Ever have one of those days when you just had a feeling things were not going to go as smoothly as you wanted them to. I had that feeling yesterday, and other than a few issues with the pre-Play weather, difficulties with the lighting at the start of the Play and loss of sound during the Last Supper scene, it was an okay day. But today, I had that same trepidation, and it turned out that God had to work overtime to see us through the day.......so far.
I won't go into detail, but here are the highlights: a group of 5 guests with very demanding transportation needs which had to be modified because of excess weight and a flat tire on their golf cart; a "copper penny" (a copperhead snake) at our Bethlehem venue, requiring the elimination of the intruder; a loaded 46 passenger bus which lost power and brakes on the trip up a windy and steep part of our Holy Land Tour and had to be very skillfully guided backwards into a ditch, preventing it from crashing over a slope into our "Dead Sea" area; diverting one of our busses to the Jesus Parade in Eureka Springs, causing extra logistical issues to handle the guests in our Holy Land; a heat-related emergency which required the quick transport of a guest out of the Holy Land to the hospital to receive treatment.
As of now, it seems that there were no injuries, the health issue was resolved and other than some people who rode in, but had to walk out, and some delays in the Holy Land Tour, all matters are under control. The Sheriff's Deputy who responded to the bus accident, was one of our Roman Chariot drivers and has also played Pilate in the Play in the past, so we had a person familiar with our ministry and some of our unique issues. And most of all, God was watching over us, seeing us through and providing the right people at the right time to resolve each matter. In about ninety minutes we will begin tonight's Play, tomorrow we will have our first of two Sunday Performance Days, as we pray for God's continued favor for this ministry and the Gospel message we present to a nation and world which needs to hear it now.......more than ever. We press on. Thank You, Thank You, Lord.
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