{"id":397,"date":"2013-01-11T18:05:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T00:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/?p=397"},"modified":"2013-01-11T18:42:38","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T00:42:38","slug":"the-final-from-the-rez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/","title":{"rendered":"The final from the Rez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are to leave on Saturday from the retreat at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. \u00a0It has been full of emotions and learning. \u00a0Yesterday I developed a head cold. \u00a0I was still able to put some more time into the house we have been working on. \u00a0We also did some work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/04\/feeling-stirred-at-pine-ridge\/picture3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-342\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/04\/feeling-stirred-at-pine-ridge\/picture3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Picture3.jpg?fit=853%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Picture3.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-342\" alt=\"Picture3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Picture3-300x168.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Picture3.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Picture3.jpg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>today. \u00a0We were not going to but the activities scheduled for today were cancelled due to the snow storm. \u00a0There were conflicting messages about the storm. \u00a0I was listening to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiliradio.org\">KILI radio<\/a> and the weatherman was asked how the weather was&#8230;.He responded by telling us to look outside. \u00a0It was blowing real hard and what was suppose to 2-4 inches by evening. \u00a0It was over 5 inches by noon and it is still snowing. \u00a0There is an expected 1-2 inches overnight. \u00a0I guess I need to look out the window in the morning to see.<\/p>\n<p>The house project: \u00a0It did not get all completed. \u00a0We did as much as we could today. \u00a0I had hoped for more people at the house. \u00a0Of the 18 people staying at the retreat, 6 stayed and of that 3 went to the house. \u00a0The others left a day early to stay at a church near the airport, so they can catch their flight tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/housing-project-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SPH-D710&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357572319&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Housing Project 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-3.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/housing-project-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-4.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-4.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"403\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-6.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/housing-project-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-6.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SPH-D710&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357572363&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Housing Project 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-6.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/housing-project-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SPH-D710&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357572308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Housing Project 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Housing-Project-2.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The emotions from this trip have calmed. \u00a0However they are still deeply\u00a0embedded\u00a0inside. \u00a0I will never forget what I felt out here, what I\u00a0experienced\u00a0and what I learned. \u00a0Yesterday we went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcloudschool.org\/\">Red Cloud Indian School<\/a>. \u00a0This is the site of a Catholic private grade and High School. \u00a0This is the site of one of the\u00a0original\u00a0boarding schools imposed by the U.S. Government upon the Lakota Indians. \u00a0Different than most, the children went to school near where they lived. \u00a0They were allowed to speak and sing in Lakota. \u00a0In the late 1990&#8217;s the church burnt down and a new one was built. \u00a0Many of the pictures and the stained glass windows are Indian related. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcloudschool.org\/page.aspx?pid=396\">See here for a picture.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, that is about all. \u00a0Tomorrow morning we will be leaving the Rez to come back home. \u00a0I myself plan on trying to come out again in June. \u00a0At which time I will do some more volunteer work and learn more about the Lakota people. \u00a0I am hopeful that my daughter can and wants to come along.<\/p>\n<p>A final word about the retreat center. \u00a0This is a very spacious center with lots of beds. \u00a0The staff is\u00a0extremely\u00a0friendly. \u00a0We were treated as family and were given freedom to move about as needed. \u00a0The schedule was set in advance as to what we would do but input was always welcomed. \u00a0There is a wonderful Craft Gallery on site. \u00a0You will find crafts from local vendors and great prices. \u00a0This not only supports the local artist but a small amount goes to the retreat center. \u00a0Please consider looking into staying at the retreat center should you visit the reservation.<\/p>\n<p>There is no Goodbye in Lakota. \u00a0The closest is see you later. \u00a0That is nicer I think. \u00a0Goodbye is so final.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f3k\u0161a akh\u00e9 wa\u014b\u010dh\u00ed\u014bya\u014bki\u014b kte<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Karen Rupp<\/p>\n<p>Pine Ridge Retreat Center<br \/>\n51 E. Hwy. 18<br \/>\nPO Box 862<br \/>\nPine Ridge, SD 57770<\/p>\n<p>(605) 867-5262<br \/>\npineridge.center@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are to leave on Saturday from the retreat at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. \u00a0It has been full of emotions and learning. \u00a0Yesterday I developed a head cold. \u00a0I was still able to put some more time into the house we have been working on. \u00a0We also did some work today. \u00a0We were not &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/11\/the-final-from-the-rez\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33,29],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"post-397","6":"format-standard","7":"category-communication","8":"category-community"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2m6h5-6p","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69,"url":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/28\/mark-435-41\/","url_meta":{"origin":397,"position":0},"title":"Mark 4:35-41","author":"Douglas Dill","date":"February 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This same miracle story is also seen in Matthew 8:23-27 and Luke 8:22-25.\u00a0 When comparing the stories, I find that in the NRSV, the author of Matthew starts out the story with a command of getting into the boat and Jesus leading the way. 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