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Service Opportunities in South Dakota
Learn:
Websites
Current
News
Current news features and press releases.
Partners
in Hope High Plains fulfills mission through partnership (6/1/05)
Project
could bring Bridger community hope, stronger economy (6/1/05)
Reservation
pastor welcomes Partners in Hope as ally in Shannon County (6/1/05)
Partners
in Hope facilitator finds unexpected calling among South Dakota
Indians (6/1/05)
Together for Hope
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s rural poverty initiative.
http://www.thefellowship.info/Global%20Missions/PIH/
Tree
of Life Ministries
United Methodist ministry working on Rosebud and Crow Creek Reservations. http://www.treeoflifenewsletter.org.
Books
Recommended books and articles are listed on CBF’s Together for Hope site: http://www.thefellowship.info/Global%20Missions/PIH/Resources.icm
Pray:
For Local Leaders
Pray for Byron Buffalo, ministry intern, and his wife, Toni.
For
Together for Hope
Leaders
Pray for David and Jami Phillips, South Dakota Facilitators for Together for Hope –
High Plains, as
they continue to work with rural poverty initiatives in South Dakota.
Pray
for Tom Prevost, national coordinator for Together for Hope as he continues
to lead rural poverty and community transformation efforts around the
country.
For
Volunteers
Pray for churches and individual church volunteers from Missouri and other parts of the country as they serve. Pray that they will serve in
meaningful and appropriate ways and will be the presence of Christ however
and wherever they serve.
Give:
Donate
Food Service Items to the Lakota Training and Leadership Institute
LTLI is starting an Institutional Food Services Training program and is in
need of some institutional-quality equipment:
- a
three-compartment stainless steel sink
- a
box-style greasetrap (the type that fits into the plumbing)
- an
institutional propane range with both a convection oven and a standard
oven, at least four stovetop eyes, and a flat grill top all built in
(or something pretty close)
- an
institutional exhaust fan with hood and metal filters
- two
standard eight foot stainless steel prep tables with storage
underneath
- one
table-mounting instructional mirror with swivel mount
Fund
Higher
Ground
Espresso Machine
Higher Ground is a Christian coffee house on Pine Ridge Reservation, set to open
in early May. Higher Ground will serve as a safe, Christian place to
gather and fellowship. Funds are needed to purchase a new espresso
machine.
Funds
should be designated for “Higher Ground Espresso Machine” and sent to CBF
of Missouri, 5 East Kansas Street, Liberty,
MO
64068
Donate Treatment Facility Personal Hygiene Kits
Preparation of personal “self-care” kits to be used by residents
of an alcohol treatment halfway house on Cheyenne River Sioux
Reservation. A typical kit might include soap, shaving cream, disposable
razors, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, and a
brush or comb. All items should be non-alcoholic. Contact HighPlains@cbfmo.org
for shipping information.
Donate
Baby Kits for New Mothers
Preparation of baby kits for new mothers and newborn babies, for delivery
by Cheyenne River Indian ministers to Indian mothers in hospitals. A
typical kit would include wet wipes, pacifier, stuffed animal, mother
pampering items, Bible (specifically requested), and other gifts
consistent with baby care packages normally given to new mothers and
newborns in hospitals. Contact CBF of Missouri for more information.
Donate
to Tree of Life Ministries
Assistance with general needs identified by Tree of Life Ministries on
Rosebud and Crow Creek Reservations. Needs may include clothing, school
supplies, tools and hardware, food, etc. For a list of needed items, visit
the Tree of Life Ministries website at http://www.treeoflifenewsletter.org/needs.html
Donate
to The Lakota Star
Quilt Cooperative Project
Collection of quilting
supplies to stock the future Star Quilt Cooperative Store. (To date
over 3500 yards of
fabric has been collected, along with batting and other quilting supplies,
thread, needles, cutting mats, rotary cutters, rotary blades, safety
pins, quilters pins and quilting shears).
Learn more at Project
Warm Embrace.
http://warmembrace.org/donate/quilt.htm
Fund
The Gathering Thrift Store
Funds are needed for building “The Gathering” thrift store, community
center, and quilt and craft cooperative in Bridger (on Cheyenne River
Sioux Reservation). The completed building will serve as an
important space for meetings, ministries and enterprise.
Funds
should be designated for “The Gathering Thrift Store” and sent to CBF
of Missouri, 5 East Kansas Street, Liberty,
MO
64068
Fund
Sinte Gleska
University
Scholarships
Scholarship money to students involved in the American Indian Business
Leaders program at Rosebud Indian Reservation’s
Sinte
Gleska
University
. Many of these students are single mothers. Scholarships help defray
tuition and book costs, assist with child care during study and class
time, travel expenses for participation in business competitions
around the country, and general overhead expenses for computers and other
office/student equipment.
Funds
should be designated for “Sinte Gleska Scholarship” and sent to CBF
of Missouri, 5 East Kansas Street,
Liberty
,
MO
64068
Fund
Lakota Training and Leadership Institute Property Lease
LTLI
is seeking 24 churches, businesses, individuals or Christian service
organizations who will commit to providing $1,000 per year to cover the
cost of its lease and to help with insurance coverage for liability and
property damage.
Make checks payable to LTLI, and
mail to LTLI, PO Box 1632,Pine Ridge, SD 57770
Fund
Lakota Training and Leadership Institute Scholarships
Scholarship assistance for students enrolled in the Lakota Training and
Leadership Institute on Pine Ridge Reservation, and general funds for
operations at the school (for equipment, teachers' salaries, maintenance,
etc.).
Funds
should be designated for “Lakota Training” and sent to CBF
of Missouri, 5 East Kansas Street,
Liberty, MO
64068
Clothing
New and used clothing is not being accepted at this time by Together for Hope. If you have such items to donate, we refer you to Tree
of Life, a United Methodist ministry working on Rosebud and Crow Creek Reservations.
Serve:
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2006
Delta Dental weeks have been set. Contact HighPlains@cbfmo.org
with your 2006 ideas and interests.
Weeks
of June
5, 12, and 19 and July 24th
2006
•
Together for Hope/
Delta Dental
• South
Dakota
Opportunities
for dentists, dental assistants, and hygienists to serve on one of four
Reservations in four of the 20 poorest counties in America. For more
information about specifics, contact CBFMO.
Below
are the 2005 service visits. Similar 2006 experiences are being planned.
Partner/Serve with First
Baptist
Church
and United Methodist
Church, Hamilton, MO
FBC Hamilton and Hamilton UMC (Hamilton, MO) installed water lines and fencing
and did construction and repairs on a church building in
Bridger, SD.
The building will be used for church services as well as housing for
subsequent project volunteers to the area.
Partner/Serve with Royal
Lane
Baptist
Church,
Dallas,
TX
Royal
Lane
Baptist
Church
(Dallas, TX) staffed a children’s day camp in Lake View,
SD.
Dental Ministry on Rosebud,
Crow Creek Reservation
Working with Delta Dental of South Dakota, Ronald McDonald House and CBF,
several dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists provided dental care to adults and children on Rosebud
and Crow Creek Reservation.
Partner/Serve with Various Missouri
and Kansas
Churches
With Second
Baptist
Church
Liberty,
First
Baptist
Church
Peculiar, First
Baptist
Church
Montgomery
City (Missouri), Leawood Baptist
Church (Kansas), and Mid-American Indian Fellowships. The churches worked on the Cheyenne River Reservation,
participating in general repair/maintenance work projects on local
buildings/churches, offering children activity programs, and operating a
multi-community rummage sale.
Various
Dates
Construction/Remodeling Work with LTLI
Wanted: A church group or groups with construction/remodeling
skills/experience, to assist the Lakota Training and Leadership Institute
(a faith-based skills, vocation, technical training program) on Pine Ridge
Reservation to renovate a kitchen area to be used for a commercial food
services training program. Lakota Training and Leadership Institute seeks
200 volunteer labor hours for this project.
Various
Dates
Serve through Tree of Life Ministries
on Rosebud Reservation
Learn more through their newsletter.
www.treeoflifenewsletter.org/
Various
Dates
Serve through the Bridger Project
on Cheyenne River Reservation
Dedicated to the economic and cultural preservation of the community of Bridger, South
Dakota.
www.thebridgerproject.com/
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Serve:
The CBF Global Missions
Office needs to be informed of your plans as soon as possible. The
volunteer application process is as follows:
1.
Download the Volunteer
Information form, fill it out and return it to the CBF Global Missions
Office - Dallas by fax at (972) 389-9857 or by mail at 1000 E.
Beltline Road, Suite 105, Carrollton, TX
75006.
2.
Upon confirmation of acceptance of application, continue dialog
with Together for Hope representatives to determine specifics of your
volunteer assignment.
3.
Upon acceptance of assignment, obtain secondary insurance for
yourself and your group. This can be done online by following
these instructions.
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