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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colleagues--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Everyone has a story about Betty
Pesek. She is all the things so many have given witness. I was impressed as she
represented the Human Factor in the Mysterious Inner Sanctum; thank you for the
feminine principle at work in corporate life. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> While living at the
project on Jeju Do, Beverly and I made the decision to take a
sabbatical leave of absence in order to deal effectively with Wesley--our one
child that did not accommodate himself very well to the Ordered Life; he had his
own Order and his behavior in the Hartford House soon gave him a "Pass Go,
but do not collect $200;" (meaning) he was assigned to the Pace Missississi
Project. In the South, things were better, yet Wes was athletically
unfulfilled.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> The Order did not take too
kindly to making this kind of decision. After all, the Order
protected its global mission and the expectation for each member
was to make a similar commitment!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> On arrival at Kemper who
met us at the door? Dear Betty. The welcome was genuine and warm. She
gave a couple of days to get acclimated. Then she lowered the
boom.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> "The Boom" reminded me of a
story of two men fighting with knives. The one made a sweep and said, "There! I
gotcha." The wounded member replies, "You missed me!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> The first fighter replied, "Oh,
yeah? Shake your head."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Step 2 in this process was a
Pesek Invitation to supper in the nearby Thai restaurant, and the pressure was
on. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Betty has the nicest way to deliver her "knife
Sweeps," all of them presented in the softest maternal way. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> If a couple was to win, it was
necessary for them to keep a common family goal before them. We did. We
won!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Two and a half years later,
we returned to the 5th City Program Center. I stood before the Sunday Night
contextual Event to confess, "This is home!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Did Betty hold a grudge?
Never--always she was the imperturbable in the midst of the "Sea of
Tranquility."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Betty, we thank you for
demonstrating what gracefulness looks like. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Inner Peace, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Pastor Bill and
Beverly </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>