Thank you Mike Nolan and Katie Reis for leading us on an epic pilgrimage! This is my 2nd trip with Shadow on the Water in 7 months!! That alone should assure anyone contemplating going to Medjugorje that you want to book your trip with SOTW!!! Our immediate family went in October and it was a great grace to be with my husband and two adult children. We loved it! When this trip was being organized in January I knew that I was being called by our Lady to her school of prayer and peace. Mike has been traveling to Medjugorje for over 2 decades and his love and knowledge of Medjugorje is engaging, refreshing and spirit filled. His love of Our Lady and Jesus is a gift as he lead us many mornings with holy reflections , his beautiful music and the rosary. Mike makes sure that there are no "adults" traveling with him. He reminds us to go with the flow and to be guided by Our Lady as a child. And we had several opportunities to play in Mary's playground. One night he lead us in an amazing night of worship and there was no one that wasn't sweating or sitting down. We were singing, jumping, laughing and letting go and letting Jesus love us and nourish us as we praised His Holy Name. I loved traveling with great friends and meeting new ones from the US and other countries. The universal church is alive in the spirit in Medjugorje!! From the liturgies at St. James, Confessions, Apparition Hill, Cross Mountain , Blue Cross, Resurrected Jesus, Adoration at the Oasis of Peace, and visiting the Castle, Cenacolo Community just to name a few highlights of the days in this holy place ... you will always find the peace that Our Lady wants to give you and graces you didn't even ask for. She asks that we pray with the heart so she can lead us to deeper conversion and intimacy with her Son. I can't possibly mention all the special moments of this pilgrimage. As one of our dear priests said we went from lily pad to lily pad of grace. Thank you again Mike and Katie for all your love, energy and organization to make this a trip of lifetime!!! PS: And when you have given your day in prayer don't forget to stop for a red juice at Burrito and have a meal and share a laugh with Tedziano at Beirut Resto -Cafe. Delicious food and fellowship. I love Medjugorje so much! I can't wait to go again in the near future!!!

So many blessings! Still pondering and treasuring all the ways we were blessedl!

Many blessed experiences. Just what I needed to revive and enhance my faith. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us.