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Sioux Mission Trip
Provide a Spiritual Growth
Experience
Love as a Servant
Live as a Friend
Learn as a Follower
Lead 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 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?