#117 – December 22, 2019 – Sevadars Speak!

Dear Friends, As another seva season has ended at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin, some of the volunteers have chosen to share their seva experiences. Here are their words. “To do seva at the dera in Bruce is a Read more

#116 – December 20, 2019 – Dera Winter Below!

Dear Friends,   ISHA’s dera property in Wisconsin was walloped by some early storms this year, resulting in about 18 inches of snow on the ground. The scene was set for our local photographers to take action … from the Read more

#113 – November 6, 2019 – The Dera, From Above!

Dear Friends,   Recently, visitors to Ishwar’s dera project took aerial photos of this beautiful part of northern Wisconsin.   A view to the north from over the construction site. The lovely Chippewa River meanders around forests and farms for Read more

#111 – October 23, 2019 – Mitti Seva Volunteers!

Dear Friends, Everyone who joined Ishwar at the Mitti Seva Day in Wisconsin found some suitable service work to perform on the ISHA land. 240 people working together, with the single goal of expressing their Love and Devotion, was a beautiful Read more

#110 – October 15, 2019 – Mitti Seva 2019!

Dear Friends, For many years, Ishwar has hosted an annual “mitti seva” event at the future ISHA dera site in Wisconsin. Ishwar has modeled this mitti seva after Great Master Baba Sawan Singh’s construction work in India, where everyone was offered the Read more

#108 – September 4, 2019 – Garage Doors!

Dear Friends,   One of ISHA’s goals this year is to have the Maintenance Shed “dried in,” meaning that the roof and walls and all of the doors and windows are installed, so that anything inside the shed is protected Read more

#107 – September 3, 2019 – Fresh Water!

Dear Friends, We now have fresh, clean water at the ISHA Greenhouse, Garden, and Maintenance Shed in Bruce, Wisconsin!   The water well was drilled in early July, and now the water lines have been buried and the pump has Read more

#106 – September 2, 2019 – Lofty Stairway!

Dear Friends,   Work continues on the ISHA Maintenance Shed on Ishwar’s dera project in Wisconsin.   Now that the concrete floor is finished, a small team of volunteer carpenters could build a staircase that allows access to the loft Read more

#105 – September 1, 2019 – Sky, Stars, and Shed!

Dear Friends,   It’s been a gorgeous summer at Ishwar’s dera project in Bruce, Wisconsin.  Including both the days and the nights.   Here are some evening, time-lapse pictures of the ISHA Maintenance Shed and Greenhouse.  Enjoy!       Read more

#104 – August 22, 2019 – It’s A Floor!

Dear Friends,   Volunteers have been busy at Ishwar’s dera project in Wisconsin. Recently, they finished pouring the concrete floor for ISHA’s new Maintenance Shed/Greenhouse. This building will be used to store vehicles and equipment, and can be used as a Read more

#103 – August 5, 2019 – Veggies Galore!

Dear Friends, The ISHA garden in Wisconsin is flourishing, thanks to the efforts of a small team of cultivating, rototilling, weeding, and picking volunteers! The great harvests of veggies are being used to feed all of the people who come Read more

#102 – August 2, 2019 – A Very Hip Roof!

Dear Friends,   The volunteer carpenters at Ishwar’s dera in Wisconsin have finished framing the roof for the carport that is attached to the ISHA Maintenance Building.   This roof is noteworthy because of its design. It’s a “hip roof,” Read more

#99 – July 22, 2019 – Pour the Floor!

Dear Friends, One of the recent big jobs at Ishwar’s construction project in Bruce, Wisconsin was to pour the concrete floor for the ISHA Maintenance Shed/Greenhouse. Due to the size of the garage floor, the pour was divided into two Read more

#98 – July 16, 2019 – Well, A Water Well!

Dear Friends, While Ishwar’s team for the ISHA Meeting Hall Dome is working to finalize the building design, other volunteers have been busy on a variety of projects on the Dera property. The principal task is construction of the Maintenance Shed Read more