November 24

Dear Friends and Family,

This week was astronomy week at Sun Valley. Last fall when we took the children to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Roger happened to run into a man who is part of a program that sends astronomers to the various school sites and shows them cool stuff on the computers (in a trailer) or teaches them some astronomy basics in the classroom. We have been preparing for their 2-day visit by studying stars in our classrooms and reading related topics with our students. Most of the teachers also showed Louie Giglio’s “How Great is Our God” video. (If you haven’t seen it, just stop right now and watch it: http://vimeo.com/44485151).

As the children watched the computer-generated phases of the moon, we taught them that the moon is a faithful witness (Psalm 89:37). Every 24 hours we see the moon as it orbits, stabilizes and protects the earth. One of our teachers asked her students to write down the name of someone they wanted to be a faithful witness to, and one student reported to her that he had written down the name of another student in the dorm (whom we have been praying for since day one). Revival can start when students care about the spiritual condition of their dorm mates.

The heavens are telling the glory of God (Psalm 19:1)!  We looked at Sirius, Antares, and Betelgeuse and other stars that are trillions of miles away and tried to count them as Abraham did. What an awesome God we worship! But that should not make us feel small; it should make us feel privileged, because we are made in His image, and He cares for us. We appreciate the way you have extended God’s care through your care for us too. Thank you for helpful gifts these past few months. We know that He can hold onto us no matter what happens. My students are troubled by many things, and I had the opportunity to share with them how Jesus can hold onto them even when they are plagued by memories of unspeakable things in their lives. The more we learn, the more our hearts break for these dear creations of God.

Our first Arizona snow! What a surprise!

The children ran Time forward and backward on the computers as they watched sunrises and sunsets over England.  Our sun, close and warm, is really a ball of raging, massive, and ferocious fire.  God laughs at the pride of men and devils that oppose him (Psalm 2:4). Though we feel satan’s attacks daily on the campus through such things as behavior issues, financial need, lifestyle decisions made by parents that affect their children, and false religion, we know He is in control; and we have a close-knit and warm community of believers here to soldier with us.

This week please pray particularly for the financial needs of Sun Valley Indian School, which operates totally on donations. We worship the unrivaled God, who showers us with wisdom, kindness and faithfulness; and we pray that we will serve Him faithfully.

Love,

The Everetts

 

Snow November 24th.