Dlf Retreat 2004

[George]

Well I am dying with the suspense.

How was it.

You dont know how upsetting it was for me not to be able to get away and be with you all there.
I am sure it was nothing short of FANTASTIC.

Love you all,

George

[Jackie]

I agree George, and I received the letter from Dave, which promptly sent me into a deluge of tears for the better part of the day.

I MISSED MY FAMILY!!!

Loving you all so very much,
jackie

[Kay Ann Ray]

Hi Divine Love Folks,

I had posted something after returning from the Retreat, but I can't find it. I'm very happy that the Board is up and running again. Thank you Mark.

I feel that our DLF annual meeting was wonderful. There were 15 lovely souls in attendance, plus a few visitors. Friends of Pat and WA came on a couple occasions; also Holly's sister, Laurie, visited on Saturday, June 19.

The first two souls to leave the beautiful retreat facility we were blessed to have for our use, were Mark and Lisa, on Saturday morning, June 19. The next were Holly, Sandy and Holly's dad, Jim; they followed Pat and WA to the Unity Curch in Portland to attend Sunday Service. Dave and Ruth also followed them and attended Church service. Ruth went on to visit friends in that area before returning home.

Holly, Sandy and Jim continued on their tour of the west coast; they had driven up from southern Calif. and spent time in Holly's time-share condo in northern Oregon (I believe that's correct) before arriving at Anderson Lodge Hilltop House; they arrived before any of the rest of us got there. They planned on making an overnight stop on their return to southern CA. Dave started home on Monday June 21.

I enjoyed the prayer sessions and received a hands-on healing on Monday night. Forrest came up from Portland several nights to join us for dinner and prayer. He took CC to the airport on Monday night; CC's flight was scheduled for 1 AM on June 22. Amy took me to the airport the following morning, it's about an hour drive fron Hilltop House to the airport in Portland. My flight was for 1PM on Monday, June 22.

Tom Lomas had ridden his bike up from Portland and arrived at the retreat facility on Tuesday, June 15. The scenery there was very beautiful; the air was clean and it was quiet and peaceful.

George, we missed having you with us; and all our other friends who were with us last year. Are you still planning to hold the retreat in Barbados next year? Did you say all we need to pay for is our airfare there? Is it too early to be asking these questions?

We are blessed to be accepting God's great Gift of Love into our hearts and souls. I will continue praying for It and seeking truth.

I'm looking forward to reading input from others about events I failed to mention in this post. Forrest, CC and Doug went exploring in a cave, one day, but they will need to write about that.

With love, your sister in Christ, Kathryn

[Amada Reza]

Hello my loving family,

I can speak for myself and say that the prayers and healings touched my soul deeply and the love that I felt toward and from my brothers and sisters in Christ during our interchanges was so uplifting that I am no longer the same person.

We had a few wonderful discussions about the idea of true community using the principles of compassionate communication. There was general agreement that we would need to keep closer contact throughout the year so as to make our "human" connection vital.

Please feel free to call or email me if you would ever like to chat. I will do the same!

I love you all!

Amy

[Geoff]

Dear folks,

Yes we have lost a few posts after that intrusion. I wondered if George might like to ask Dave if we can post his message here? He sent it to pretty much everybody, and i think it would be good here.

Much love,
Geoff.

[doug]

What can I say to describe my week at Anderson Lodge? I feel uplifted, refreshed, dare I say transformed by the experience. There was a lot of love there.

I mainly remember the prayers and healings we had together. There was an awful lot of love there.

The lodge was beautiful. The owners, Arvid and Vicki Anderson, have taken obvious joy in creating their little heavenly retreat, and it was a joy to be there. Arvid shared with us that another group had channeled from a native American spirit that he was a "good steward of the land." One didn't need a channeling to know that, though -- his love for the land was evident everywhere you looked.

The surrounding countryside was beautiful, and I had many enjoyable walks and hikes, by myself and with others. Being close to nature seems to help me feel closer to God. There's so much love there ;)

Thanks to all my brothers and sisters who shared their love at this gathering. I will treasure the memories of our loving fellowship as a little taste of heaven on earth.

Much love,
Doug

[Sandy]

It was so awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Yes, indeed, I tried not to have too many expectations concerning the retreat, and I also must admit that there was a little bit of worry on my part that I might not enjoy it as much as all of you guys who have told me about earlier retreats before. After all I`m one of those people who enjoy very much to spend time by themselves or just in the company of one or two other good friends. What I`m saying here is: Usually I`m not much of a “group-person”, and the expectation of spending a whole week so close to 15 other people kind of scared me a little bit. I even decided to book a motel room and go back and forth every night and morning for the sake of privacy.

But to make a long story shorter. After the very first day and getting to know everybody who was there yet, I felt absolutely safe and soon enough changed my mind and brought my suitcases to Hilltop House.

The following 6 days were nothing short than a lining up of little miracles to me. :)

I`m sooooo very grateful !!
@ Pat for your wonderful massage, the little message which you had for me, your very honest way of speaking and your friendship,
@ W.A. for your inner clarity, security and wisdom, and for taking us to the unity church of Portland on our very last day
@ Dave for sharing your very heart and soul, for your true friendship, and for every single “but” and “even though”
@ Doug for your extra portion of humour and your pro awareness of the benefit of true community as well as the music
@ Ruth for so many delicious (body & soul) meals ; never forget to take care of yourself as well !
@ Lisa for being such a loving soul ; we need your spirit and wisdom in politics !!
@ Tom for your valuable insights in combining Divine Truths and bicycles into ones life, and not to forget your delicious eggs with cheese for breakfast
@ Forrest for your loving and reassuring words and smile
@ Mark for so many lessons, including the one to ask for what we want (this “thank you!” also goes to Amy and Pat!), than for your great mind, your loving soul and your wonderful hugs
@ Carlos for your wonderful welcome and a very meaningful walk
@ Holly for taking me with you, for sharing your experiences with me, for your sponsorship and your friendship which means so much to me
@ Amy for your infallible awareness of our innermost feelings and needs, for your caring nature and your love, plus the recommendation of some very great music
@ Kathryn for being such a wonderful, wonderful angel ; I`ll always love you !
@ all the Celestials present ………………………………………………………

I LOVE YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And to those who couldn`t join us this year: We`ve had some great healing cycles, some interesting workshops (on community building, mediumship and nutrition/healing), a karaoke night, a camp fire with marshmallows (never had those before!), scenec walks and outside meditations, a drive to Mt. St. Helens, times of prayer and worship, breathtaking mediumship, and simple (but nevertheless soul-uplifting) discussions and highly valuable time together.
I don`t want anybody to feel bad, but you really missed something fantastic.

LOVE YOU, TOO !!!

Sandy

P.S.: After getting back to Southern California I talked to Lory on the phone, and she enjoyed getting to know everyone as well.

[w.a. sowle]

hi
i want to let everyone know how much our retreat meant to me. this was my fourth one in a row. the love energy was sooooo strong. the channelling both personal and for every one was the best. THANK YOU. the celestial angels gathered in great numbers, along with loved ones. what a great connection from soul to soul. becoming one with each other and our FATHER as ONE. anderson lodge had the right atmophere for a good connect to the spiritual side.(and harry truman lol) thank you for the introdution of community and how it plays in our personal lives and effects every one around us.
i sure missed seeing those i have met in prior years. i pray with you that your angels will help you come next year. they say we dont ASK enough. they want to help with all our choices..
ok george... i missed you.
if i remember?????
you kept wanting to know about next year, last year, now its my turn.
george WHATS happenning??? love you... love w.a.

[George]

Working on it.
Wilol have dettails shortly.

You dont know how much I missed coming to the retreat and every one there of course. Oh well, that is a sore spot for me and in the past now. Looking forward to the days ahead.

Love you all,


Geo

[Amada Reza]

George I'm so excited! I know it is beautiful in Barbados, but I think the love of you and your family (including your spiritual family) is more so!

Let us know soon about dates. We thought Spring 2005 (not summer when airfare goes up).

Much love to you!

Amy

[w.a. sowle]

hi
yes it is very exciting, and i know it will be done with love, and with the angels helping you it will be perfect. it was the angels who help make it such an wonderful experience here in the northwest. they even helped make up the short fall of fewer family members attending this year, with wonderful donations from many. i would like to bring up the thought of a larger deposit from those that can and want to make a commit from year to year so that we have little better handle on how many will be attending.
this is just a suggestion to find out what your thinking. maybe 200.00 dollars????? or we can leave it in our angels hands. i want to thank everyone that helped put it together, and amy for taking care of the finances this year. love w.a.

[George]

Airfares are usually good after April 15th
How abouts May 10th to May 20th?

200 Deposits sound good to me.



Love,
George