A Child Comes Home a Man in Ministry #uu #trans

[uu_mom]

Today we had a great service from a child (now adult) whose refugee family my congregation supported. People came who have moved away. Hear her sermon on our podcast.

One person who attended just happened to be in town, I believe, and didn't come specifically for this service. He had been in the religious education program with my children and

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[maroonmd]

Were you the DRE he references at this time?

[uu_mom]

No, it happened later. I think Dawn Star was the DRE. I was surprised when I first heard and it took me a while to switch pronouns.

Do you remember Chris Terry's daughter, Laurel? This is a photo of him around the time of the announcement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trannyroadshow/2332839387/in/photostream

I think he's the same age as Trevor. Trevor was here last night and watched some of the video with me and said he has the same voice and other features. I knew before he announced it, so it wasn't a surprise and, of course, we were as supportive as possible. He taught RE after graduating from the RE program. I'm so glad things have worked out so well for him.

[maroonmd]

I remember all of this, I just couldn't remember the time frame. I knew he was in the class after me though. You should send this to Dawn! I bet it would make her feel good. :)

[uu_mom]

Good idea!