Today was different. Our Holy Land momma sheep needed to clock out early and return to the barn for some medical attention. Since May when she gave birth to two little ones, she and her kids have been on duty every performance day, expected to be ready for petting and the confinement for the day in a smaller than usual living area. But today momma couldn't stay the full day and she and her children left early. We were short a few Holy Land presenters, so the customers didn't get the normal experience. The show goes on and we adapt as best we can. Even our Holy Land Jesus took the day off and was replaced by another Christ figure from the evening Play cast. Our animals are troopers with the perfect servant mentality, enduring the heat, rain and sometimes crowded or confined quarters with very little balking or complaints. I enjoy visiting the barn to feed or pet them or just talk with the horses, donkeys, camels and sheep, letting them know how much they mean to all of us who interact with them. We talk to the animals like they are members of the family. I'm sorry our momma hair sheep wasn't well, and know she will be looked after, treated and back on duty next week. Maybe she just got into some bad hay, or didn't fully recover from last week's sizzling temperatures which took their toll on a lot of us.
Tomorrow is our second and final Sunday performance day and we will then go into our final two months of the season with fewer performances per week, an earlier start time in the evening and the prospect of cooler temperatures and the fall colors which are beginning to appear with yellow and red leaves on the trees. Hard to believe it will soon be September, school is back in session and football is replacing baseball and soccer as the main sports topic. Our time in Arkansas is winding down and it will soon be break time from the Passion Play and giving a larger portion of our time back to the Ministry of Miles which put us on the road over eight months ago. We still talk to Vets when we see a service cap, when they approach me in the market or restaurant or come here to enjoy the Passion Play experience. It's good to know that in spite of the recent reports about the VA in the news, the Vets are being looked after and are grateful for all the VA is doing for us. Thank You, Lord for the variety of people and situations we are encountering, the chance to witness, encourage and uplift, and be blessed by them in return: and above all to exalt and glorify You. How grateful we are to be Your children and be In Your Service.
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