Once again, we’ve come to the end of our time here at Shoshanah Camp. And once again, it was a good and profitable month! We were the only SOWER couple here this month, and after a busy winter and spring, it worked very well for us to be on our own. When we work alone, we often end up working together – and that was certainly the case this month. Our primary focus (as mentioned before) was getting the screening done on their new pavilion.
They plan to use this pavilion heavily this summer (staff and students start arriving next week!), and with the mosquito and black fly population an ever present guest, screening was imperative! Gary spent the first week preparing the areas for screening while I worked on sealing the doors. And then we moved to the actual screening. And I’m happy to report that despite some crazy weather, malfunctioning saws, and some material shortages, the screens are up, the doors have been hung and the final bits of trim have been installed!
Voila – a fully screened pavillion!
Ready for guests!!
There were a few challenges this month, though. The lack of any cell service has been a bit frustrating. Although – it does eliminate those annoying ads between solitaire games. So I guess that’s a good thing, right? Although there is good strong internet (and using the wifi there to make calls worked well) at the nearby dining hall, not having a signal here has also been hard. But every now and again (like tonight while I’m writing this) a little bit of that dining hall signal seems to sneak through the woods. And then I make a mad dash to do all of my internet stuff (including this blog!) before it vanishes once again. (To be honest, I’m disappointed in myself that this “limited connectivity” has bothered me as much as it has.) But on the plus side, we were able to get to the Cabin for a lovely, low-impact weekend!
And that certainly doesn’t happen during a SOWER project very often!
As another SOWER month draws to a close, we are once again thankful for the opportunity to be a small part of this ministry as it prepares to challenge and disciple Jesus followers in the weeks ahead. Even with our “First World Problems”!
We leave on Tuesday for our Pre-Family Reunion preparations at the Cabin. Yep – it’s back to our Happy Place for us!
(I definitely think we should recreate this picture from 2021 – don’t you?)
Hope you’re having a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by,
