a pastor. They've believed in me and encouraged me. During my time with them I've learned about who I am and what God has in store for me.

I'll miss the friendships. I'll miss the sharing of lives, the hanging out, the work together in ministry. I'll miss the laughs. I'll miss watching God continue to shape each of them.

So, to the class of 2006, you've been incredible. You all are going to rock the world.
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