August 4
Dear Friends,
Ready or not, here they come. Hilltop Christian School starts on August 12.
We have almost got the teachers in place: a couple of veteran teachers came out
of retirement to team-teach the 5th-6th until Christmas.
So that is a praise for answered prayer!
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| Rainclouds over the school garden |
Where do they come
from? At least two families drive over an hour to school and three others
drive a half hour. Most come from nearby communities. Because the rural address system is not
completely in place on the Rez, many families don’t have street addresses. They
give directions by landmarks.
Here are some of the “physical addresses” written on the
student applications. (Some parents drew maps that were detailed and
beautifully illustrated.)
Follow the winding road past the
police department, past the education building, and it is near the school.
1 ½ mile north of Springs Chapter
House. Take the road between mile markers 84 and 85. It’s the beige trailer in
front of the two houses with brown roofs and the hogan.
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| Playtime at Summer Care |
Go southwest from the Chapter
House. When the road turns west, there is still a mile to go to our trailer.
Across from the Conoco station,
turn south and follow the road three blocks. Then turn east for one block. Then
continue south for one block.
Go 5 miles north of the town. Turn
left and follow the road around. Brown trailer.
Who is coming? So
far we have 62 students enrolled a week before school starts, which is the
highest number for many years. 44% have
two married parents, 33% live with a single mom or day, and 23% live with
unmarried couples or grandparents.
What type of religious
backgrounds are represented?
65% claim a church (15% of the 65% are Catholic.) 30% claim
no church, and 5% state that they follow the Navajo Traditional Religion. Several noted two religious preferences such
as Catholic/Traditional or Christian/Traditional.
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| Double rainbow over WIM |
* Percentages are approximate.
We are so excited because almost all of our students from
last year are returning, and they’ve recruited cousins to join in. Pray that Hilltop
continues to be a Lighthouse for Jesus in the Community and the Navajo Nation.
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P.O. Box 9090, Window Rock, AZ 86515
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