Yá'át'ééh
Well it's been extremly hot everyday. But about 50-65 at night the extremes of the weather are not so fun. When I go to sleep I am sweating so I don't want to cover up but then about 1am I am waking up reaching up for blankets. We are doing VBS with a group from Murphesboro, TN right now. That's been fun. The frybread is good but different than what I'm used to eating. The people are amazing when I first meet them they are kind of stand-offish but then I bring up their culture and tell them how much I look forward to learning about it because I am half native. Then they open up to me so it is definitly a benefit being choctaw. I definitly think that Dine (what the Navajo call themselves) kids are the cutest kids I've ever met.The other day in VBS in the class I was helping with the kids started to educate us about Skinwalkers. The skinwalkers are witches that walk around in animal skin at night and kill people. It's kind of like a werewolf but they can be a lot of different kind of animals. The witches though surround themselves with things of death. They even use a thing called corpse dust. What it is, is crushed up human bone then they blow it down the pipes of hogans of people they don't like. Supposedly before you know it you're sick as a dog and no one can fix it. Well there's a little bit of native myth for you.
Pictures will be up later. GOD BLESS!!!
Hágoónee'
3 comments:
Hey son so glad you have started a blog about your rez adventures. It will be neat to follow over the next couple of years. We will be able to see the culture through your eyes! Try to keep up with it so that I will have some way of thinking you are closer......LOL Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers always take care-God bless Love you forever mamma
"Be Jesus to the world"
hey Buddy, its good to see you are injoying your field so far bro. hope you have a great time, keep pressing on for God. check out my blog at tylermorton.blogspot.com, talk to you later bro.
It is so good to read your blog and find out what is going on at the "Rez,"and with you! Our thoughtes and prayers have been with you all along your journey.
Thank you for giving us some insight into the native culture and hope you will be able to share much more in the days to come. Please give everyone there our best regards too.
Let us know how we can be of help in your work in God's Kingdom.
We send our Love, Hugs, & Sunshine from our hearts to yours, Brenda & John Manz
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