Thursday took a toll on me (Kalan), as I left my friends at work and my lifegroup. The men in my lifegroup became an integral part of my life since our fellowship began 10 months ago. I already miss their diversity, love for Jesus, maturity and community.
Kayt parted ways with different people throughout the week: final coffee dates on Wednesday, rollerblading with her newest friend on Thursday, lifegroup cookout in the evening, last day of work on Friday.
Everything came to a head for us on Sunday, though, we when went to Charleston to celebrate a friends' recent wedding. We both said goodbye to our former roommates and some of our closest friends from CIU. We have known these people since our first days in SC and they walked with us in our journey since the beginning. Columbia's distance from our normal path makes the possibility of returning unlikely. This truth intensifies the leaving process. We will likely not see many of these people again on this side of heaven.
Transition is difficult, but life always moves. All things pass away and we would abuse our relationships if we tried to hold on to them and never let them change or grow. We loved people deeply during our time in SC, and now we prepare to love people where God's takes us next.
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