We´ll meet again.....

Today was Kristian´s dad´s funeral. It was beautiful. 

It was a time to celebrate his life. 

Kristian´s dad always wanted his funeral to be a day of rejoicing. He had talked, for as long as I have known him,  about his children playing "Oh when the saints go marching in" at his funeral.  So to fulfil his wish, Signe sang and Kristian played a more slow version of the song. However when leaving the church Johs got the quickened version that he always wanted! 


I have recorded parts of the funeral for Johs sister, Edel who is a missionary in Panama. I know she would have loved to have been with us all today. This is our way of letting her be a part of the service. 


The first video is part 1 of the service. You can hear the hymns that were sung and a little of what the minister said, but you will have to understand Danish to get anything out of that part. (This part is mainly for you Edel)


The second video is part2. This takes place when the last hymn is sung, Kristian and Signe sing and play and then the coffin is carried out to Johs´s song. I was so touched by this part, it was really beautiful. 

Part 1  The Service

Part 2: Kristian playing and Signe singing.

After the coffin was taken away, family and friends gathered in the church hall for sandwiches, tea and coffee. Here it was open for anyone who wished, to share thoughts and memories of Johs. This was also such a special time. A lot of people shared what Johs (and Jette) had meant to them in their lives. He really did touch a lot of lives.


About 3pm it was over and it was time for me to head to the airport. (Going to Ireland to see dad.) 


While I headed to the airport the rest of the family headed out to the graveside where Johs ashes would be sprinkled. Then the family gathered at a local restaurant to eat dinner together. I wish I could have shared that part with them too.


All in all a very beautiful and special day.