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Show , 1 --- -_ .. h ours for religious i nstruc t ion '59Xm NL p 3 150 . As these schools are from 30 to ij miles away from the Mission, and other ministrations have to be allowed for in all localities, it means many hours on the road and often days away f rom the Mission. In our own .fIUssion s chool at St Christopher's, we have a half hour aday for the things of God and Hi s Church -- class which is rarely omitted. XmEk zatxtN e x ~XZNz~ Z~~~3 x~nz~aJzxf±ar z& aJ. Once in a while CDmes a gem like this one: dr'earj An earnest seven year old lad, ",ho had spent many a l!{JIlII:~Jr night in a ~r oken-down jaloppy with his folks, listened att entively to the Bibl e story of the Children of Israel and their hardships in the desert after crossing the Red Sea. Teacher said:"And then they came to ount Sinai , and what happened there?tI The l ad drearily sighed : 1t0h,I suppose they broke down again! .. j~ CTIVITIES at our clinic go on, day aft er day . October ~ s howed 11 deliveries, something a bove the average. A very ," few lucky days went by ",i th no patient in a bed, and a Ii t-u tIe much needed rest for the staff was possible . But such a situation is never for long. Ruth is now dOing night duty, the idea being to give Catherine a c hance to sleep unmolested at least some of the time, and this Seems to be wor king out well . We still look fo r~ard to having a full time, or at least part- time nurse . Which brings us to the subject of Wayne Pontious, who seems to have been called by our Heavenly Father to this labor . In September he entered Nashotah House to prepare for the Priesthood . After some years of business and teaching muSic , he finds a return to the disciplined life of a student no t easy, and We all ask your prayers that he may have the help he needs . His wife is a nurse, and ""fe 1 !.I"~ look forward" to the day when they can both take their places here, giving their talents and zeal to the Mission and its needs . If all goes well, the Spring of 1962 should f ind them in residence, and IIrarin' t o go ". Pray , breth-ren . In the mea ntime, let no e ligible priest say within himself II Oh, now I don 't Ileed to face that possible vocation. St ChriStopher's is taken care of~ Far from it. Two or three priests could be put to work right now, and there \vou l d yet be work undone . OLSON SAYS : We should like to thank the various individuals and groups who have sent packages of clothing for distribution to the Navaj o People. Each request that we get for help in this line maY be different from the next : for newborn babies, other infants , children going away to school (we like to outfit these with e spec i ally nice things , to avoid their being embarr assed ), jackets ,coats or sweaters for those who herA sheep all ''linter, shoes , of course , for all ages all types of requests, all day. We average about 20 requests a day . Unlike other and perhaps more up to date and efficient missions, We dispense c~othing any day, and without asking for even token money_ As long as we are convinced of the need and find that we can supply it, that is enough for us, and we believe you would have i t so. and U~tl~!I~nt~~nBaeR~ es~ e , that Parcel Post is by far the best |