Who knew that serving a mission would be so gut wrenching. Three of our outstanding young YSAs have come to visit us over the last two days. They are leaving on their missions tomorrow the 17th of October.
Jone (cho neh, but we just say Johnny) Davuke showed up yesterday to say good-bye. From the very start he has been coming to all of our classes and to the chorister class as well. He has the cutest sense of humor, and knows his scriptures. He is serving in Ghana after a two week stay at the New Zealand Mission Training Center. I did not cry, but I wanted to. We will miss him!
Bale (mbah leh) came to see us after chorister class yesterday afternoon, and to get in a last game of pool. He was all dressed up in his white shirt, tie, and sulu looking for all the world like an already
on-his-mission missionary. He is such a handsome kid, quiet and deep. The girls in Papau New Guinea are going to swoon over him.
Soane (So ah neh) just left our office, and I am crying. He also has been with us for every class since the beginning. He smiles and the whole world lights up. He is a talker and a softy. He takes care of all the girls especially Leslie. He too is going to Papau New Guinea. Soane will be a force for good where ever he serves. He came to thank us for all we have done for him, and I sat there and wondered if he knows that he has changed our lives forever.
I feel like a mother hen who is losing her chicks. I/we are so proud of these young men for choosing to live a Christ like life in a world that does everything to prevent them from being successful at it. It is not easy for these young men to go on missions nor is it easy for their families to support them financially as they serve.
It is such a privilege to serve among these wonderful people of Fiji.
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