I finally made it to the San Francisco Bay area last Friday night after waiting for two weeks for my new passport. The environment change for me was drastic: high 90s in Manila to low 40s here, with a 15-hour turnback in time. As for driving, adjusting to civilized driving wasn’t too difficult: just a constant reminder to myself not to cut off others, stay in the right lanes, stop on stops and red lights, etc.

All of these changes pale in comparison to the joyous occasion of my ordination service scheduled on Friday, May 9, 7:30 pm (D.V.) at Trinity United Reformed Church in Walnut Creek, California (click here for location). If you’re in the SF Bay Area on that day, you’re most welcome to attend. Tim and Chesney, Lem, and Oli are planning to be there, as well as some of our other family and friends.

I’ll be here until May 26, and most weekends I’ll be visiting other UR churches in California, particularly Los Angeles and San Diego. You can reach me at dvopilgrimatgmaildotcom and I’ll send you my contact phone numbers.