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The primary purpose and ethos of Hebron is to be a provision and expression for this small community that Yehovah is developing. These opportunities to come together to enjoy one another's company and benefit from the synergy that comes from each individual's participation in the spiritual and physical activities are invaluable for our growth and development, personally and communally. The relationships that are developed during these times are certainly precious.

We came together this weekend for the sabbath, followed by a working bee on Sunday. We then gathered together at Shekem in Littlehampton for a convocation for the 7th day of Unleavened Bread. It has been a wonderful week of reflection and re-commitment. What an immense privilege it is to be set apart from Egypt and the ways of this world and be grafted into Israel and the redemptive promise.

This weekend's working bee was centred on the wellbeing of our flock. One of the more unpleasant aspects of being stewards of Yehovah's creatures is the need to put down a sick or frail animal. One of our ewes was failing due to her age and we made the decision to end her suffering. The only comfort I took was she died having just eaten some green grass that I picked from the air-conditioner outlet. Torah is explicit about how we should care for animals and I think it's also an indication of our reverence for the Creator.

We decided to move the flock to the Palmer-Cookes Hill Road paddock so the day's work was taken up with fence maintenance, gates and water supply. It was a big day but well worth it to see the flock enjoying the smorgasbord and new accommodation. Unfortunately we lost two lambs last week, probably due to foxes, and I think the reason was the flock was too dispersed for Gulliver, our alpaca, to keep safe. Having more feed available will hopefully keep the flock together. We will also purchase another alpaca to share the watch dog duties.

Christina and I also continued with the paving and now the end of the front stretch is in sight. The Hebron homestead sure is one big house when you're laying pavers!

On the caper front I'm pleased to report that we have a good number that are doing very well and we now have some caper berries forming, which I will collect and pickle at the end of the week - our first tiny harvest after many years' effort. These plants are incredibly resilient and we are optimist that this little venture will help Hebron become financially self sufficient in the future.

All in all the last week has been a wonderful time celebrating the feast and enjoying the blessings of Yeshua our Messiah.

Shalom

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