For those not in the know...The basic gist of our new assignment has something to do with this local Reach Out ministry. It is basically a hang-out joint with coffee, clothing, and occasional lunch throughout the week. It serves the local poverty culture which in River Dog, Saskatchewan if not all of Canada, revolves around native or aboriginal people.
This is a society and culture I am still gathering info on. Gathering as in submerging myself and observing. But a few books doesn't hurt either.
Amazingly, the Reach Out is not run by any church. It was formed by an alliance of churches in town (six maybe) and is loosely affiliated with them today. The hands on operation is run by Auntie, the matriarch of one of the local native bands. She is utterly amazing. Just a simple aging woman who is related to half the town and somehow fell in love with Jesus during her life. She is an undercover agent, yet one of "them" as well. A strategic positioning by the creator in my view.
My wife's cousin Trina and her husband Mark are very associated with this group. They have been on its board in the past and so forth. These cousins have been instrumental in our being here. And when we are in River Dog during this limbo period we live with them.
I haven't had much chance to hang at Reach Out. But I suspect it could become a fair part of our lives soon.
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