I will be off to the Abbey of Christ in the Desert in 7 more sleeps. I will be there for three weeks. then I return for an important court hearing on August 16. the results of the court hearing will determine when I get to start my own countdown. If ever. I am more concerned with the court hearing than the Observership. Even with a positive result from the court hearing, it might be a couple years before I can make any kind of entrance. If so, I will simply continue in my role of "starets" and be an oblate of that community.

Hang in there Staretz!

Have a peaceful visit and we'll be praying for you

Prayin'!

I know that it is like to have legal issues hold you back from entering when you would like to. It is rough!

I will be praying for you and I hope that God will see to a speedy resolution in favor of your calling to the monastery.

God bless you!

Thankyou for the prayers and expressions of support. They do mean a lot to me, affectionate old fool that I am.

... six more sleeps

FOUR MORE SLEEPS!

I'd but I am too mat-ure for that

Seriously though, if anyone has any prayer requests that they would like me to bring to the abbey while I am there, feel free to PM me

Staretz, when is the abbot returning? Will he be there when you're there/

He's in Vietnam now...

sounds like he might be gone for a couple weeks. I will be there for three weeks so I am fairly certain that he will be back when I am there, at least for a few days.