GRADUATION!

Now that we've recovered a little bit, I better blog about this most important event in our lives! Saturday morning, Matt graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree! We are so proud of all the work he's done and how much he's grown in his preparation for ministry. It's been an amazing 3 years! We're so thankful for family and friends who've seen us through this challenging time. We are really looking forward to see where God will have us serve now. It's an exciting time.
Matt's ready for the graduation ceremony.

Matt and Scott have gone through this whole seminary experience together. We are so thankful for Scott and his family! We've had lots of laughs (especially elephant jokes), lots of support time, and lots of fun with the Elgersmas.

Matt with some of his good friends!
President Plantinga congratulated Matt after the ceremony.
Anna and I are so very proud of Matt!

We had a grand open house after graduation. Several seminary friends, neighbors, church members, and much of our family came to celebrate with us. It was a very exciting day!

CONGRATULATIONS, MATT!