Gearing up for the home stretch

We have been working hard for the last two and a half weeks, completing many projects from the work list, as well as unexpected ones that have popped up along the way. Brandon and Nick have really gone to town on the guard house, although everyone has helped out on this project at one time or another. The last piece of tin is about to be set in place and the finishing touches added on, to protect it from the wild wind we get here at Shofar.

Here we are setting the front posts - check and re-check for straightness!

...adding on the roof supports. Watch out for those power lines!

Here is Brandon nailing on the tin for the front porch.

The "nearly" finished product - lookin good!

We are getting ready for the last weekend of concerts with the Andy Calope band. These will be taking place at two local baranguys in the Toledo area. We have been taking lots of pictures of the concerts, and this weekend we plan to shoot video of our set up so we can make an instructional film on how to set up and take down for concerts, so other teams will be able to prepare to do the same in the future. Hopefully, we can get some footage of Andy and the band to add to our “Burning Dog Traveling Show” collection, as well.

Our typical front line set up for Main speakers and Monitors.

Keep those plugs straight - 110volts and 220 volts. The minute you stop respecting this little hummer, - ZAP! - it will remind you it's there!

Last night, we invited Lando and Evelyn to Shofar tonight for dinner, and in addition to a great evening of fellowship, we also were able to get a great cooking lesson from Evelyn. Lando showed us how to ripen a bunch of bananas he cut from a tree right next to Shofar last week, and they should be ready to eat Saturday morning! Evelyn showed us how to make Lumpia, as well as a Squash, and what a treat they were!There's a whole-lotta Lumpia goin' on, goin' on at Shofar - Jon!

So long for now, thanks all for the prayers, and keep 'em comin!

Jason