Last updated 6 October 2002

26 June 2000 (Day 7)

After breakfast, our group visited the Oasis of Peace community, where Sister Melanie (USA) gave a beautiful testimony of how she came and decided to stay in Medjugorje.  

At English mass, the Irish priest challenges us to re-evaluate and maybe re-prioritise our lives, and to decide for God.  

Had lunch and did some last minute shopping.

Pilgrims gathered at the church for a talk by Father Svet - a contemplative Franciscan priest who is also full of the Holy Spirit. He spoke about the role of women in the family, the community and the society; the 1991-1994 war; and how there is no boundary between the spiritual and the material in our lives; and how we are all missionaries in our own way.  

At 4.30pm, we bid farewell to Our Lady of Medjugorje and Her School of Love. Like Ana (our local tour guide) had told us, Our Lady would not let us leave Medjugorje without giving us gifts and graces to bring back home with us. And it is so true...Shumin and I have been showered with many gifts and graces - some which we had received there in Medjugorje, some right after we had left Medjugorje, and some we're still uncovering now!

Praise be Jesus and Mary!

Photos

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The group photo taken before we left Medjugorje.

Colin saying goodbye to Our Lady of Medjugorje before our departure.

Ana, our local guide (sitting at extreme right) and our family on our way to Dubrovnik.