Going West

The destination for our 2007 senior-high mission trip is Pine Ridge, South Dakota - the reservation home of the Oglala Lakota Indians. Pine Ridge is a rural and beautiful prairie land, but its people have suffered decades of economic hardship and cultural prejudice. This summer, we have the chance to come alongside this remarkable community, to learn from them and to offer our help and support in Christ's name.

Our trip will focus not only on meeting physical needs, but also on building relationships and learning from our native hosts. The organization we are working with is called "Re-Member." they will provide us with a dormitory and food, tools and workspace to build bunkbeds for native kids, and opportunities to share in fellowship with the native community.

While there, we will visit beautiful natural areas like the badlands, and important historical sites such as the wounded knee memorial. And you've never seen a sunset until you've seen it on the South Dakota prairie!

The trip is scheduled for Saturday June 30th through Friday July 6th and is open to all students in grades 9-12. The cost per person (including airfare) will be about $800.00, but with fundraising efforts throughout the winter and spring, the out of pocket expenses for each person will be roughly $400. Please contact Jeremy if you need special financial assistance. We don't want money to be your deciding factor.

Below are some images of the reservation at Pine Ridge. If you are thinking of going on the trip, please take some time to ponder and pray over these images. I believe God will use this trip as much in our own lives as in the lives of those we go to serve...





Those interested in signing up for the trip should plan to attend a brief meeting after the 11:00 service on December 3rd, in the chapel.

Until then, "Hau Kola"!!