The start of the season has come and gone, and it is exciting to be here. The past few days have been a series of God Moments and it would take more than a few posts to relate how powerfully God is in this place. I made a decision after two nights on "Tomb Duty" and all its attendant responsibilities, that it was not the proper place for me. With all the other things I am called to do, it was too much to take on the new role.
Saturday night I returned to "the stage" and was welcomed by all my scene partners who thought I had not come back this year. I felt bad about bailing so soon, but better now than when I might have left too little time for someone else to be trained in that job. I have tremendous respect for those who do so much of the backstage stuff and handle the responsibility of it. There's a lot of room for errors which can really affect the play.
In other areas, here are the highlights: the new donkey; a healing of a woman's knee; volunteer groups from Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana and couples from South Carolina and a couple of other states who completed a lot of projects and beautified our grounds, set and buildings; new employees who have filled some holes left by people who did not return from last year; new cast members fitting in; a new venue in our Holy Land; good first weekend attendance; Dick at age 90 still teaching in the Tabernacle; the Bible Reading Marathon being held at our Church in the Grove from May 3-10; five miles of mountain bike trails opened to the public; a new (used) bus for the Holy Land, two very mild-mannered one-year-old camels for the Play; a Jesus donkey that is rideable and a miniature cross-back donkey to accompany her onto the set.
All in all, it has been a good start. There were a few other things that were unusual and unexpected, but I'll leave them for another time. It's obvious that God is watching over this ministry, protecting us, meeting the needs we have and giving us the encouragement to keep doing what we are doing, giving Him the praise, honor and glory He deserves. As always......Thank You, Lord.
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