Dear Friends,
As you know, our lives have been a veritable whirlwind (or
as they say in Arizona: dirt devil) for the past three weeks. Amazingly, we
were able to pack up the house and lighten it by 2500 pounds from the original
moving company estimate. Thanks to all of you who helped in so many ways.
The trip across the country went uneventfully. We traveled
over 500 miles per day, making stops in Knoxville, Memphis, and Amarillo, and
finally arriving here in Sun Valley, Arizona, eight days ago. Our GPS didn’t
even believe there was a Sun Valley, AZ.
The campus is very spread out. Because we are a boarding
school, we have school buildings, dorms, utility buildings, offices, a
cafeteria, and housing for the staff. We also have sheep, horses, and chickens.
What fun! Part of the curriculum is learning to care for the animals and learn
some basic things with the wool such as washing, dying, carding, spinning, and
weaving.
The staff here has been in orientation for a week, and there
is a real family feeling. We come from all over the United States: New York,
West VA, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, CA, AZ, NM, Wyoming, etc. But we’re all here
because God brought this particular group of people with their gifts and
talents and personalities together for this ministry this year.
Sun Valley Indian School (www.indianschool.org) is a Christian
school – not on a reservation. We are part of ACSI, and teach 1st
through 8th graders. Almost all of the children who attend here are
here because they are needy in some way. The family situations they come out of
are very difficult. Culturally, we have a lot to learn about the Navajo people.
Please pray for us because it is “go” time, and we just don’t feel ready.
We never know what the enrollment will be until the kids all
get here. But, it looks like Roger will be teaching 3rd and I will
be teaching 6th. We have one last day of meetings and room prep, and
then the children will be here!
Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers during our
transition and for our ministry here with the Navajo children.
Roger and Sara Everett
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