Blessing!

We moved. And as every promising new venture should be started, we began with a blessing.

Father Ted came and blessed our new office space and ourselves as well, imparting words of encouragement and of wisdom. With the state of our country, there's no turning back, he said. And as with everything worth fighting for, the work won't be easy. Six months into operations, we've each had our share of toil and turmoil, and expect more challenges to face.

But in the meantime, we celebrate keeping alive and afloat for almost six months, weathering literal storms, a break-in, a maddening mix of personal and professional matters, and the basic struggle for survival. Thank you to our families, our mentors, volunteers and friends for all the encouragement, support and inspiration.

Father Ted praying for us.

Literally ushering in the blessings.

Camille thoroughly enjoyed the chocolate cake.

Friends from school--where all the craziness and dreaming began.


Rhea and friends who graciously dropped by.

How the evening ended--with the Matutina Cleanup Mission and with Bern honing her toilet-repairing-powers while talking to Archie, as the rest of us fiddled with (and got really stressed over) our newfound wireless freedom. Thank you Jin for the patience.

Photos courtesy of Bern. For more photos, hop on over here.