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Show #22, Page 3 instructions, given in Navajo and En~lish, before about 25 members of the family. He reminded her of earlier years when she and her family used to attend Mass in the old hoqan church. On the First Sunday in Advent the mother and five others were baptized and received Holy Communion and prayers for healing. Brother Juniper's 2~ ••• I would like to thank everyone ~ or the many kindnesses over the past two years. The CB radios have been a biq help -- stranded staff members have gotten help instean of a long wait or walk, needed gas has been sent out, and even tow trucks when needed have been dispatched through relayed CB and telephone calls; road condition warninqs have been received that saved the sudden coming-up on slick roads and the d8nger of flash floods. ~nd, if any of you are ever out in our area and have your CB on channels lIar 19 you might hear ~handles" like these: Methuselah (Fr Liebler), Desert Flower (Helen), Evenstar (Joan), Blue Jay (Brother Juniper, Sun Pony (Dick), or just Hat Rock. In any case, ~give us a shout", and come see us! The beautiful new Oratory of Our Lady of Ualsingham has been a big aid to the spiritual life of the Center. The many donations have helped with the completing of the Oratory and we are most grateful for them - especially nQW with the temperature around ?OoF. and the winds sometimes blowinq at 15 to 20 mph! May you all have a Blessed Christ Mass and a Hap ~ y and Prosperous New Year~ all the crildren who approached Our Lord clu~R the possibility that at least 80me Am' from Dick: Since I am neLt! here at 1:I1e Hat Rock Valley Retreat Center, I naturally sought a way in which I might be useful. ~side from house and yard chores, that is. Having had a wide background of experience in working and as sociating with Indian pe~ple, 5 different tribes in fact, as well as the Navajo, in the past 40-rrdd years, it seemed to me that my talents could most usefully be directe~ to working with the youth in our area. ~L'?t the young chilcren come to me," says the Lord (Mark 10:14) IIJhen Our Lord spoke these worde , children were pushinq forward to see him; they 1I1ere excited because they had he8rd t hn a~ults talking of this w o nd~rful Pronhet, and thev could see the crowds 5 1 :rilino forward. They 1I,gnted to see Jesu s tno. They were inspired by His pres ence. They were curious and they participated. The Sibl e does not m ~ ntion whether b8c~m8 devout followers, but we cannot excf them di d. A person who has the qift of relatinG to the Indian People is indeed fortun~te. I seem tn have this, eSD ecia l ly with the young. luhen children begin to as ~ ociat8 with you in categories of their own interests - arts and crafts, recreation, etc., your enthusiasm can inspire them. i!le do not have Jesus with us in the flesh, but we have His Church and the 'clord. 0. teacher mu s t ins pire and bring Ol:Jt curiosity, so that children will seek to knouJ. The real opportunity comes here in a personto- person relationship. NnvRjo boys, for instance, are very sensitive to this, and in my traininq them to S8rve at the alt Ar I pick fir s t the one, then suddenly ther8 are tlJJO, three, four, etc., "and you must make known to them the way in which they should ldalk and the It!ork they s hould dO~' (Ex. L~ :20) The Navajo like rites and cerpmonies an rl to take part in them and to lead in them. This is good, and |