Misfortune?

This weekend I am working a Christian retreat, called a Chrysalis. In fact, I am the lay director for the retreat, which basically means that I'm the one heading it up.

We have had a lot of misfortune befall our team members. First, one of our spiritual directors broke her back and was unable to continue serving on the team. We acquired a new spiritual director who is now in ICU with a blood infection, and is now unable to serve. Other team member issues include: death in their immediate family, stomach issues, a broken hip, and most recently... My mother was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She was so very excited to work this retreat. I am very sad, first of all because she is so ill, and secondly because I know how much she was looking forward to this opportunity. I was also looking forward to working this retreat with her.

It's hard to imagine so much misfortune for a team that is working to do so much good and to make a difference in the lives of the young women who will be attending the retreat. It's one of those times when I just have to ask... Why?