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.
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,
Love,
The Everetts
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