May 30, 2020 marked the first virtual graduation program of IGSL as 74 students attended their commencement ceremonies while sitting in front of their computer screens. Some were still in their dorm rooms on campus, others were in their own homes, and others were in quarantine facilities around Asia. It was a day of mixed emotions. One professor said to the students, “This is not how your years of study should have ended. We couldn’t hug you, shake hands or take pictures with you.” Another commented, “Saying goodbye to IGSL graduates we have come to love is always hard. But this was harder.”This was certainly not how we had imagined the commencement program, but there was a definite sense of excitement in the air. We celebrated the faithfulness of God who saw all of us through the school year, and we rejoiced at seeing these graduates finish well. As we send them out, we know good things are coming, even when we can’t see them yet. We will continue to put our hope in the One who knows exactly what He is doing. |