San Diego Baby!

I just got back from visiting the Our Lady of Fatima Team in San Diego/Vista/Escondido/Ramona, CA and I had a great time. It no only was great to see them but so good to get away to the palm trees and ocean air.

In Vista we stayed with Michelle Barton's (of the Lourdes team) family and it was a real blessing. I definitely saw were she gets many of her personality traits and her tendency not to wear shoes! They were very good to us and the food was great. I wish I would have taken some pictures there but I didn't.

After that we were in Escondido with the legendary Marcial Lopez...He is now the DRE/Youth Minster at Immaculate Conception parish in Ramona. We has a retreat / St. Patricks Day celebration with his parish...this I did get pictures of!

We decorated the hall with many things green and the retreat began with a green food relay. Mint ice cream, green jello, frozen peas, and green bean baby food! Christina took one for the team and downed the baby food like a champ...and personally I thought it was disgusting! Mark Raine gave it a good try, too.
It was a fun retreat and great kids.

All in all it was great to hang out with Fatima gang. They informed me they have something like 48 days left on this trip (but who's counting?) and God is using them for His good. As He always does.

The first picture is of me and the girls at our host home in Escondido. Tom and Marianne are a wonderful couple! Thanks to all of you out there who take good care of our Reach teams.

I pray you all have a wonderful and blessed Holy Week!