Pine Ridge

In November, myself and three of my closest friends were able to spend another weekend on Pine Ridge. We were blessed with another opportunity to serve and I am so excited once again to share this mission with you. One our way to Pine Ridge, we stopped at the Dignity Statue which was a gift to the Lakota people. This statue was breathtaking and over 50ft tall.

When we arrived at Pine Ridge we assisted one of the missionary families in moving to a different home. The current home they were living in will now be used for the children’s ministry with Sharp Baptist Church. I will start helping with the children’s ministry during the month of January.  In their new home we assisted in putting up drywall moving in their furniture. We wanted to assist them in getting their home done before  their new baby Declan arrived.

We hosted a girls night where we we picked up teenage girls we had established a relationship with from previous visits on the reservation. We cooked a nice meal, made homemade ice cream and even hosted a game night. It was truly wonderful getting to know some of the girls even more! At the end of the night we brought the girls home and even rocked out to some music in our van!

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The next day we organized the pantry. We brought food with us for Thanksgiving boxes to put together. We put flour and sugar into smaller bags for boxing, lined up cans and even did some cleaning.

 

Sunday morning we took yet another trip out to the breathtaking Sheep's Mountain. Erica and Emmali had not experienced Pine Ridge or Sheeps Mountain before so we were excited to show them God’s beautiful creation. If you ever make a trip to western South Dakota, I highly recommend visiting this spot of the Badlands.

Erica and Emmali blindfolding each other
for the surprise! :)

                                        

Sunday morning we were able to assist with the Children’s ministry program the church puts on every Sunday! We taught Sunday school to the children where we discussed prominent stories in the Bible, along with singing dancing and games!

Chanku Waste Ranch has a large spot in our hearts. We are so thankful to the generous donors that allowed us to take this trip and cannot wait to return over spring break.  After leaving Pine Ridge I still felt God pulling at my heart as he called me to serve the Lakota people. With this I am excited to announce I will be spending the month of January on the Ranch. I will be assisting the the missionaries school, the children’s ministry program as well as focusing on the education of Native Americans. I am excited for this journey to begin and will definitely keep you all updated! Please pray for me!

Be humble and gentle; be patient, bearing one another with love. -Ephesians 4:2

Lots of Love,