Day 6 – Pine Ridge Mission Trip

Day 6 – Pine Ridge Mission Trip

We continued to work on this week’s projects, discovering more issues than we expected and challenges that must be overcome. In passing it will appear not much has been accomplished, but we are all wore out. We still put priority into having time for devotions and prayers twice daily as a team. Even during our labors we spend time to understand the spiritual needs of each other and the Lakota men we are working with. This year we have the largest team, not only the size of the team visiting Pine Ridge (15 men) but also the size of the Lakota team (11 men).

Here is a picture of the outside of the building with the new sheet metal roof.

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One of the biggest challenges has been getting the old trailer moved so that the “new” trailer can be installed. Even with a truck in front pulling, and a bobcat in the back pushing, the trailer didn’t budge. They almost flipped the bobcat, but just when it was about to go over, God whispered and it rolled back forward. (Sorry it happened so quickly and everyone was so shocked that we have no picture.)

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So let’s push part of the trailer off to lighten the load.

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This worked! Here is the vacant lot.

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Some of the kids ran in and picked up what we thought was junk but to them are new toys.

Prayers include safe travels for John Two Bulls. His son had recently died in an accident in Arizona. His son had seven children. The mother is willing to take six of them, but not the twelve year old son. John Two Bulls is arrived back at 6:30 am this morning and then learned that he could be the guardian, so he has already turned around and has a court meeting on Monday. On his trip earlier this week to Arizona, he hit a cow had to go to the hospital due to back injuries, still did the service on Tuesday. He is still upbeat as he has been blessed with the opportunity to adapt his grandson.

Prayer requests from the Lakota men we are working with focuses on giving them the strength to be leaders in their family and enabling them to provide financial support. Work is very hard to find here as there are not many jobs and those that are available are very short term.

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  1. Dianne Murphey

    Dearest Ian & Team & First Nation Lakota ~ Prayers are being lifted as I write. Prayers for strength, renewed courage, & that God will reveal what He wants from each of you. God’s will be done.

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