 Pathwalkers is the Rocky Mountain Bible Mission outreach to Native Americans and a collection of children of assorted age, race, and background. The common denominator is the love Christ has for them and the people whose hands and lives He uses to reach them.
Mary Hunter tells a story of two children. "They come from a biological family that is full of drugs, sexual perversion, and extreme neglect. After a year of living in a stable foster home they are being adopted by the foster family. This family is very supportive of Pathwalkers and their other boy (also adopted) has been attending for several years. We are excited for these two boys as they are able to experience a loving, stable home with a real family and regular attendance at Pathwalkers Club and Camp."  Dan Dietz says, "Teresa and I have found that the greatest challenge to being a Pathwalkers missionary is finding children willing to come and listen to the words of a God they have heard nothing about before, nor are taught anywhere else. The kids we see are generally 90% unchurched and certainly are not taught the ways of God in the home."
Dan continues, "The second greatest challenge is to stay encouraged preaching the Word to people who are not necessarily interested in hearing it. I am coming to understand that real change, real effective ministry, takes time. Needed time." Jake Cremer adds, "The Native people very much need to see some "generations" of followers of Christ; now there are no "resident" (geographically speaking) examples for them to follow." Teresa Dietz observes that the greatest needs in the Pathwalkers ministry is to have more interest from the outside. "The ability to get to know the kids personally is necessary. It would be nice to be able to have more creativity and fun crafts for the kids."  Rachel Cremer observes, "We have been received tentatively and with caution. Our reception in Elmo has been mostly positive with the younger kids. Being white has been an obstacle in some instances. For example, we took a group of young Pathwalkers to the local swimming hole in Elmo and were quickly reminded by an older tribal member that we were not welcome. The tribe has posted a sign that the area is for tribal members only. The kids we were with are tribal; Jake and I are not. We all felt uncomfortable and found another location to swim on the lake. I had never felt that type of discrimination before."
 Jim Hunter, Pathwalkers director, shares ministry opportunities: "Three categories come to mind. First, persons who are equipped and called to go into a new community, establish themselves and conduct clubs, camps, and various outreach efforts over the long haul. Second, gifted as a 'team players' and might enjoy working in all the various Pathwalkers' ministries as helpers to a more leadership-oriented missionary. Third, I think of the person who might just be feeling their way along and wants to try a short-term mission project, or just come out and live with a missionary for a few weeks to seek God's leading."
"We all desire to see more people reached for Christ, and there are many opportunities, but we have not had the personnel. Pray for new missionaries. Pray we can bring Pathwalkers' tools and methods of ministry to other churches, missions, and individuals for their use. Our hope is to share what we've learned and be a blessing and encouragement to others. Our goal will always be to spread the gospel, not the ministry." | 
