Today we woke up to rain and french toast with scrambled eggs made by Carla and Mike.  The group was finally able to sleep and enjoy a nice breakfast together before heading to Bill and Amy's for a short bible study and to finish our work on the fence. 

 Yesterday we finished staining the fence and some of us were able to help set up for our first tent revival.  The revival consisted of some traditional navajo music and a sermon from a traveling navajo evangelist.  The message was shared in both english and navajo and was a fun experience for the group.  Tonight and Thursday night we will continue with the tent revival and hopefully be able to get to know more of the community. We will be setting up crafts and games to share with the navajo kids and families at the revival.

Our group has been busy and hard at work building the fence and has been working together well.  Each person has really stepped up and put forth tremendous efforts and a good attitude.  The boys are currently working on the final touches to the fence and then we will finish our afternoon by passing out invitations to the revival to families in the neighborhood.

Due to the lack of camera cord connections, our group is currently unable to provide any pictures from the trip...sorry! 

Thank you for your prayers!

Greetings from New Mexico!

After a long, 'desperately beautiful', somewhat squishy, but mostly enjoyable trip, we have arrived safely and happily to the fantastic Navajo country.  

The Friday before heading to New Mexico, we were able to stop and spend some time with Jill and Jay Nau and their family in Denver.  We swam, ate, laughed, and poked fun at each other. 

Outside, the boys are working hard digging fence post holes for the local missionaries Bill and Amy Ashe and the girls are busy pulling weeds, setting up crafts, and updating blogs. 

Our first day involved assisting another missionary family unload and move into their new home.  Part of the group stayed at the home church to 'help' set up a gigantic tent for the upcoming Kirtland church revivals on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  There we were able to witness some Navajo culture and language.

Thanks to Carla Oberg, our group remains relaxed, massaged, and well fed.  

Off to dig some holes!  Please continue to pray for group unity, good health, sleep, and positive attitudes.  

proof they made it!

Not too much of a cross cultural experience... Josh already loading up on the Mt. Dew!

TEAM NEW MEXICO

Be praying for our team that is on a mission trip to the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico June 5 - 14. The team is:

Katelyn Meyer, Hannah Cox, Jenny Waller, Kayla Schuyler, Josh Tryan, Danny Holman, Miles Kelly, Paul Schneider, Cody Jennings, Kaitlyn Brown, Joel Vincent, Mike/Carla/and Jonah Oberg!