Los Alamitos, CA

I was at St Hedwig's Parish in Los Alamitos this past weekend.  Father Ken and his community were very hospitable to me and very generous in their support of the children.  We are very grateful and ask God to continue to bless them. 

I'll be at St Irenaeus Parish in Cypress this coming weekend.  Father Patrick graciously invited me to preach at all masses.  The following weekend I'll be at Santiago de Compostella in Lake Forest.  Have been going there for six years now and the parish has been very supportive of our efforts. The pastor there, Father Dave, has been an exceptional friend over the years.

I'll be speaking at five Rotary Clubs while in California.  Rotary Clubs and Rotary International were the first on scene in Les Cayes right after the earthquake.  They arranged the transportation of medical teams, medicine and equipment and so were directly responsible for saving hundreds of lives and limbs.  We are very proud to be associated with Rotary!

FINALLY !!

The truck hauling the long-awaited container from New Jersey arrived yesterday.

This is what we saw when the doors opened.

It took a lot of muscle to unload the hundreds of boxes, wood, tools...

Just a few of the boxes

Over sixty cots for the younger and smaller children.  The fact that they stack is great; that they are wash and dry is fantastic!

We are very grateful for our Rotary friends in Ridgewood, NJ and surrounding communities for this huge effort.  May God bless your generosity!

Gift from Rotarians

One of several soccer balls brought to us by Rev. Andy Topp, a long-time member of the Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club in New Jersey. Rev. Topp is with us for a week and will be keeping busy with a variety of projects.