Each of my three years at Burning Man has been a different experience, each with different challenges and opportunities. 2013 was a year of just getting out there in that dusty, vibrating, lively place, learning that by our kind acts and loving embrace of all came by, we were living Church in an unchurchy place. Finding a spot at the outer fringes of the Black Rock City, we washed perhaps about 100 pairs of feet, and gave away a lot of copies of Science and Health, the textbook on healing spiritually, by Mary Baker Eddy. In 2014, we applied for and received “placement”, meaning our camp was recognized as being of sufficient value to have a designated spot. We were placed close to some big sound camps, and across from the Spank Bank… and interesting answer to prayer about where to be placed! Embracing the opportunity, we continued to wash feet to the amazement of many, sharing with folks who were interested what moved us to do so. We probably washed at least 300 pairs. In 2015, we were placed near the heart of the Center Camp neighborhood, and found people were both delighted and grateful for clean feet, and generally accepted the invitation to wash their neighbor’s feet. Giving them that opportunity proved a surprising and very enriching gift for many. Each day, all 16 chairs were occupied most of the day, with folks waiting (patiently) for their turn. We estimate that well over 1,000 folks had their feet washed. Most of those 1,000 stayed to wash someone else’s feet. Here are a few moments from my 2015 week.
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Healing Foot Wash camp at Burning Man 2015
Some more pictures from our time at Burning Man 2015. Over a thousand people had their feet washed and also had the opportunity to give the gift of washing feet at Burning Man this year. A lot of work and a great success!
Arrived to 40-50 MPH windstorms, setting up our Burning Man theme camp
We finally arrived and were warned at Greeters that there were 40-50 MPH wind storm gusts predicted for that evening, so batten everything down that we didn’t want to blow away. We would have multiple white-out windstorms over the next couple of setup days but made the best of it and had a great time getting everything setup for our Healing Foot Wash camp.
From Reno to Black Rock City, on our way!
We finally made it to the playa and then proceeded to wait in line (even though we’re Early Arrival there are still thousands of folks also waiting to get in even though it’s 2 days before public entry).
And we’re rolling! On our way to Reno…
Visiting our friends in Reno where we’ll fill up our water barrels on our way to Burning Man 2015!
Heading to Burning Man – Packing our rental truck!
We rented our truck from the good folks at Doherty Truck Rentals again this year. Packed and ready to roll!
Working on our evapotron
Washing feet at Burning Man results in some gray water that needs to be evaporated or brought back home. We’ve been working on building an evapotron to help evaporate water while we’re on the playa. Mark, Rachel and Anna Lisa did a great job on this!
We were asked to move our Burning Man theme camp stuff out of the Berkeley CSO basement and storage space. It was a good opportunity to consolidate and find a new home for our infrastructure.
Moving out of the Berkeley CSO to our new storage location
Healing Foot Wash Camp Receives Placement for 2015 Burning Man!
We’re excited to have been given Placement for 2015 Burning Man!!! In 2014 Healing Foot Wash camp was located at 9:05 and I. This year we have been Placed at 5:30 and B. This is very close to Center Camp and will put our camp right in the heart of all the action.
Congratulations!!!
It is our pleasure to inform you that Healing Foot Wash has been officially placed for Burning Man 2015: Carnival of Mirrors!
Your approximate location is 5:30 & Ballyhoo and will measure approximately 100 by 50. If your dimensions contain a + or – sign, it means your camp is an odd shape.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Burning Man this year! Come by and have your feet washed and join us in washing feet yourself. 🙂
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