Dear Friends,
This is our last week of real academics. We pray mostly that
the spiritual lessons we’ve been teaching will be taken in by our children. Then
the following week, we have special activities provided by a team from Mid America
Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. They will add some vocabulary activities
and theater fun to the morning and basketball camp to the afternoon. The
baptism will be on the 20th, and we don’t know how many will be
baptized. Promotion ceremonies are scheduled for the 23rd.
Much to our surprise, our contracts have not been renewed
for next year. We felt we had a good
year of ministry to both students and fellow staff members. We are comfortable here and were looking
forward to long-term ministry. Needless
to say, we are distressed because we have super enjoyed working with the staff
here and have really come to love the Navajo people. We are struggling with
this news and with knowing what God has next for our lives. We don’t have a
plan B, and waiting for the new plan A is always difficult. Pray that we have the attitude that Paul had -–
to allow God to do whatever He wanted to glorify Himself through Paul. And
please pray that we are given open doors and clear directions for the future.
This past week in third grade we studied God’s
faithfulness. The 3rd grade
verse probably applied more to the third grade teacher than to the 3rd
grade class. Lamentations 3:22-24:Because
of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his
compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore, I
will wait for him.”
We love you all.
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