We’ve been pretty busy this week. We left home after Church on Sunday (July 5), and got to Whiteclay, Nebraska on Wednesday. We stopped in at the ABOUT group to see what we would be doing this week and when the Clinton Wesleyan Church comes out. Bruce Bonfleur, the director of ABOUT, had plenty lined up for us. Because it was late in the day, he briefly went over what most needed done, and showed us the progress that had been made over the year.
Working in Green Tipi Gardens
The next two days followed a basic pattern. We got up and out to the Green Tipi Garden around 8am, pulling weeds and mulching around the plants. This year they are doing less food production, and planting more for arts and crafts, such as broom corn, gourds, etc. These will be used with the Lakota Crafters Co-Op. read more…
This week we’ve been working at the ABOUT group in Whiteclay, Nebraska. Most of us have been working on various building improvement projects around the place, as well as in the Green Tipi Garden.
I have been working on their websites, bringing them up to modern standards, making them so that they can easily be updated and extended. You can look at the first one at www.aboutgroup.us. It is mostly complete, look for updates in the next few weeks. The other site is for the Lakota Crafters Co-Op, and is in production. It will take a bit more effort, because they would like to be able to sell art on it.
Sharon Altaras wrote up an article about the ABOUT group on her blog, www.americanroad.us. Sharon is a traveling freelance journalist who happened to be in Whiteclay this week.
At least in Nebraska.
As we traveled across central Nebraska Tuesday evening, we were remarking at how green it is compared to past years. We think they are getting the second hay cut in, and it’s only the first part of July. The corn was tall and perfect. Hopefully the south-western South Dakota has experienced this as well. We will see soon!
Jesus wastemalaka
Wowapi wakan heye
Wakanyeja kin tawa
Iye unsiwicala
Han, Jesus waste
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Han, Jesus waste
Wowapi wakan heye
Flag of the Oglala Sioux Tribe
From www.lakotamall.com:
Some startling facts about the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation:
- 80% unemployment.
- Poorest county in the USA. Average family income is just $3,700 per year.
- High rates of alcoholism, heart disease, and cancer.
- Extremely high rate of diabetes. Almost half of the population over 40 on the Pine Ridge Reservation have diabetes.
- Life expectancy for men is 48 years. Life expectancy for women is 52.
- Highest infant mortality rate in the USA.
The Clinton Wesleyan Church will be hosting its annual VBS the week after next, May 22-26, 9am-12noon. This year’s theme is Wildwood Forest.
Hanover Church
Hanover UP Church will be having its annual VBS program next week. This year’s theme is SonRock Kid’s Camp. It focuses on a lot of stories about the apostle Peter. The dates are May 15-19, 6-8pm. 724.899.2911
We are preparing for our summer trip to South Dakota once again. Please pray that God would open doors on and off the Rez’ and that He would be glorified. Please pray that all the teams that will be involved would be led by God and have a spirit of cooperation and servanthood.
I hope to be involved in at least two VBS programs, as well as the work projects. We are looking forward to what God has planned for us this summer!
Well, as much as I like my Gateway Tablet, I am sorry to say I cannot recommend it to anyone seriously looking for a tablet, especially for college.
I realize that I bought the lower-powered model, and that this is kind of a moot point, now that it has been removed from Gateway’s site. But still.
The main problem is that it is too big to be carrying around. A 14 inch screen is nice, but it is just too big for the backpack, too heavy to hold for a long time, too big for the chairs with the desks built in. It may be nice for working with a big screen on a desk, but not for being mobile.
The second problem is little things that are annoying – part of the latch is cracked, the headphone jack always thinks it has headphones plugged into it so that the built-in speakers don’t work, the bezel around the screen isn’t tight to the screen (overheating from the status lamps?).
There are good things about it. And I would definately not go back to a regular laptop. But just a warning – beware of 14″ tablets, and be careful about Gateway tablets.
