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Ode to Joy: A Belated Report on Our 2019 Trip.

Oct

23

2019

Okay, this is my second attempt at writing a post about our 2019 trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Hopefully, it’ll go better than the first attempt, which turned into a laundry list of things that went horribly, horribly wrong (actually, nothing really went THAT wrong – nobody got hurt during any of our misadventures, ...

Info on Our June 2020 Trip 2

Oct

15

2019

Hey folks! Just trying to get the word out about our upcoming June 2020 trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Flying kids Who is Welcome The short answer is everyone, although that’s not quite right: anyone who is interested in working with christians (note the small “c”. That’s because none of us are good enough ...

More Stuff From Kyle Hooker! 3

Sep

24

2019

Once again, I’m delighted to have someone else write something to post on here! This is another post from my good friend Kyle Hooker. Enjoy! Photo by Kyle Hooker. “Oh Captain! My Captain!” Hi folks. Kyle Hooker here with some words and reflections about our 2019 Nape Na Si Mission trip out to Pine Ridge ...

Info for our June 2019 Trip 3

Feb

6

2019

Most of the gang from last year’s trip. Photo by Kyle Hooker, Hooked Photography. Hello folks, it’s that magic time of year again, when I start nagging you to join us on our annual mission trip to Pine Ridge, S.D. Please, please, please, please come with us, pleeeeeeeease! Travel info & dates Okay, enough of ...

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 ...