Sioux Mission Trip

Provide a Spiritual Growth Experience

Love as a ServantLive as a FriendLearn as a FollowerLead as a Guide

Why?

Where Are We Going?

Where Are We Going?

The Pine Ridge Reservation is consistently among the poorest counties in the United States

Unemployment over 60 percent

Many residents travel more than 120 miles to outlying communities for seasonal employment

About half the people over 40 have diabetes

Tuberculosis, alcoholism, and infant mortality rates are way above the national average.

Residents contend with temperatures from 105 to -30 deg F

Life expectancy for those on the reservation is 48 for males and 52 for females

Why Pine Ridge?

Housing conditions on the reservation are poor

Nearly 40% of homes are without electricity and running water

The remoteness and limited resources in many communities, lack of suitable land, and the severity of the climate are all contributing factors to the difficulty in providing adequate housing on the reservation

Homelessness and overcrowding of homes is a chronic problem

Because many families will not turn away any family member who needs a place to stay, it is not uncommon for as many as 25 people to live in a two-bedroom home

The desperate housing situation is compounded by the fact that much of the existing housing is substandard

Why Pine Ridge?

Our Host Organization

Our Trip Schedule

Capacity: 1 Bus Load

Target: 1 adult per 5 students

Adults apply to serve as mentorsFigure number of adult spots after 1/27Invitations to serve based on ratios:

student : adultsfemale : malerookie : veterancollege age : old fogyskills (medical, logistics, etc.)

Adult Mentors

Work and Camp

Worship and Devotions

Excursions

$ 100 Deposit and Form locks in spot

Early Bird Special:$ 500 - Register by January 27

Trip Cost:$ 550 - Register by March 3

Remaining Spots:$ 600 - Register after March 3

Payments due at each meeting date

Registration

Pledge Sheets

Move That Bus!

Fund Raisers

Schedule

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Questions?