The trip to the Navajo nation was an amazing, awesome week that I
can't help but wish it was longer but that is not nearly enough to
describe the trip. The purpose of the trip was to host a Vacation
Bible School (VBS) for the Navajo people so that they could learn
about who Jesus is and God's love for them with prayers that they
would love Jesus back and accept Christ knowing that he forgives you
for the bad things we do because we do bad things and that has
separated us from God.
My main role in the VBS was to run the Olympic games for the
elementary school children. I had to come up with the games
we would play each day and make sure that all the kids had fun.
Before playing the games, the kids were assigned to one of
twelve people (others who went on the trip) who were their family
leaders. These leaders were the ones would be with the kids
throughout the week wherever they had to go such as the place
where the Olympic games were held. The theme for the VBS was
the early church that existed in Rome after Jesus's crucifixion.
The other places the kids went to besides the Olympic games
were a shop where they could spend coins that they earned
throughout the week to get drums, bracelets, and other stuff and
they would also go to the chapel learning about the apostle,
Paul, and what he had to say about Jesus to this guy who would
persecute Christians. The guy Paul was talking to was a guy
named Brutus.
On the second day and the days after that, all the kids would
gather around this area to find out the news of the day since
there were no radios or tvs back then in Rome and a drama
would happen with Brutus and others. On one of the days,
Brutus arrested me for being a Christian since I wouldn't say
that Caesar was lord of lords. When he was telling me to say it,
it was awesome hearing all the kids shouting, "Don't say it,
don't say it." Then all the kids put their coins together to buy
my freedom.
When the VBS would end each day, we would take the kids
back to their houses in vans where like 15 kids would squeeze in.
I went in the vans with the kids on the first and last day of the
week of the VBS. When I was on the van the second time, I
bonded with a little girl named Felicia who was really nice and
funny. I later learned that she had accepted Christ which
brightened my day.
After all the kids were taken home, we had the rest of the
day to prepare for the next day, hang out with each other,
and we would all meet up in a room for the pastor to give
a message. Each message was great such as not living a
mediocre Christian life, to serve out of love, and to pursue
God earnestly. On Wednesday night though, we had a
fun talent night where we got to do things such as juggling
and skits.
Each day, there was also a memory verse to memorize
which was fun because we had to know all five to go to the
Watering Hole for a good time where he roasted marsh-
mallows, sang worship songs, and shared how the week
went. We also had a quiet time each day to just spend time
with God which was really helpful in tackling the day.
The people who went with me on this trip were so awesome
too. Preston was an excellent person to work with in the
drama (he was Brutus) and he is so hilarious. The skit he did
would prove that statement. His skit was about Christian
stereotypes but credit must also go to Dannie, Kevin, and
Peggy who also made the skit great.
I learned a new game from the people from California who
went on the trip called Ultimate Ninja. The trip was really
awesome and I ask that everyone who reads this prays for
the Navajo people that they come to Christ, that although
we are only there for one week of the year, that they not stray
away from Jesus in that other time we're not there, and
that Jesus be with them since it's not easy to be follow God
and be a Navajo at the same time and being Christian is
already difficult for all of us in this world.
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