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Sacred Road Ministries

Purpose: Word and Deed.
In partnership with Sacred Road Ministries and Pacific Northwest Presbytery. Short-term workers serve a hurting Native American Community with the love and truth of God. We are seeking to see a healthy, active church planted in this area. We are working in one of the poorest towns in the nation. There is no healthy church within a ten mile radius of the town where we work (White Swan). Approximately 75% of the children we work with have fetal alcohol syndrome or other conditions related to their mothers doing drugs while pregnant. Many of the children are neglected and/or abused in a variety of ways. Most teens in White Swan would be considered "at risk". Thirty percent of the teens in White Swan are technically homeless. The dropout rate in 6th grade and up is approximately 65%. The concepts of marriage, parenting, and family are almost non-existent. Unemployment is about 75%. The life expectancy is 39 years old. The infant mortality rate is twice the national average. Virtually every social problem such as teen pregnancy, suicide, domestic violence, gang activity, etc are two, three, and even five times higher on reservations nationwide than in the inner city. There are 2.5 million native Americans in the U.S. and only 2% claim to be Christians!

God is on the move:
Miraculously the community has embraced us and everyone who is a friend of ours! Adult Bible study has been growing rapidly since it was begun in July 2003. We've been having about 60-80 people in attendance weekly for the last several months with new people coming weekly. As many as 200 children and 10 or 12 adults have made professions of faith. The town of White Swan is beginning to believe that "our tribe" (Christians from all over the nation) really love their tribe! People are starting to talk about how the town in changing for the better! In the first three years about 2200 people signed up to pray for White Swan. Since 2003 more than 230 people come on one week teams to serve and 7 to 8 summer interns each summer.

**Update from Chris and Mary Granberry**

Attention One Week Team Leaders and members, Missions Pastors, Pastors!  We need your help!  We are counting on you to help us “get the word out”.  In many cases we do not have current email addresses for former one week team members, church members missions committee members, etc.  Please forward these prayer requests to anyone and everyone who will “Pray, Give, and/or Come”.  Thanks so much for helping us “get the word out”! -- Chris Granberry

Please visit (and refer folks to) our blog – www.sacredroadyakama.blogspot.com

Ministry Opportunities include:

• We do a lot of mercy ministry: roofing, painting, hauling trash, home repair.

• We also host Vacation Bible School and sports camps.

• We need contractors, handymen, and all types of skilled laborers to oversee the work the teams do when they come in the summer and to tackle special, technical projects.

• We need folks to coordinate children's ministry and sports camps for the summer.

• We need folks to come and handle food prep/cooking for the teams.

• The opportunities are amazing and overwhelming!

• Project Dates:
  We can take up to 40 people per week.

• We have openings in the spring, summer and fall.

 

Housing:
Teams stay in a church ten miles from White Swan. It is a great facility with showers, meeting rooms, kitchen, fellowship hall, and a small house on the property where the ladies normally stay. There is also a large pavilion and basketball court. A city park and small grocery store are within walking distance.

Take a Break:
Our one week teams get several hours off on Thursdays and most choose to go hiking and/or swimming in the Cascades which are less than an hour away!

Ministry Mindset:
We are deeply grateful for the teams the Lord sends to serve this community. Our goal is to treat interns and one week team members like family. Our hope is that everyone who comes would fall in love with our neighbors here and would pray faithfully for them in the future. We believe that through those prayers the Lord will transform this dark, broken corner of our nation in to a beautiful place.

Interns Needed:
We need one-year interns that are willing to raise support. We provide housing.

We need summer interns to come and help facilitate the ministry of the summer one week teams (it is an eleven week program). The internship runs from the end of May to the beginning of August.

Are you being called?
We need full-time folks desperately. Currently we need about 30 full time people. We need teachers, coaches, drug and alcohol counselors, van drivers, medical personnel (nurses/doctors), contractors, electricians, plumbers, auto mechanics, house parents for a boy's ranch, etc.

You can learn more about Sacred Road Ministries at www.sacredroadministries.com. Or check out the Sacred Road blog: www.sacredroadyakama.blogspot.com. You may also contact us by e-mail at sacredroadministries@hotmail.com

Need more information?

Contact Arklie Hooten ahooten@pcanet.org / 678-294-3011 or

Sherry Lanier

MNA ShortTerm Missions and Disaster Response Facilitator
678-294-3012
slanier@pcanet.org

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