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Smith Lake church helping families in Eastern Navajo

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The spread of COVID-19 has impacted the Navajo Nation hard given the number of rural areas where families may lack amenities like running water or have to travel long distances to get basic supplies.

This is why a number of groups and organizations have stepped up to support families on the reservation any way they can. Trinity Navajo Bible Church, near Smith Lake, N.M., is one of those places.

Pastor Bobby George said May 13 the church’s support has been going on for about a month. Members of the church were handing out food and water to families at Whitehorse Lake Chapter House, east of Crownpoint.

“The biggest reason why this is being done is because the Navajo chapters out in the eastern areas have been kind of neglected,” George said.

This means the families in those areas are not getting the kind of help that’s needed while they’re trying to deal with the virus, he added.

George said the church has been contacted by people in various regions and organizations asking for their support.

“We just wanted to make sure the families’ needs are being addressed and their concerns are being taken care of as much as we can take care of,” he said.

The help that is being given to families in the area includes what George called purchase cards, which contain about $50 to help the families buy groceries, but that can only go so far when they also have to buy gas and cover travel costs, he added.

“We hope people will realize there’s a need in eastern Navajo that needs to be addressed,” he said. “If they feel like they’d like to help, they could call us for a way to get the help out to the Navajo people.”

For more information on Trinity Navajo Bible Church’s donation efforts, and to learn how you can support them, call (505)726-3310.

By Cody Begaye
Sun Correspondent

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