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Noah's Ark Bus
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In 1998, our church obtained a grant from the McCune Foundation to fund this project. Our congregation also helps out financially. The Prewitt Assembly of God (a primarily Navajo church) administers the program, and mans the bus. As of March 2001, the Prewitt bus pastors (as they are called) have traveled far and wide over dirt roads to make 14,000 "kid visits," bringing the message of Christ to Navajo children. The pastors are, themselves, Navajo.
The inside of the bus is fitted out as a classroom. There are no seats, and kids sit on the floor as they learn about God.
In October 2000, the bus pastors came to our church to tell of the overwhelming success this project has experienced, and to say thank you for our contribution. It was a moving experience.
One of the bus pastors told about what she calls the orangutan camp. It's a settlement with lots of trees and lots of kids who are always glad to see the bus. One day, the bus arrived and no kids were visible. The pastor thought that something bad had happened. Then, all of a sudden, kids started coming out of trees, which just goes to show that kids will be kids. Bus pastors now refer to this settlement as the orangutan camp.
Thanks go to Pastor Droll of the Prewitt Assembly of God, and to Ray and Taube Jenkins (who were members of our church at the time). They were the moving forces that got this project going. Thanks also go to the bus pastors, and to Karen Cerniway and Bob Bowlin of our church, who were on the first Noah's Ark committee. To others who have given freely of their time, energy, and money--thank you!
Donations of money or time make a big difference to this very worthwhile program. You will be rewarded many times over! Keeping the bus running obviously involves ongoing expenditures.
The bus, decked out for a parade in Crownpoint, on the Navajo Reservation
