Dear Friends,
One of our
young dorm moms had kidney stones and surgery this week; and in November, a
different dorm mom suffered terribly with kidney stones too. I am not saying,
“Why us, Lord?” We believe that God is in control and has purposes way beyond
our understanding. But I wanted to share that we on the SVIS staff are just
like you – some have wayward siblings, homosexual family members, abusive
situations in the past, jailed family members, children not living for the
Lord, failed relationships, personal and family illnesses, family suicides and
unemployment. The enemy does everything he can to distract us and diminish our
testimony here. 
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This week I
would like to borrow some things from a list by Paul Zimmerman entitled: What do missionaries really need? Our
prayers! Please remember our staff in prayer this week with these requests:
1. Love for God. Sometimes we are overworked and have many responsibilities. Our supreme motivation for obedience to the call of Christ is love for him.
2. Genuine love for others. The second great commandment is “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Pray that we will get along well with each other and have a Christ-like love for our Navajo students.
3. A deeper relationship with God. Since our schedules are so tight, we might be tempted to skimp on our time with God. This would result in failure. Moses instructed Joshua to meditate on God’s law day and night and be careful to obey his commandments. Only then would his way be made prosperous and successful.
4. Spirit-controlled lives. We don’t want to be doing the Lord’s work in our own energy and wisdom.
5. Fruit of the Spirit. (This year we are studying one fruit of the Spirit each month in our classrooms. This month, the Fruit is Love.) Christ perfectly manifested all of the Fruits of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Pray, therefore, that the Fruit of the Spirit, the very beauty of Jesus, will be evident in our lives.
Here are some names of people serving on our campus. If you feel led, choose a couple each day to bring before our powerful Savior. Mardell, Kris, Erica, Michael, Sharon, Randy, Fred, Shelle, Ron, Seth, Linda, Rod, Kara, Suzie, Kathy, Rajeen, Daryl, August, Helen, Kristi, Ray, Roger, Bryce, Vera, Ben, Frances, Alan, Rosie, Caitlyn, Alice, Aaron, Natalie, Nathan, Tommie, Autumn, Donna, Sara, Andres, Gail, Jeannette, Sadie, and Liz.
From Waldorf to the World,
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