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AICM Smoke Signals Sept 2009, pt 7 of 10
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Tom Dierkes
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AICM - American Indian Christian Mission - September, 2009
http://www.dfamily.com/missions
http://www.fcctn.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=9908
http://www.aicm.org
http://www.aicm.org/PhotoAlbums.htm
http://www.aicm.org/newsletters/Sep09-SmokeSignals.pdf
924 Mission Lane #1 Show Low, AZ 85901 Phone 928-537-5912 Fax 928-537-5620
"EVANGELIZING & EQUIPPING NATIVE AMERICANS FOR CHRIST"
September, 2009
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SCHOOL
All praise and glory to God, Our Father for your continued interest, prayers
and support. Your prayers are so vital for the mission and the mission of
God here at AICM.Since I wrote to you many events have occurred. School
finished very well and we celebrated with our first high school grade
graduate, Leo Nez. Leo was with the school for 14 years! We had an awesome
graduation for him. Please pray for him to stay free of alcohol and drugs
and to follow the Lord Jesus Christ.
During the summer we had 4 weeks of summer camp. How do students sign up,
you ask. The Blue Bus passes out applications to any and all children on the
Apache Rez. A bus schedule and place for pick up is included. On Monday
morning the bus sets out and goes to each pick up site and who ever is there
with a permission slip gets on the bus. The camp is broken down into 4 week
segments: 5-8 years olds, 8-12 years olds, 12-18 years old boys and then
12-18 year old girls. The first week the Blue Bus (if you don’t know the
Blue Bus - go to http://www.aicm.org and learn about this ministry) and
three other buses went to each pick up site. By 5:00pm there were 90 5-8
year olds on the campus. We had beds everywhere and I mean everywhere! It
was awesome. By the end of all the summer camps 20 student missionaries and
campers had accepted Christ. God is at work on our campus.
The Lord sent 3 fantastic teachers for our school. Rie McGoarty - 2nd grade,
Sarah Minott - Middle school English and History and Linda Ireland, Reading
Specialist. Please pray for a hedge of protection around them as Satan likes
to especially attack newcomers as well as all who work here because he knows
we are about God’s work.
More school news: 95% of last year students returned. Praise God as this has
been unheard of. Transition here is high. The k-4 teachers looped this year.
Looping is the teacher and the students move up to the next grade. Teachers
and students already know each other, the students have developed a trust
relationship with the teacher, the teacher knows the students ability and
literally pick up where they left off in May. It is working extremely well.
The students are very happy and so are the parents. When visiting a
classroom the other day, my heart leaped for joy as students were humming
songs of praise they have been learning as they went about their work! They
are content and happy, secure and safe.
We also have 3 new dorm parents, 2 for the boys and 1 for the girls 11-14
year olds. The huge boys’ dorm was split in 2 and remodeled this summer.
Many volunteer carpenters, plumbers, electricians and church volunteers
worked diligently after the first week of camp to complete this project. God
has richly blessed us in so many ways. Please pray for those individuals who
gave so much of their time in service to the Lord.
We have been in school for a month now and things are going well. We had a
teacher meeting on Friday from 9-2. At this time our focus is Writers’
Workshop - a method of teaching writing. Rosie Nutlouis, Navajo teacher,
shared her experience with writing as a student in a boarding school. She
wrote a story about her Dad as her hero. The teacher wrote across the top
-You didn’t write enough-. She shared with us how hurt she was and thanked
all the teachers for learning about writing, implementing what they are
learning and the individual attention to each student. This touched all of
us. The Lord was speaking through Rosie letting us know what we are doing is
His will.
As for high school! We are doing something new this year. Our 12 high
schoolers attend Show Low High and live on campus with us. It is working out
well! Students receive bible study at home with their dorm parents and a
local pastor and youth minister. The first day they wanted to be driven to
school and thus it was done. They were a bit scared going from a school of
55 kids’ k-12 to a high school of 700. This choice was made as we did not
have the finances to support a high school with electives and sports and all
the subjects needed at each grade level. Sit down for this! One of their
subjects at the high school is Bible taught by a Youth Minister from Calvary
Baptist in Show Low. When walking into the school there is a huge plaque
that says “In God we Trust”. God is alive and well in Arizona!
That first day it was decided that all who wanted to would go down and greet
the bus when it arrived that afternoon. The bus came but no kids! So we
waited and waited still no kids. I called the school and there were no kids
there either. They called the bus no kids there either. As we continued to
try and solve this issue a bus arrived. The kids had gotten on the wrong
bus! Relief!!! As they got off the bus the 8 -10 people who had gathered to
great them start applauding, beeping horns and cheering the kids. They had
grins from ear to ear! It was an awesome moment and still brings a tear to
my eye when I think about it! Keep these high schoolers in your prayers.
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AICM - American Indian Christian Mission - September, 2009<br><a href="http://www.dfamily.com/missions" target="_blank">http://www.dfamily.com/missions</a><br><a href="http://www.fcctn.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=9908" target="_blank">http://www.fcctn.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=9908</a><br>
<a href="http://www.aicm.org" target="_blank">http://www.aicm.org</a><br><a href="http://www.aicm.org/PhotoAlbums.htm" target="_blank">http://www.aicm.org/PhotoAlbums.htm</a><br><a href="http://www.aicm.org/newsletters/Sep09-SmokeSignals.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.aicm.org/newsletters/Sep09-SmokeSignals.pdf</a><br>
<br><br>924 Mission Lane #1 Show Low, AZ 85901 Phone 928-537-5912 Fax 928-537-5620<br><br><br>"EVANGELIZING & EQUIPPING NATIVE AMERICANS FOR CHRIST"<br><br>September, 2009<br> <br><br>* * * * * * * *<br><br>
<br>SCHOOL<br>
<br>All praise and glory to God, Our Father for your continued
interest, prayers and support. Your prayers are so vital for the
mission and the mission of God here at AICM.Since I wrote to you many
events have occurred. School finished very well and we celebrated with
our first high school grade graduate, Leo Nez. Leo was with the school
for 14 years! We had an awesome graduation for him. Please pray for him
to stay free of alcohol and drugs and to follow the Lord Jesus Christ.<br>
<br>During the summer we had 4 weeks of summer camp. How do students
sign up, you ask. The Blue Bus passes out applications to any and all
children on the Apache Rez. A bus schedule and place for pick up is
included. On Monday morning the bus sets out and goes to each pick up
site and who ever is there with a permission slip gets on the bus. The
camp is broken down into 4 week segments: 5-8 years olds, 8-12 years
olds, 12-18 years old boys and then 12-18 year old girls. The first
week the Blue Bus (if you don’t know the Blue Bus - go to
<a href="http://www.aicm.org" target="_blank">http://www.aicm.org</a> and learn about this ministry) and three other
buses went to each pick up site. By 5:00pm there were 90 5-8 year olds
on the campus. We had beds everywhere and I mean everywhere! It was
awesome. By the end of all the summer camps 20 student missionaries and
campers had accepted Christ. God is at work on our campus.<br> <br>The
Lord sent 3 fantastic teachers for our school. Rie McGoarty - 2nd
grade, Sarah Minott - Middle school English and History and Linda
Ireland, Reading Specialist. Please pray for a hedge of protection
around them as Satan likes to especially attack newcomers as well as
all who work here because he knows we are about God’s work.<br>
<br>More school news: 95% of last year students returned. Praise God as
this has been unheard of. Transition here is high. The k-4 teachers
looped this year. Looping is the teacher and the students move up to
the next grade. Teachers and students already know each other, the
students have developed a trust relationship with the teacher, the
teacher knows the students ability and literally pick up where they
left off in May. It is working extremely well. The students are very
happy and so are the parents. When visiting a classroom the other day,
my heart leaped for joy as students were humming songs of praise they
have been learning as they went about their work! They are content and
happy, secure and safe. <br> <br>We also have 3 new dorm parents, 2 for the boys and 1 for the girls 11-14 year
olds. The huge boys’ dorm was split in 2 and remodeled this summer.
Many volunteer carpenters, plumbers, electricians and church volunteers
worked diligently after the first week of camp to complete this
project. God has richly blessed us in so many ways. Please pray for
those individuals who gave so much of their time in service to the Lord.<br> <br>We have been in school for a month now
and things are going well. We had a teacher meeting on Friday from 9-2.
At this time our focus is Writers’ Workshop - a method of teaching
writing. Rosie Nutlouis, Navajo teacher, shared her experience with
writing as a student in a boarding school. She wrote a story about her
Dad as her hero. The teacher wrote across the top -You didn’t write
enough-. She shared with us how hurt she was and thanked all the
teachers for learning about writing, implementing what they are
learning and the individual attention to each student. This touched all
of us. The Lord was speaking through Rosie letting us know what we are
doing is His will.<br> <br>As for high school! We are doing something
new this year. Our 12 high schoolers attend Show Low High and live on
campus with us. It is working out well! Students receive bible study at
home with their dorm parents and a local pastor and youth minister. The
first day they wanted to be driven to school and thus it was done. They
were a bit scared going from a school of 55 kids’ k-12 to a high school
of 700. This choice was made as we did not have the finances to support
a high school with electives and sports and all the subjects needed at
each grade level. Sit down for this! One of their subjects at the high
school is Bible taught by a Youth Minister from Calvary Baptist in Show
Low. When walking into the school there is a huge plaque that says “In
God we Trust”. God is alive and well in Arizona! <br> <br>That first
day it was decided that all who wanted to would go down and greet the
bus when it arrived that afternoon. The bus came but no kids! So we
waited and waited still no kids. I called the school and there were no
kids there either. They called the bus no kids there either. As we
continued to try and solve this issue a bus arrived. The kids had
gotten on the wrong bus! Relief!!! As they got off the bus the 8 -10
people who had gathered to great them start applauding, beeping horns
and cheering the kids. They had grins from ear to ear! It was an
awesome moment and still brings a tear to my eye when I think about it!
Keep these high schoolers in your prayers.<br> <br><br>* * * * * * *<br><br>
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