{"id":3177,"date":"2017-11-01T17:47:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/?p=3177"},"modified":"2017-11-01T22:00:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:00:02","slug":"39-november-2-2017-when-the-dome-is-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/2017\/11\/01\/39-november-2-2017-when-the-dome-is-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"#39 &#8211; November 2, 2017 &#8211; When the Dome is Finished!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dear Friends,<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The ISHA website (<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ishanews.org\">ishanews.org<\/a>) is again fully operational, and so the Construction Chronicles Blog has been called back from its extended vacation.&nbsp; The Blog apologizes for its absence, but wants you to know that it is feeling well rested, and is ready to return to work in service to our beloved Ishwar.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Today, there are two items of interest concerning the ISHA Meeting Hall dome construction project in Wisconsin.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Firstly, donations have just reached the $800,000 mark!&nbsp; Hooray!&nbsp; And, many thanks to all who have contributed.&nbsp; The project has been active now for 5 years, so the donations average out to $160,000 per year.&nbsp; According to our architect, the total cost of the project is $2,800,000 (although we expect that the total will be reduced somewhat as Ishwar\u2019s friends will volunteer to perform construction seva).&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none;\">Secondly, a few words on the profound significance of the future completion of the Dome.&nbsp; Ishwar has recently stated that when the Dome is finished, he will dedicate it as the \u201cDera Baba Sawan Singh,\u201d and that he will then give discourses in the building.&nbsp; In addition \u2014 and very importantly for all of us \u2014 he has stated that upon its completion, he will be living in Bruce, Wisconsin much of the time, and will be giving satsang <\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-kerning: none;\">nearly every day<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none;\"> for anyone who can attend.&nbsp; So, the sooner the Dome is finished, the sooner we can all be with Ishwar on a daily basis!&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Many people have chosen to sign up for an automatic, recurring donation through PayPal, for whatever amount they can afford. This provides a dependable revenue stream for the project, which greatly helps the construction team with its planning efforts.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">That\u2019s all for today.&nbsp; Later in the week, the Blog will feature the kitchen that is planned for the Dome.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">With warmest regards,<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-kerning: none; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Paul Bauer<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Chair of ISHA Building &amp; Fund-Raising Committee<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"-webkit-font-kerning: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"523B521F-C47E-42FE-8179-5B9F4B0DD100\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BLOG-Ishwar-in-tent.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, &nbsp; The ISHA website (ishanews.org) is again fully operational, and so the Construction Chronicles Blog has been called back from its extended vacation.&nbsp; The Blog apologizes for its absence, but wants you to know that it is feeling well rested, and is ready to return to work in service to our beloved Ishwar. 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