Tree of Life is part of the working hands and feet of God to the Sicangu Lakota Nation, residing on the Rosebud Reservation serving the mind, body, and soul. They feed, clothe, shelter, and love. They demonstrate God’s love, power, and grace to a broken, hurting society. Their goals include:

Increase Soup Kitchen quality and quantity of food in support of greater overall health and wellness because of diet. In 2018, Tree of Life gave out over 27,000 breakfasts and lunches to clients, as well as 400 Thanksgiving meals and 600 Christmas meals.

Increase direct service in their Thrift Store Ministry to increase revenue, create faster turnover of inventory and serve more meals. The thrift store, called “Ur Boutique”, sells whole goods, furniture and appliances, and gently used and new clothing to raise revenue to support their soup kitchen ministry. Through Ur Boutique they are able to give families an opportunity to buy, even at a very low cost, and have pride that they have provided for themselves. One mom put a $3 bag of clothes on layaway and paid for it over a month. She felt great satisfaction in being able to tell her daughter that “I bought this for you.”

Increase Volunteers in Mission visits to increase relationship building toward reconciliation, depth, and breadth of stakeholder’s knowledge, thereby expanding number of people praying, caring, and supporting them.

The Tree of Life website describes their objectives beautifully: “To the naked eye our service may look like a handout or a hand-up, however to God, it may look like an answer to a prayer.” Please give to this dedicated organization and be part of answering their prayer.