2018 ← Nape Na Si Ministries

Yes I’m Coming: More from Chavala Ymker 1

Nov

13

2018

Here’s another look at our annual trip, and some of the things that happen to us out there, from Chavala Ymker. Enjoy! Yes, I’m Coming I skid in the dirt at the end of the green slide. As fast as I can, I turn around, my knees on either side of the slide, hands spread ...

Getting Braver: Another Fresh Perspective

Aug

3

2018

The following was written by one of our group, who’s shy and wants to remain anonymous. It’s a very insightful perspective that illuminates some different aspects of the trip. Enjoy! Coming out to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with the Nape Na Si mission group has been one of the best decisions I have made. ...

This Earth is Holy Ground: More Thoughts from Chavala Ymker

Jul

17

2018

This Earth is Holy Ground The bus jerks along the gravel path until it opens into the grassy Sundance grounds. I try to slow my breathing, chewing on my tongue. We get out of the van, and walk toward the sweat lodge’s misshapen dome. Men sit around the fire, discussing the time since they were ...

Through Another Lens: Kyle Hooker’s story 2

Jul

3

2018

Another of the new guys this year was my new friend, Kyle Hooker. Here’s a look at the trip from his perspective: From my lens Well let’s just start this out by telling you who I am. My name is Kyle Hooker. I am a husband and father of 4 kids. My oldest graduated ...

Another Fresh Perspective: I Will See You Again

Jun

27

2018

We were also blessed to have Chavala Ymker join us this year. Here is the first of 3 posts she’s been kind enough to write and share: I Will See You Again I don’t want to go home. I watch the others slowly gather at the bus door. A quiet wind tangles through my ...

A Fresh Perspective 1

Jun

24

2018

We were blessed to have Shelley Gorin join us for a few days during our trip to Pine Ridge. Here’s a little something she wrote about what she saw, and how it affected her: Some of the most beautiful moments of my life have been painted in the ugliest colors. Somewhere around the 1970’s, Tupperware ...

We Survived!: A Report on Our June 2018 Trip to Pine Ridge 1

Jun

20

2018

Every trip we make to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has its unique challenges, and this year was no different, although some of them were fairly common by now: we had a blowout on the trailer that tore the fender off and left shredded rubber all over the road. The blowout was pretty run-of-the-mill, but the ...

Avoid the Rush! Decide to Go on the 2018 Trip Now! 4

Jan

8

2018

Yes, yes, yes, it’s time again for our annual message posting the details of our planned June 2018 mission trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in which I announce the dates, and then spend the rest of the post begging for people to go, along with my feeble attempt at manipulating your feelings so you’ll ...