July 2016
\nDear Friends in Christ,
\nAbout every 3-4 weeks, Janet goes to a local nursing home to visit one of the ladies from Tuba City.\u00a0 Because of the age of this lady, she doesn\u2019t speak much English, so Janet takes a Navajo Christian\u00a0 (Helen) with her to translate.\u00a0 Together we sing in Navajo and Helen reads the Scriptures in Navajo.\u00a0 On this last visit, we found 2 other ladies that we knew that are now residents there and visited with them also.\u00a0 One of them was more fluent in English, so Janet was able to read the Scriptures, though we still sang Navajo Hymns. One of them stated that she had to miss the last 3 Navajo Bible Studies and was praying that someone would come and worship and share God\u2019s Word with her.\u00a0 How nice to find that you are an answer to prayer!
\nMesa View Baptist Church had their annual Camp Meeting, \u201cEcho in the Pines\u201d, this month in Echo Canyon on the Reservation, Sam was asked to teach the young people and Janet helped with the music.\u00a0 They have a small block building that the adults were meeting in and a tarp and canopy set up for the children.\u00a0 As we were finishing the first teaching session, the rain began and water started to accumulate on the tarp and canopy\u00a0 and we had to shorten the session.\u00a0 We successfully got the kids under a more reliable roof when we noticed that the canopy had collapsed.\u00a0 In the evening session, the lesson was continued in the eating area; a log lean-to.\u00a0 How surprising to find that several of the \u201cwigglers\u201d that seemed to be only disturbing the class-time, were actually listening and remembered what was taught earlier and able to answer questions during the review time.\u00a0 A good reminder, teachers, that you don\u2019t really know what God is doing in the hearts as you teach.\u00a0 Just stay faithful!\u00a0 It was also encouraging to have a mom tell us the next day that her son had enjoyed the class and was up until 1 A.M. talking about\u00a0 it.
\nIn the middle of July, we spent a week in Inscription House as Ts\u2019ah BeeKin Church for their VBS where Sam taught the adult English speaking class.\u00a0 The theme was \u201cFamily Focus\u201d so Sam taught on the various roles in the home; husband, wife and children , as well as finances.\u00a0 It was a good week with at least 4 professions of faith and many more decisions being made to make changes that will be pleasing to God.
\nThe day that we arrived home from Inscription House, Sam taught once again at a Navajo Family Bible Camp held annually here in Flagstaff.\u00a0 He had the English speaking class Sat. PM as well as both services on Sunday and again Monday AM.\u00a0 We saw many familiar faces that we have worked with over the 44 years of ministering here among the Indian people, so it seemed like a family re-union with our Christian brothers and sisters.\u00a0 This year\u2019s focus was on the book of Revelation and the Doctrine of Future Events (Eschatology). Though the teaching was mostly for Christians, we know of 3 that made professions of faith during the classes.
\nJuly 30-August 9, Sam will be in Alaska.\u00a0 Pray for safe traveling, as well some reasonable bids for the exterior construction for the radio station building.\u00a0 It was suggested that it would be better to get a local contractor to do the initial building, due to the cost of travel and transporting the needed equipment, as well as lodging for workers while on the site.\u00a0 We are\u00a0 hoping that this can be completed this winter (after the summer fishing season is completed) and the interior work can be next summer\u2019s project.
\nJuly 20 our 4th great grandchild was born:\u00a0 Peter Parker Chick; 8 lbs.; 21\u201d; parents-Hannah & Jonathan Chick. (Hannah is Faith\u2019s daughter.)\u00a0 The following day, Peter was transferred to Maine Medical Center due to breathing problems and is presently on a feeding tube with breathing aids to help him expel the liquid in his lungs.\u00a0 We would appreciate your prayers for the Chick family at this time.
\nThank you for your prayers, as well as your gifts !<\/p>\n
II Cor. 2:11 \u201cYe also helping together by prayer for us.\u201d
\nIn Christ,
\nSam & Janet Grammer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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