Sister Edith and the children of the Fundación Señor San José pray that you are thankful for your good health, that you have plenty to eat, a place to call home surrounded by love, good will, family and friends and that you have a wonderful future shimmering on your horizon.

Our children are growing up. Nancy, Celia and Magda completed their First Communion Sunday with a huge group of their peers. More than thirty children entered into the sacrament Sunday blessed by four priests. Thursday we’re celebrating our seventh Annual Thanksgiving Day at the Hogar with three turkeys for family and friends. The children of the Fundación Señor San José are truly something special. Next month I will be traveling to Seattle to spend the cold, snowy winter holidays with my own children and grandchildren.

The children at the Hogar have developed an interest in Astronomy since I pointed out the alignment of the planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the early morning sky a few days ago. They thought they were stars. After my first lecture a few would roll out of bed before 5 AM to see the planets change their positions in the night sky as the days progressed until they finally disappeared. Today I gave a class on the planets and their relationship to the solar system. Most asked good intelligent questions. They were in awe at a flyby over the terrain of the planet Mars I accessed on YouTube.com and at the land rovers Spirit and Opportunity traveling across the Martian surface exploring. With the computer I showed them a panorama of the universe recorded by the Hubble telescope of the hundreds of thousands of galaxies and their billions of stars. One young lady asked: “Where’s Jesus?”