With our first volunteers here, there is a beehive of activity on the property. Over the winter the list of projects was pretty long, but the number of workers was not large enough to do more than a few tasks and didn't make a big dent in the list. But now it is small groups working on each project and seeing it to completion.
Leaves are being raked and burned; props are being repaired or additional ones made; garden areas are being cleaned and mulched; water has been turned on in The Holy Land and on the set with leaks located and repaired; the washers and dryers for cast laundry have been hooked up and checked; merchandise for the gift shops is arriving daily, being checked in, entered in the computer and put out on display; play animals are coming back from their winter quarters; trees are going to be planted; painting is being done; the Sea of Galilee is being dredged; grass is being grown where there has not been any before; the main entrance to the Play amphitheater has been "beautified" with a large decorative planter; vehicles are being brought up to speed; the buffet is serving lunch to staff and volunteers and is ready for the beginning of the season; costumes have been repaired and new ones made; a retaining wall has been built at our set's Eastern Gate to keep some trees from possibly falling.
Most of the volunteers from Campers on Mission (Illinois and Missouri) will be leaving over the weekend so it shouldn't be as hectic next week. But it's been good to have them here, helping in so many areas and getting us "ready-er" for the new season. Other groups will come......and go. The youth mission groups and other church groups will come......and go.......as will some of our regulars from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and other states. Thank You , Lord, for bringing willing hands and hearts, for watching over us as labor for Your Kingdom and seek to honor and glorify You with our efforts. All Praise to You.
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