Sombody said, I don't want to waste my last week of vacation

South Dakota 2007

Some of the things we did:

Made friends for life, shared the gospel, played games, made crafts, ate together, prayed together, sang together,
Saw 5 states, passed out a million hugs, passed out a million cookies & koolaid, gave piggy back rides till your back hurt, drove 2500 miles, jumped off a cliff of faith, jumped off a cliff into a lake, climbed mountains, Got a new dog, fixed a trailer, build a stage, mopped, swept, washed dishes, got tired and sweaty, hot. Got happy, got sad, Got some things worked out with God, Did what God wanted us to do, fulfilled the great commission, Hopefully, impacted the world for Christ, Sound like fun?

The need in Allen is so huge, hopelessness, anger, sadness, hate, fear, alcoholism, abuse of every kind, hunger, sickness, poverty (Bennett county is the poorest county in the u.s.). Yet the Lakota people there have a pride that some Americans take for granted. I think if ours was taken away we would feel the same way. Not everyone likes you there, it’s not easy.

One of the 15 year olds in our group said that all he wanted to do was bring hope with him when he came to Pine Ridge. He did, that’s why I do what I do. It’s cool to go, maybe because we were being obedient. True, it was inconvenient, hard, sometimes, uncomfortable, and we did get on each others nerves at times even if we didn’t show it. But I’d do it again next week if I could. I’ll keep going. I don't think it's a waste of a week.