Each of my three years at Burning Man has been a different experience, each with different challenges and opportunities. \u00a02013 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\u00a0came by, we were living Church in an unchurchy place. \u00a0Finding a spot\u00a0at the outer fringes of the\u00a0Black 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. \u00a0In 2014, we applied for and received “placement”, meaning our camp was recognized as being of sufficient value to have a designated spot. \u00a0We\u00a0were placed close to some big sound camps, and across from the Spank Bank… and interesting answer to prayer about where to be placed! \u00a0Embracing the opportunity, we\u00a0continued to wash feet to the amazement of many, sharing with folks who were interested what moved us to do so. \u00a0We probably washed at least 300 pairs. \u00a0In 2015, we were placed\u00a0near\u00a0the heart of the Center Camp neighborhood, and found people were both delighted and\u00a0grateful for clean feet, and generally accepted the invitation\u00a0to wash their neighbor’s feet. \u00a0Giving them that opportunity proved a surprising and very enriching gift\u00a0for many. \u00a0Each day, all 16 chairs\u00a0were occupied\u00a0most of the day, with folks waiting (patiently) for their turn.\u00a0We estimate that well over 1,000 folks had their feet washed. \u00a0Most of those 1,000 stayed to wash someone else’s feet. \u00a0Here are a few moments from my 2015 week.
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"content_text": "Each of my three years at Burning Man has been a different experience, each with different challenges and opportunities. \u00a02013 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\u00a0came by, we were living Church in an unchurchy place. \u00a0Finding a spot\u00a0at the outer fringes of the\u00a0Black 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. \u00a0In 2014, we applied for and received “placement”, meaning our camp was recognized as being of sufficient value to have a designated spot. \u00a0We\u00a0were placed close to some big sound camps, and across from the Spank Bank… and interesting answer to prayer about where to be placed! \u00a0Embracing the opportunity, we\u00a0continued to wash feet to the amazement of many, sharing with folks who were interested what moved us to do so. \u00a0We probably washed at least 300 pairs. \u00a0In 2015, we were placed\u00a0near\u00a0the heart of the Center Camp neighborhood, and found people were both delighted and\u00a0grateful for clean feet, and generally accepted the invitation\u00a0to wash their neighbor’s feet. \u00a0Giving them that opportunity proved a surprising and very enriching gift\u00a0for many. \u00a0Each day, all 16 chairs\u00a0were occupied\u00a0most of the day, with folks waiting (patiently) for their turn.\u00a0We estimate that well over 1,000 folks had their feet washed. \u00a0Most of those 1,000 stayed to wash someone else’s feet. \u00a0Here are a few moments from my 2015 week.",
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"date_modified": "2016-02-09T23:48:12-08:00",
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"title": "Healing Foot Wash camp at Burning Man 2015",
"content_html": "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!
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"content_text": "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!",
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"title": "Arrived to 40-50 MPH windstorms, setting up our Burning Man theme camp",
"content_html": "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.
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White out!
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Foot wash station chairs setup
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Hanging out after everything is setup
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Healing Foot Wash camp setup! – “But do you have a flag?”
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Healing Foot Wash camp setup!
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).
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"content_text": "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).",
"date_published": "2015-08-28T12:38:03-07:00",
"date_modified": "2016-02-04T12:46:30-08:00",
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"id": "https://healingfootwash.org/?p=154",
"url": "https://healingfootwash.org/and-were-rolling-on-our-way-to-reno/",
"title": "And we\u2019re rolling! On our way to Reno\u2026",
"content_html": "Visiting our friends in Reno where we’ll fill up our water barrels on our way to Burning Man 2015!
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We rented our truck from the good folks at Doherty Truck Rentals again this year. Packed and ready to roll!
\nClick to view slideshow.\n", "content_text": "We rented our truck from the good folks at Doherty Truck Rentals again this year. Packed and ready to roll!\nClick to view slideshow.", "date_published": "2015-08-28T11:45:28-07:00", "date_modified": "2016-02-04T11:49:18-08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Gabriel Serafini", "url": "https://healingfootwash.org/author/admin/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/24bddbb394eff14300a8d1b157a5407e4c7c907bc3c74f4f50f8313e8ef70c0f?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Gabriel Serafini", "url": "https://healingfootwash.org/author/admin/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/24bddbb394eff14300a8d1b157a5407e4c7c907bc3c74f4f50f8313e8ef70c0f?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://healingfootwash.org/files/2016/02/IMG_7913.jpg", "tags": [ "2015 Burning Man", "Burning Man", "Burning Man Pictures", "Camp", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://healingfootwash.org/?p=140", "url": "https://healingfootwash.org/evapotron-update-all-assembled-and-spinning/", "title": "Evapotron update \u2013 all assembled and spinning!", "content_html": "\n
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"date_published": "2015-08-18T11:37:13-07:00",
"date_modified": "2016-02-04T11:40:36-08:00",
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"id": "https://healingfootwash.org/?p=126",
"url": "https://healingfootwash.org/working-on-our-evapotron/",
"title": "Working on our evapotron",
"content_html": "Washing feet at Burning Man results in some gray water that needs to be evaporated or brought back home. \u00a0We’ve been working on building an evapotron\u00a0to help evaporate water while we’re on the playa. \u00a0Mark, Rachel and Anna Lisa did a great job on this!
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We\u00a0were asked to move our Burning Man theme camp stuff out of the Berkeley\u00a0CSO basement and storage space. \u00a0It was a good opportunity to consolidate and find a new home for our infrastructure.
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"content_text": "We\u00a0were asked to move our Burning Man theme camp stuff out of the Berkeley\u00a0CSO basement and storage space. \u00a0It was a good opportunity to consolidate and find a new home for our infrastructure.",
"date_published": "2015-07-19T11:00:32-07:00",
"date_modified": "2016-02-04T11:22:17-08:00",
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"id": "https://healingfootwash.org/?p=89",
"url": "https://healingfootwash.org/healing-foot-wash-camp-receives-placement-for-2015-burning-man/",
"title": "Healing Foot Wash Camp Receives Placement for 2015 Burning Man!",
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We’re excited to have been given\u00a0Placement for 2015 Burning Man!!! \u00a0In 2014 Healing Foot Wash camp was located at 9:05 and I. \u00a0This year we have been Placed\u00a0at 5:30 and B. \u00a0This is very close to Center Camp and will put our camp right\u00a0in the heart of all the action.
\n\nCongratulations!!!
\nIt is our pleasure to inform you that Healing Foot Wash\u00a0has been officially placed for Burning Man 2015: Carnival of Mirrors!
\nYour approximate location is\u00a05:30\u00a0& Ballyhoo\u00a0 and will measure approximately 100 by 50.\u00a0 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! \u00a0Come by and have your feet washed and join us in washing feet yourself. ![\"\ud83d\ude42\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f642.png\")