Dear Faithful Friends and Family,
We just got back from a little walk up to “the crosses,”
which are up on a hill overlooking our campus. Each corner of the sky portrayed
a different picture. To the east glowed an awesome Arizona sunset and behind us
– an amazing display of lightning. It parallels so well with what I have been
reading in Job: “See how He scatters His lightning about him bathing the depths
of the sea. This is the way He governs the nations and provides food in
abundance. He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark”
(Job 36:30-31). I don’t want to miss the little phrase in the middle of those
strong words about the Lord’s gentle provision. Our God is not just Great, He
is Good.
This week we had a visit from a Mission Team from the
Thundersley Congregational Church in Essex, England (www.thebeacon.org). They have a burden for
the Native American People and have sent mission teams to the Gallop, NM, area
before. The children listened in chapel, (That’s always a praise.) and enjoyed
asking them questions and showing them our animals and wool room. The team gave a clear gospel message
and gifts for the school. We don’t know about heart responses from the
children, but the whole afternoon was a fun blessing.
Roger and I have decided to do Buddy reading with our
classes and to seat them together in assemblies/chapel to help with some of the
boys’ behavior. I also think this is very good for the girls in my class, who
are at a typically self-centered time in their lives. Pray that this will help
in many areas.
We’ve had some emotional “drama” in the 6th
grade. (You don’t want to know.) But I think I’m making progress with them when
two of them gave me hugs and called me “grandma” in Navajo. I asked if that were an insult, and one
assured me that if they wanted to insult me, they would call me “old.”
Thank you for your continued interest and prayers. Pray for
Roger as he continues to work with his class. They were especially homesick
last week and were “acting out.”
We love and appreciate you all,
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