A year ago yesterday we came to Eureka Springs and The Great Passion Play. We didn't know what to expect and what we might be called on to do for this ministry. We sat in the amphitheater that night in frigid weather watching the dress rehearsal of the play, and last night was our first of two dress rehearsals for this year and my 78th time as a cast member. None of the volunteers we met and worked with last season, except Pop and Linda, have come back this year and where there were once 5 RV's in our little area at the end of the parking lot, we are here by ourself so far this year.
Karen and I are still working hard to prepare for opening day, but the workers are few and the tasks just as imposing, but we can only do what we can do and both of us feel a year older, a year tireder and a year more grateful for the life we have been given. The hills seem steeper, the loads a little heavier, but we will continue to labor for The Lord and His Kingdom.
We've learned a lot in the past year, met some wonderful people and been part of two very different ministries. But through it all we're glad we hit the road, even if our planned three months "out" has turned into sixteen. We plan, but the plans are subject to change, and we're okay with that. As I've written before, "home" has a new meaning for us and we're okay with that, too.
Tonight is our second, and final, dress rehearsal with the opening performance for the 2015 season on Friday. It's fun to look back at the past year and where we have been and what we have done, but it's more exciting to imagine what lies ahead and where our plans will take us, where God's plans will really take us and where home will be each and every day. We press on, like so many before us, committed to Him for whatever and wherever and whenever and however He calls us. God Is Good.
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