12/14/2021
How it started ———> How it ended
9 1/2 years. 500ish Sundays. 3 foreign countries on 3 different continents. Pine Cove sponsored retreats. Pine Cove work weekends. Dice of Destiny. Winter Chills at Pine Cove. Talent shows. Bye Bye Bye. BOSS Sunday. The summer of Tim. 2 lock-ins. Winter Chills at Sky Ranch. The Bowery. Rocko. Wohop. Hidden Acres. Buster. No vacuums for Billy. 3 Eagle Scout projects. The WIP. Rainbow Lord of Destruction. More mission trip hashtags than anyone could ever fathom (Katherine). Booneville. Ladder Time. Jackson. Austin. St. Louis. AND THE LORD SAID. Smoke! Rally’s fries. Torn and broken thumb. One-hand clapping. Wrestaurant Wednesday. Sleepwalking…actually, sleepfalling. Elevate. 3 Big Games victories with that sweet flaming baby trophy. Dallas Life. Mannequin Challenge. The notorious church van seat scraper known as Death. Main Event. 1 cracked tooth (sorry Isaac). 1 lost and found wedding ring. Egg Man. Planet Wisdom. SMY. Hairbo Sugar Free Gummy Bears. Signs. SURGE. Post-Pine Cove stops at Dairy Queen. Pool Olympics. Opening Ceremonies. Britney Spears. Gold Duck. Connor’s dunk blindfolded. Andrew’s belly flop. Student Worship Nights. Whirlyball. Extreme Team Bingo. Harlem Shake. Mall scavenger hunts. Refuge Weekend. Center of Hope. The school year of student questions. Group Dynamix. Jeans…gone. Blenders. Suffering. Certain Place. Progressive dinner. Encounter. Jungle pong. High school movie nights. White Elephant parties. Frosty the SnowHamm. Annette scaring Luke. Chump to Champ. Jackbox. Francis Chan. Lockdown Lounge. Among Us Nights. Senior Trips. Beanbag chairs. Rockstar volunteers. Countless more.
Laughing together.
Weeping together.
Praying together.
Worshipping together.
Growing together.
Moving together.
…and a cumulative amount of pizza to feed a small nation.
I will always be grateful for the and Trinity Fellowship Church. I am immensely better because of each and every one of you. I am proud of you. I am rooting for you.
God loves you. Jesus died for you. The Holy Spirt lives in you. You are priceless and made for a purpose. Go be who He made you to be. The best is yet to come.
Much love, fam. Signing off.
Jeff