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Show As promised in t he Summer Newsletter we co ntinue the story of the "young plants"our chi ldr e n . Leo Maryboy gr eets you first, along with mother Sally and father Dickie, in front of t h eir fireplace. Mrs. Sall y is well into her t hird year teaching kindergarten for 16 c hildren; Mr. DIckie, Sally and Leo Dickie is our chef for all regular meals and school lunch daily at noon. Leo concentrates on first grade in the Bluff Public School with plenty of time for "cowboys and Indians." Dan and Ada Benally and family have made Newsletter appearances from time to time since being married in the old log church several years ago. Dan now assists with maintenance and Ada has just received an order to weave rugs for the St. Christopher Shop; several of the children were off to government schools and only Phyllis and Hilda were home jor their picture. Elsewhere you may find Michael busy in kindergarten. The first girls to train in the St. Christopher Shop are now off in college and are writing home a bout exciting adventures. Dorothy and Kat hryn will now take your orders under the able supervision of Robert Livingston. We thought it a good idea to send another order blank sli ghtly revised, in order t hat Christmas orders could be handled promptly. We' re still trying to get organized so be just a li ttle patient and know that we are always a li ttle short-handed. Building - building - building - and how much it is needed! The Frontier Corps quarters are late getting started but we have begun. Pat Hanna has arrived as the first volunteer to give two years of willing work, study and professional nurse training. Others will Dan, Ada, Phyllis and HIlda follow shortly just as soon as they can put t heir affairs in order. When you consid er that new and enlarged government schools in the area enable us to teach instru9tion to over 300 children weekly, you can see t hat help is needed. We offer t his opportunity in the belief that many are willing to give two years of their life to this frontier work. By gaining a deep knowledge of the Christian faith and life, a ll can be better prepared to meet the " brave new world" of today. We have just said good-bye to Miss Ethel MacDowell, a tireless worker from California who has spent three months with us. Not even an injured a~kle could keep her from sewing on buttons and hopping in t he jeep for outstation visits. A retired nurse who can't sit still, Ethel is galloping through her 85th year! The new Church moves steadi ly along and the latest picture is printed for t he encouragement of all of us. The next issue will carry plans for the dedication to be sometime in late winter. Right now heating and Neu' Church progn electrici ty are being installed for it will soon be cold weather. Already the highest point of the new Church can be seen for miles on either side of the San Juan River and surely it won't be long before the bells will be heard farther than the eye can see. For those making plans for the end of their years here, a form of bequest is included so that your life and work may be a continuing witness and reality in this part of God's Kingdom. It is not possi ble to capture the colors of our Autumn but we have tried to give you an idea. From green to gold to red and brown, the li ttle t rees that outline the old church site change daily. The grape vines outside the window of the little room we use for Church are beginning to undress for winter. The still, warm afternoons are drowsy and nostalgic. We hear t he writer say there is a time for planting and a time for harvesting and a time for change. We know that God's Plan is working out. We are happy to be a part of that Plan. |