Manuelito Navajo Children's Home

Recent Pics from MNCH

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Cottage #3 on Vacation

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Cottage #1 on Vacation

2009-09-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Sunset at MNCH

2009-09-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

Children of MNCH: Past & Present

2009-08-17T16:52:00.000-07:00

The 50th Anniversary Celebration for Manuelito Navajo Children's Home was a great occasion. Here is a photo of the "children" of MNCH, past and present, who attended on Saturday.

Celebrating 50 Years!

2009-07-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

Manuelito Navajo Children's Home is celebrating 50 years of operation August 14 & 15 with a Homecoming Celebration on our campus. Plan on joining us for this special event.

Friday, August 14

5:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet in the Gymnasium

6:00 p.m. - Dinner (Hamburgers)

Saturday, August 15

10:00 a.m. - Ceremonial Parade in Gallup

12:00 m. - Meet & Greet in the Gymnasium

1:00 p.m. - Lunch on Campus (Brisket)

4:30 p.m. - Ceremonials at Red Rock State Park

For information, e-mail Norman at atchison_norman@yahoo.com.

New Roofs at MNCH

2009-06-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

Groups from McPherson, Kansas and Saltillo, Mississippi blessed MNCH with three new roofs when they visited our campus during the last week of May. These caring Christians worked tirelessly and the end results of their work is beautiful. They re-shingled the roofs on the Roehr's cottage, the Gallup Christian School class building, and the roof on the small house where one of our teachers lives. To top it off, they re-shingled the playground fort.

MNCH exists because of the generosity of people and churches like those in McPherson and Saltillo. God has blessed us with so many good partners who help make possible our ministry to children in need.

G. C. S. Graduation

2009-05-17T19:27:00.000-07:00

LTC 2009

2009-04-29T14:37:00.000-07:00

On the Road Again

2009-01-20T22:57:00.000-08:00

Jeff Foster left today on a trip to Texas, Tennessee and Missouri to share the news about Manuelito Navajo Children's Home. He will be thanking many long-term supporters of the home and giving a report on our work in Gallup. He will also be seeking new supporters for our ministry.

Jeff will be attending the Sunset Workshop in Lubbock, Texas on January 21-24. He will present the MNCH advertising display. He will have lots of literature available and MNCH cookbooks for sale. If you are in Lubbock, come by our booth.

Jeff will be attending the annual Bible Lectureship at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee on February 1-6. He will have our display booth set up there, as well.

On February 8, Jeff will be speaking to churches in Joplin, Missouri and Cassville, Missouri, reporting to these two churches about the work at MNCH and thanking these partners for their faithful and generous support.

Jeff is trying to line up other speaking engagements in the Lubbock area of January 25 and in Nashville, Tennessee on February 1. If you can help, please e-mail Jeff at jeffrfoster@gmail.com, or call him at (505) 488-3479. Thanks.

10 Questions

2009-01-18T19:46:00.000-08:00

Can you answer these questions related to the cross of Christ?

I led the authorities to Jesus. Who am I?

One of his followers cut off my ear. Who am I?

I was the first to try Jesus. Who am I?

Pilate sent Jesus to me. Who am I?

I washed my hands of him. Who am I?

I gained my freedom, but he died. Who am I?

I denied him at the darkest hour. Who am I?

I carried his cross. Who am I?

I took his mother into my care. Who am I?

I gave my tomb, but he didn't need it for long. Who am I?

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A photo from Ceremonial (August 2008)

One Solitary Life

2009-01-17T19:05:00.000-08:00

One Solitary Life by Henry Drummond

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter's shop until he was thirty. Then, for three years, he was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn't go to college. He never visited a big city.

He never traveled more than 200 miles from the place where he was born. He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness. He had no credentials but himself. He was only 33 when the tide of public opinion turned against him. His friends ran away.

He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing--the only property he had on earth. After he died, he was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Nineteen centuries have come gone, and today he is the central figure of the human race and the leader of man's progress. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man on earth as much as that one solitary life.

Dolphins Beat Scorpions

2009-01-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

Our girls' basketball team defeated the team from Jones Ranch School 37-10 on Tuesday evening, at our home gymnasium. We play again at Jones Ranch on Thursday.

Great job, girls!

A Pressing Need

2009-01-13T12:48:00.000-08:00

Manuelito Navajo Children's Home had a very blessed 2008. We are growing, and were blessed with the addition of two children to our residential group care program in 2008. We also welcomed a new single mother and her two small boys. We have much room for continued growth. With the proper resources, we could ultimately house 24 children in our residential care program, and 2 or 3 single mothers with children.

Can you help us work toward this goal? There are many children on the Navajo reservation in need of a good home. Can you help us open our doors to them?

Our greatest need, at the moment, is a third couple to serve as house-parents.

We are presently operating two cottages, with the Roehrs (6 children) and Atchisons (2 children) as houseparents. State requirements mandate that each couple receive an off-duty week per month. This means we must place all 8 children in the care of one couple or the other at least two weeks a month. Each cottage is licensed to provide care to a maximum of 8 children at a time. So, you can see, we are technically at the maximum in terms of present staffing and the number of children who can live on campus. To extend beyond this, we need to hire a couple who can serve as relief house-parents for both cottages, allowing us to house up to 16 children, 8 per cottage.

Can you help secure the funding necessary to hire a relief house-parenting couple? If you can help, please send your contribution to Manuelito Navajo Children's Home; P.O. Box 58; Gallup, NM 87305. Thank you for your compassion for children in need.

Whispers

2009-01-10T16:17:00.000-08:00

A child's love is like a whisper,
given in little ways we do not hear;
But if you listen closely
it will be very clear.
They often do not say it loud
but in how they come to you--
Daddy, will play with me?
Mommy, tie my shoe.
The many ways they tell you
change as they grow--
Dad, I made the team today!
Mom, I've got to go!
Pop, I need some money;
you see, there's . . . this girl at school.
Mama, I've met a boy today,
and, wow, I think he's so cool!
Dad, I've got something to tell you,
I think that she's the one.
Mom, he asked me to marry him,
would you love him as your son?
Dad, I've got some news for you:
it's gonna be a boy!
Mom, I'm kind of scared of this,
yet I'm filled with joy!
A child's love is like a whisper,
given in little ways we do not hear,
but if you listen closely
it will be very clear.
They often do not say it loud,
but in how they come to you--
Grandpa, will you play with me?
Grandma, tie my shoe.
It is never ending,
a blessing from above.
Listen to the whispers
of your child's love.

Author Unknown

Dolphins vs Cougars

2009-01-09T14:52:00.000-08:00

Our basketball teams were in action last night against teams from Zuni Christian School. Our girls lost 20-43. Our boys won 39-37.

A Grand Christmas

2009-01-07T10:17:00.000-08:00

Scenes from this past Christmas. Thank you to all those who made the holidays so very special for our children. May God bless you in this new year.

Dolphins Basketball

2009-01-06T13:21:00.000-08:00

The basketball season for the Gallup Christian School Dolphins will resume on Thursday, January 8 with a home game against Zuni Christian at 4:00 p.m.

Come out and support the Dolphins.

Snowed Under

2009-01-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! May your 2009 be filled with many blessings.

Manuelito Navajo Children's Home has welcomed the new year with a fresh covering of snow. The forcast was for 2-4 inches, but there's nearly a foot on the ground on our campus. It is beautiful.

Sharing Christ with the Navajo People

2008-12-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

The Manuelito Navajo Children's Home was born out the desire to share the Gospel of Christ with the Navajo people. In fact, we began as a preaching mission with a series of meetings held at Manuelito, New Mexico back in the 1950's. Many Navajos came to these meetings and heard the Gospel preached. However, something began to happen: families would come, the parents would return home, having left their children behind. These parents decided that the missionaries could care for their children and provide them a good home, something the parents were unable to do. Thus, a preaching mission became a children's home . . . almost overnight. We are still doing our best to providing a home for children in need, and ministering to families who are in crisis, but the mission of sharing the Gospel with the Navajo people remains at the heart of what we do.

Photos from Our Open House

2008-11-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

The Family that Kicks Together . . .

2008-11-15T12:50:00.001-08:00

An Open House was held on the campus of Manuelito Navajo Children's Home on Saturday, November 8. We had a lot of funning welcoming in over a hundred guests from the Gallup community and beyond.

A highlight was the karate Kick-a-Thon hosted by our very own Jim & Judy Christian. Among the several who received belt promotions were Greg Peterson and his oldest daughter, Haley Peterson, both of whom were awarded the black belt. Younger daughter/sister, Shelby, was awarded the brown belt. Greg serves as an elder for the Gallup Church of Christ and is president of the MNCH board of directors. Congratulations to the Petersons.

Basketball Champs!

2008-04-14T09:46:00.000-07:00

The Promise of 2008

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Happy New Year! I pray that your 2008 is blessed and that you and yours will be filled with prosperity and goodness.

Manuelito Navajo Children's Home enters 2008 with a lot of excitement. This new year promises to be a good one for the home. Among the highlights will be the arrival of new houseparents. Norman and Kathy Atchinson will be moving here in a couple of weeks. More will be reported on this later, but join with us in praying for this new couple.

We have been blessed with snow this week! Several inches fell Sunday night and throughout Monday. It is beautiful. And, the kids got an extra two days of Christmas Break as school was cancelled on Monday and Tuesday. But, it was back to the books today. Please pray for our kids as they go through the Spring semester.

Would you like a report on the work at Manuelito given to your congregation? I will be traveling around the country in 2008 visiting churches and telling the news about Manuelito Navajo Children's Home. I would like to give a report to your congregation. Please contact me, and arrangements will be made. Please call me at (505) 488-3479, or e-mail me at jeffrfoster@gmail.com.

Have a blessed 2008!

Little Girls

2007-12-17T10:56:00.000-08:00

They're as cute as they can be

When they're two years old or three

They are something to adore

When they're three years old or four

Would those charms could long survive

Which are theirs when they are five

But they have such lovely tricks

When they've journeyed on to six

Their their little legs grow stout

And those two front teeth come out

Seven and eight and nine they stage

What is called the awkward age

After that, through many a year

All their graces reappear

Loveliest creatures on life's stage

Little girls -- at any age!

(A Poem by Mrs. John Wilson; published in Along the Navajo Trail, March 1966)