Day Ten and Prayer Needs

It’s really early in the morning as I write this.

This is the first day of the dance itself. We won’t start the dance proper, and the fast itself until sometime late this afternoon. We will be arriving onsite between 9 and 10 this morning and we will be busy all day getting ready, preparing the site and people for what is coming. I hope to arrive onsite the early side of that

Greeting old friends, meeting new ones. I’ll try to take some photos but probably won’t manage to post them until after the dance

There is a lot to do today Among other things and all the preparation onsite, John and I have to get the camper prepared for him to stay in during the dance Right now it is chockablock full of my gear because we had to empty the car for the luggage of folks we were picking up at the airport

The weather is going to be really hot. Predictions for highs are today 96, Friday 100, Saturday 99, Sunday 91. Pray for cooling breezes, and maybe that the predictions will not quite be met. Pray that we dancers will have strength for the test. Don’t panic on our behalf. We will have people (and God) watching over us. We have shade cloths. And I have done this dance before one year with temperatures over 100.

When you think of it, drink a glass of water and send the benefit my way Ill be grateful This sounds nonsensical scientifically but I’ve been assured it helps and I believe it Assured by those who have done the experiment of dancing with and without people eating and drinking for them

Thanks for your support. I will be out of the dance Sunday morning.

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