I'm a day early for my blog, but tomorrow promises to be a very busy, and very late, day so I thought I would pre-blog my blog and be able to relax the rest of the evening. I think we're ready for the opening with a spruced up set, some repaired roofs, a lot of fresh paint, grounds looking nice, some new cast members and a few non-returnees. Bubba and his Louisiana group have been here all week working on a leaky roof on Herod's Temple. They are an eager and talented bunch and it's fun to have them here again.
Most of the staff came in today to make sure their areas were in order, and many were surprised at how much had been done by the "skeleton" winter crew and the volunteers who have been here for a while. The gift shops are looking pretty good and the people in there, including Karen, have worked long hours and still have a lot of merchandise to inventory and display. The Christ of The Ozarks Statue has some scaffolding around it as work is being done to repair some weather damage and ready the surface for painting later in the season. The statue was completed in June, 1966, so it will be 50 years old this year.
On performance days I will be a presenter in the Holy Land, at the Passover House and Ten Commandments area, and then blow the shofar for the Play and be one of the Disciples. I'll help 88 year old Dick, the Tabernacle Priest, as he gives an in-depth teaching of Moses' Tabernacle in the Wilderness. This will be Dick's 28th year at The Great Passion Play and it is a joy to work with him again.
There seems to be a calm covering the grounds this evening. Today was The National Day of Prayer breakfast here at the Passion Play, a seven day Bible reading marathon concluded about 3pm and the shofar was sounded to "attack" the spiritual strongholds which are trying to undermine and oppose the Christian Church and our efforts to preach Jesus Christ to our country and the world. A lot of prayer is being offered up for our efforts here and for other ministries spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. Please continue to pray for these efforts and let's all exhibit a new boldness in our prayers, boldness in our discipling and boldness in our faith, and ........To God be the Glory.
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