{"id":5907,"date":"2026-05-15T14:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:23:14","slug":"164-may-5-2026-ishwars-meeting-hall-is-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/2026\/05\/15\/164-may-5-2026-ishwars-meeting-hall-is-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"#164 – May 5, 2026 — Ishwar’s Meeting Hall is Rising!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nExciting news from Ishwar\u2019s dera! Today, large trucks delivered the last of the structural metal (columns, beams, girders, and joists) for the Meeting Hall in Bruce, Wisconsin, and steelworkers then began to erect the building! The assembly work will take several weeks, and then they will weld on the steel decking for the roof. So if you visit the dera during the next month, you will personally see how Ishwar\u2019s dream is coming true! You can also watch the worksite live through ISHA\u2019s two DeraCams here ______<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSpring mitti seva at the dera is from May 29 to June 1. If you can attend, we will plan on taking a walk up the Hill with the full group of sevadars! We hope you can join in the fun! If you can attend, please register here ____<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIn June, after the steel structure is up, we will take a pause to evaluate the financial status of the project. If enough donation money arrives this summer, and if enough sevadars are available, then the next phase of work will likely be finishing the roof and walls.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSeveral large trucks arrive with the structural steel:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWorkers use a lift to stand up the first column for Ishwar\u2019s hallowed Meeting Hall. Each column is bolted to a concrete foundation pier:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ishwar\u2019s words on the importance of seva:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cI want every satsangi, even the poorest of the poor, to be given the opportunity to offer something in seva, even if it is only a dollar. I would also like all satsangis, rich and poor, young and old, to participate in the construction, even if they can only carry one brick. Your smallest efforts are precious to me and to the Great Master. This is seva of love and devotion.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ishwar C. Puri Ji on Seva<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you would like to support Ishwar’s tribute to his Great Master, donations can be made by following this link to the ISHA Building Fund.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nTo learn more about Ishwar\u2019s Meeting Hall, check out the Dera website at\u00a0https:\/\/dera.ishanews.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
If you would like to offer seva to Ishwar Ji, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/ishanews.org\/voluntary-contribution\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Any questions related to Ishwar\u2019s dera can be directed to ISHA chairman Jagannath Kerai\u2019s email at\u00a0<\/span>chairman@ishanews.org<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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\nWith warmest regards,<\/span><\/div>\n
Paul Bauer<\/span><\/div>\n
ISHA Dera Building Committee<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dear Friends, Exciting news from Ishwar\u2019s dera! Today, large trucks delivered the last of the structural metal (columns, beams, girders, and joists) for the Meeting Hall in Bruce, Wisconsin, and steelworkers then began to erect the building! The assembly work will take several weeks, and then they will weld on the steel decking for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-construction-chronicles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5935,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907\/revisions\/5935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}