> Joseph Palis wrote: > > "Joseph > (was in Bali 2 days ago" > > Joseph! Are you OK?? > > Mary P., > concerned in Madison, WI.
Kakki, Mags, Mary P. and the JMDL community: Thank you for the meaningful and kind words you offered my way. Yes, I am okay. I am now back in the Philippines. As I was telling Mags privately, the height of the festivities were incredible on the day I left Bali. Now in retrospect, my hair stands everytime I remember those great people I met there and who discussed topics as varied as the Asian Games, rock climbing and Joni. They may be among the casualties and I have this trauma of looking at the local dailies for fear that I might recognize their faces there. The tension in Manila is even greater not because we are breathing the same air as the Indons in Bali but because most of us are already on the edge because of the psychological terror brought about by the planned attack on Iraq. Thank you all very much for the prayerful support. This community of ours united by the love for Joni will definitely outlast whatever carnage may happen anywhere. peace and love, Joseph
