I've been here almost two weeks now. The drive here was full of cotton fields (some being harvested), saguaro and prickly pear cacti, and vast land that is the image of the old west.
Lots of activity going on here and I was put right to work.
A bridge is being put in as part of the driveway to the ARM property. Volunteer crews have been filling in rock, moving dirt, and then the best...a crane came and lifted two flatbed rail cars onto the abutment. awesome.
Houses on the San Carlos Apache Reservation are being built. Crews go out to work on several homes that are in various stages of completion.
The "Church Bus" goes out each afternoon to different neighborhoods on the "Rez." The bus has been gutted and painted with bright colors. It has folding tables attached on the walls and chairs lining both sides. The driver beeps as he drives through the neighborhood and the children come running and get on the bus. Then the bus parks at an empty lot or playground. There is a Bible lesson, memory verse, craft, snack, games, and activities. After an hour, the horn blows, the children help clean up, and the bus takes off returning the kids, and then going back to Globe.
During the day I have been working in the office sorting, organizing, and helping with items that will go into big stockings for the children that ride the "Bus." I also help with miscellaneous other tasks. Then in the afternoon (3-6pm) I'm on the "Bus."
What an amazing ministry this couple has been called to create. Check it out at azrez.org
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