Mission Team Builds Hope on Navajo Nation

 GALLUP, N.M. – During the last week of July, a group from the Temple Three Angels Seventh-day Adventist Church in Morgan’s Point Resort, Tex., answered God’s call to serve on the Navajo Nation Reservation. Their mission was twofold: to host day camps for Navajo youth and to construct a transmitter shed for KDHG 90.9 FM at the Gallup All Nations Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The day camps were action-packed with sports, creative crafts and Bible stories that shared the love of Jesus. The children’s favorite part was the hot lunch served with big smiles and warm hearts. Every laugh, every high-five and every story that was shared built bridges of trust and opened young hearts to God’s family.

While the children enjoyed the camp, a four-person crew worked diligently to erect an 8-by-10-foot metal building at the base of where a 150-foot tower will be installed. The shed will house the transmitter equipment that will beam Diné Adventist Radio’s message across Gallup, withstanding the elements for years to come and serving as both a literal and spiritual foundation for KDHG 90.9 FM’s broadcasts.

The trip was inspired by the head elder’s transformative experience ten years ago when he participated in Southwestern Adventist University’s mission trip to Navajo Nation. He returned home determined to share that same blessing, uniting volunteers and local families in Christ’s service.

This summer, that long-held vision became reality. The team’s faith was strengthened, Navajo children felt God’s love in action and a new transmitter shed now stands ready. Once funding is complete and the tower constructed, it will broadcast hope-filled programming to the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation.

Ahéhee’—thank you—for your prayers and support. More than a radio shed was built; lasting relationships were formed, and hope was shared.

By Steve Pester

Diné Adventist Radio

Network Manager