Our team leader and his wife moved back to the States last month after living in Europe for 39 years. They started our team 18 years ago, and Trent has been the only team leader up until now.
Before I married Gary, thus becoming a part of this team, I spent Advent each year at Trent and Vivian’s house. I also spent some Christmases, etc. with them. They were more than just a team leader to me.
This was our last dinner with the Hyatts at our house in August. We actually bought this wooden table (that Trent made) from them to put on our patio.
The kids just love Trent and Vivian.
At the beginning of September we had our last team get together, celebrating Vivian’s birthday. I made an apple cake (which Trent says she prefers), and was excited to use apples from our trees.
Trent and Vivian knew that we were celebrating her birthday, but we surprised them by also celebrating his birthday which was a week before. I made a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for him.
Another surprise was their farewell gift from our team—a photo book of their 39 years of ministry in Europe. Their son Justin and his wife of less than a month also joined us (they have been living in Budapest).
Two days later our team sent them off from the train station. They took all ground transportation back to the States (train, boat, car).
They will greatly be missed!!!
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