We said goodbye to Lidia's parents early this morning. Maria took them to the train depot later this morning.
Today was a day retreat with our leadership team from church. Lidia and I met James, Belinda, Wil and Carrie at the office and then packed into Wil's Mazda SUV for a ride up to St. Francis Retreat Center near San Juan Bautista. Upon arrival, hostess Maria met us and graciously welcomed us to the grounds. We had our own room with plenty of space, coffee and quiet.
Our agenda today was to revisit our church's vision and then schedule a calendar for the year to reflect that vision. We prayed, watched a brief leadership video by Bruce Wilkinson, shared lunch, talked finances, brainstormed ideas, and scheduled a few events. Now the work of sharing ownership of the events, delegating and planning begins.
After returning home I checked my email. I found a message from my college roomie, Dirk, who gave me his Skype name. So I tried calling, and found him home. We spent over an hour talking and catching up. We tentatively set up a visit for July 4, which will be on our way back from our family Youthworks trip to Mexico. The flood of memories and feelings of reconnection was what surprised me from our conversation. It had been nearly six years since we had spoken, but it felt like home to talk with him. Lord, thank you for Dirk, and how you are blessing him to pursue his dream of music.
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