This is it. At the end of the day, the 2020 Passion Play season will be over. Yes, we will continue to do Holy Land tours, put up Christmas lights and Nativity scenes, and have people visiting the Christ of the Ozarks statue and enjoying our hiking and biking trails. But the set will be "black", the water to the set will be shut off, the bulk of our animals will be taken to warm indoor quarters off the property and a skeleton crew of paid staff and volunteers will work on maintenance and necessary projects to prepare us for the 2021 season.
It has been a different environment this year, with masks, social distancing, no dinner buffet, lower attendance and almost all of our tour groups cancelling, only a few volunteer and youth groups coming to help, and many of our cast members limiting their participation. The schedule for next season is out and it has fewer scheduled performance days and may be a repeat of this year if the health concerns still remain. But, we will stay optimistic. With our new house, Karen and I will be here for the winter and be part of the off-season staff. We'll know in a few weeks about my shoulder and the treatment needed to "fix" it, and its impact on what and how much I can do.
The One and Done subject is not really very appropriate to describe our status as Passion Play volunteers or as Christians. We have been here since May, 2014, with a few winter "vacations" serving elsewhere, but we are committed to THE ONE who provides for us and protects us, and we will be Done when HE says we are done and not a second before. For all YOU are, and for all YOU do for so many.......Thank You, Lord. We are blessed to be part of Your family.
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