A few days ago, I was chatting with a friend in Colombia. It was almost noon, and she was about to leave for lunch. As she told me how hungry she was, I asked her what she was waiting for. She explained to me that she would be going out to eat with some coworkers later and would rather enjoy their company than eat alone.

This made me think of the opportunity we had at the anti-Halloween night we shared in the headquarters of the church. Most of the ABC students and most of the brethren who work at the home office joined together on the night of October 31 to avoid the trick-or-treaters skulking around their neighborhoods.

Every one of us could have dinner on our own and still avoid Halloween, as what matters is the attitude of “getting out of this world.” But we took advantage of this opportunity and enjoyed an amazing evening.

After a delicious dinner and a small “white elephant” gift exchange for the majority of the attendees, we had fun games of pool, ping pong, spades and entertaining and edifying conversations. All of these things helped contribute to the strengthening of bonds of the brothers and sisters in Christ who were at the home office.

King David in Psalm 133:1 reminds us, “How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” This night was greatly appreciated because of its most important aspect—uplifting time spent in the pleasant company of God’s people.