Our Arizona GO! Team is on site, settled in, working hard and connecting well here on the San Carlos Apache reservation. Everyone has found more than enough to do, and more than they probably thought they would see in the short time we've been here. We are painting one home for Ricky, who is currently living in a small tent. Although the structure that ARM has created is quite small by our standards (300+ sq. ft.) with just a living area/kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, to Eric it is beautiful. And it really is!
At another site, we're hanging cabinets, painting, installing doors and molding, and putting final (hopefully!) touches on a home that was badly burned. The grandmother who will live there again is excited to see what had been destroyed now rise from the ashes (literally) as something new and grand. Through this type of service, ARM is creating significant relationships with more and more in San Carlos and is being understood as a group of people who love the Apache people and who help provide hope.
Of course, the treat for our team is time with the children. The bus ministry rolled out Thursday afternoon for Bible stories and games with kids in one area, and we got some good "hang time" with many there. Yesterday, some of us went to a youth foster home and simply loved on the little ones there, some of whom get little of that kind of attention. It's hard to know who receives the bigger blessing, us or them!
Please continue to pray for us- for safety, health, unity an opportunity- as we serve the needs of the Apache and the needs of Arizona Reservation Ministries. We only have a short time remaining and we want to use it to the fullest for the sake of God's Kingdom. And thank you all for your prayers, partnership, encouragement and support- you are a part of what is going on this weekend, even from where you are! (picures coming tonight- we hope!)
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