CHAIN SAWS DONATED FOR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

South Dakota is freezing cold in the winter. It is flat and has very high winds. Last year, temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees F. Many Native American families living on the reservation cannot heat their homes. During these extremely cold winters, people suffer; especially infants and the elderly. Some even die. There is no natural gas on the reservation. Some families use propane to heat their homes, but propane is not affordable for many as it costs 6-7 dollars per gallon. Electricity is available but too expensive for most families. We needed six 20-inch gas powered chain saws (Poulan Pro PP 5020AV) to take to two communities on the Pine Ridge Reservation from September 12-21 and volunteers to cut wood to provide fuel, especially for the elderly and single mothers. We thank you for providing three new chain saws and when it was all said and done, we had fifteen volunteers cutting, loading, and hauling wood! At Red Shirt, we delivered four truck-loads of wood on the first day and cut the fifth that was delivered the following day. The next day, we cut nine more truck-loads full. It is a little tougher to cut wood at Potato Creek. We had to find the dead trees and cut the trees down instead of getting the wood from a pile of trees!! This will impact the lives of Native American families by providing them with wood to burn to keep them warm this winter!! Again thank you for providing the three new chain saws and and our local community for the finances to make this happen!! Here are a few pictures. See videos of this project on facebook: LAKOTA VISION. .We are so grateful for your support! International Gospel Center Attn: Rev Patty Ehmann 555 South Memorial Drive Tulsa, OK 74112