An anonymous donation to our hotel will enable us to stay until the 5th of January. We know the woman is in Arizona and that she found out about our situation (being displaced by fire and in hotel looking for housing) from an announcement that went out to the Drikung Kagyu and wider Tibetan Buddhist email lists.

Our benefactor is a relatively new student of H. E. Garchen Rinpoche and it is our good fortune that she is practicing such extraordinary generosity and kindness.

Know this--there is a lot of goodness out there if you are looking for it.


It's comforting and strengthening at the same time because we know we can have more days in a search that now involves several people in the area and all our waking hours.

We feel there will be a very good outcome. It's emotionally taxing but at the same time easier to endure because of the love, concern, and compassion we are being shown.