My October started great with a weekend retreat at Mt. Hermon, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. There were close to 300 people from my Church who attended this wonderful retreat with the theme "Perfectly Imperfect". I rode with Joel Bullock and his family, and helped out with Godly Play and Youth on Saturday, and attended the Ray Campton session on Sunday.
The setting was really beautiful and I had a refreshing weekend which included some whipped cream pies that the kids had to eat without using their hands!!
The setting was really beautiful and I had a refreshing weekend which included some whipped cream pies that the kids had to eat without using their hands!!
Anna celebrated her first birthday with her sister Heidi, mom Kristin and dad Joel.
Kids with their whipped cream pies.
Collage I made on the theme "Perfectly imperfect"
Peter our Pastor and the open air communion service.
This is the sanctuary where we had our sessions.
Some pictures from the retreat Center....
My friend Char, and my buddy Prashanth and his wife Jenny went to the Jack London Square for a walk along the waterfront, and had dinner at Miss Pearl's Jam House. Dinner was Prashanth's birthday treat, also followed by huge ice cream at Fenton's ice cream in Oakland.....
A few days ago when my friend Char and I were talking, the topic came up that I met most members in her family except for her son-in-law Ross who's always busy. And so I was invited to her home to meet Ross and his family who came down to go to Kelly's best friend's wedding.
Had good fun with Cameron and had an excellent dinner and more ice cream!!
And finally, the last couple of days, I've created and updated an account in facebook for me. I am part of another networking site in India called Orkut, which is a product of google, and didn't really want to get on facebook and spend time there as well. But I found that a lot of the youth at my church here are part of Facebook and that's a nice way of meeting and getting to know them. Only after I created the account did I realise that I had many of my old friends already on facebook.
So in the midst of my busy life, I try to fit in Facebook, Orkut, this blog, and few email accounts!!
So in the midst of my busy life, I try to fit in Facebook, Orkut, this blog, and few email accounts!!
Boon and bane of technology that brings us all together!!
1 comment:
Alex,
I love keeping up with what the Lord is doing in your life. I am not "technically" Char's family, but I feel like it! Thanks for the update. Have a blessed weekend.
In His Grace,
The Abshire Clan
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