I wrote this blog last Tuesday evening…
As I sit on the plane, bags all packed, babies tired and with full hearts, I am reminiscing over the past fourteen days.
Eight months.
…that’s how long it had been since my littles had seen our beautiful island. And we packed in the fun, friends and family. We packed in as much FUSE as we could, as much SouthernSoul and as much love as possible to get us through to the next visit. Amidst the fun, we all realized one thing…we love our island but it’s no longer where our hearts belong. Our hearts, are undeniably, with the Navajo.
I was able to share with several small groups of people about our lives on the Rez. I shared a few stories of the precious people we love so dearly. I shared hard stories, silly stories and God stories…of which there are many…
We had lots of folks ask us what our greatest need was…it’s a big one but necessary. In order to adequately serve the churches we are privileged to walk alongside, we need a vehicle…a vehicle of the four wheel drive kind.
You see, many, if not most, Rez roads are dirt, washboard roads that in the summer wash out due to flash flooding and in the winter turn to thick mud when the snow and ice melt. This often makes them impassable without the assistance of four wheel drive. We currently drive a mini-van. Now-don’t get me wrong, we do the best we can with what we’ve got and the little grey mini has roughed a lot out with us the past eight months…four wheel drive would be safer, more efficient and better all around.
We’ve had to cancel trips to churches. We’ve postponed trips and caught up two weeks later because even after the snow melts, our Navajo family calls to let us know it’s not safe for the mini van to drive down the three mile dirt road to the church…much less the three and a half drive over the tops of ice and snow covered mesas.
When we cancel on a church, we’re actually cancelling on several churches because it creates a domino effect. This is unacceptable, for many reasons, the main one being-each of these churches deserve time. Our time, God’s time and an ear to hear their dreams and someone to vision cast with them. Someone who will help without hurting. That’s our whole mission. Navajo leading, serving and loving other Navajo. When we cancel, God’s time is there…ours is not.
So…we’ve boldly stepped out on faith and are believing for His provision to provide us with a four wheel drive vehicle. One that comfortably seats our family of five and has room for some beautiful friends to tag along.
Want to help? You can donate to BHP via this link: http://www.tabsmithministries.com/giving.
In the special instructions denote your money is specifically for BHP’s car fund. No amount is too small. You can also set up a monthly contribution via the link above.
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