Only 2 weeks left, and I'm excited about coming home, but also sad about leaving here. Things went well last week - we finished the work and the teams had a good experience, but we did have some rough patches with the house by the longhouse, but everything ended up ok. We painted and roofed one house, painted another, roofed another, and built a wheelchair ramp at another. I painted a house with a crew from Mississippi and our site went especially well. Out interactions with Polly and her daughter Jessie were very good and hopefully are the beginning of a longer relationship.
As we come to the end, we still need prayer - these past few days have been rough on the Rez. One of the families we helped on the second week had a cousin who hung himself in their yard on Tuesday - they have four young daughters who are very active with Sacred Road. Another family close to Sacred Road had a cousin who died in a car wreck this past weekend. Four kids we pick up every Tuesday for the Bible Study and come to Kid's Club every time were in a bad car wreck this weekend which shook them up pretty good - they were in a car wreck 2 years ago this month in which their mother died. It's tough seeing the children going through these rough experiences, but it's good that Sacred Road can be here to love and help those who are hurting.
The Bible Study went well last night - we had 42 children and 11 youth. The youth had a great Bible Study; they initiated discussion about how Jesus can be 100% God and 100% man. Chuck, the youth leader did a good job of explaining the humanity/deity of Christ. Also, more youth came last night, in part by invitation from their friends and also because they heard about the Bible study and wanted to come.
Things are going well and the team is holding together - thanks again for your prayers and we need them.
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I would not want to imagine what it would have been like for those kids and family had sacred road not been there. The situations are so tragic and the sadder part is that these tragedys are so called "the norm" on many reservations. I remember a recent study where suicide by hanging was one of the indian youths biggest problems along with alcohol and drugs. The team and work there is a shining a light of love by just "being there" when all else seems lost. Remember.....
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still
Be...
Enjoying the thought of you being home soon. Love Mow-sa
Joshua, wow, sounds like so many burdens, heavy burdens. It is great Sacred Road is reaching out to help and lead folks to Jesus, and it is great there are volunteers. Stay in Him. Hope I see you when you get back in town.
Wes
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