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Ton: and Mrs. Janet Sue
Edwards
are i s a s f c preparinp to enter
Alaska
as ««
housersrents
on
the staff of
the
Alaska
C l - f s t i a n
Home
at Homer Maska in late
s u m m e r . H e w i l l
b e t e a c h i n g g r d d e s 6 7 8
a t
t h e C h r i s t i an D a y S c h o o l ^ a n d t h e y w i l l
take
over
administrative duties o the Home while founders Bi11 and Mrs. Sarah Gates
are doing deputation work in the
adjacent
48
states.
Until
June
1st they may b e
r e a c h e d i n r e g a r d t o s p e a k i n g f o r
t h e
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THE ALASKA CHRISTIAN HOME
NEWSLETTER
QUARTERLY REPORT
OF THE
ALASKA
CHRISTIAN
HOME N C . ^
Mailing Address:
The
Alaska C h r i s t i a n Home,
t a r
Route A
omer,
Alaska
March
1964
Jan,
Tom and Thomas J e f f r e y Edwards
LIVING LINK
SUPPORT
IS
NEEDED
for the Edwards
f a m i l y . Tom
J a n a n d
l i t t l e
Thomas
J e f f r e y w i l l
j o i n t h e
s t a f f
o f the Alaska Christian Home n
August.
Although
n o
one can
ever r e a l l y
replace
t h e
Geringers,
Tom a n d
J a n
w i l l
be coming t o
f il l t h e
v acancy l e f t by
t h i s f i n e
couple
who
w i l l
be le av i n g i n June .
I n a d d i t i o n
t o
t h e 250 a month
l i v i n g l i n k
support needed
f o r t h e family, money
i s
also
necessary f o r
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
a n d
f r e i g h t . Tom w i l l
be
available f o r
speaking
daces
up
u n t i l the time of t h e i r d e p a r t u r e
i n
August.
TOM
EDWARDS
c/o FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
FIFTHSTREET
WILLIAMSBURG KENTUCKY
Letter of
Recommendation
for
Tom
Edwards
To Breth ren
Everywhere:
We wish
to announce to a l l who
may be
i n te r e s te d i n
the
evangelistic a c t i v i t i e s of Thomas R. dwards our recommenda
tion of
h is
character, morally and spiritually as that of a
genuine
C hr i s t i a n .
He grew up
i n a
Ch rist i a n home and i n t h e
Reel Avenue Ch rist i a n
Church
i s church home.
Brother
Edwards
became
a Ch rist i a n when
he
was11
e a r s
old and has been
faithfully engaged
i n C h r i s t i a n a c t i v i t i e s
s i n c e .
He n t ered Johnson Bi bl e
College
i n
1957
and d u r i n g
his sophomore
y e a r
decided to enter Alaska as a
missionary
w i th the ul t i m a te
purpose
of
e s t a b l i s h i n g New
Testament
c o n g r e g a t i o n s
there.
We
understand
that h is first trip
to
Alaska
will be a visit to
the
Alaska
Christian
Home where
B i l l Gates i s
working i n order that
he might
a c q u a i n t
h imself
with
the
field
and d u r i n g this
visit work
under their
guidance.
The elders of
the
Reel
Avenue
Christian
Church
have
watched
h is activities for
a
number
of years,
and
it
is
w ith
pride that we
commend
him to this m i s s i o n a r y
enterprise.
S i n ce r e l y,
Signed by
the Elders
Reel
Avenue
Christian Church
Vincennes
n d i a n a
Not e: The above letter was
written
i n
I960
before Tom
Edwards' f i r s t
t r i p
t o Alaska. Since t h e n he has m a r r i e d
a n d
come t o the decision
t o
j o i n i n t h e work of t h e
Alaska
Qiristian Home
We
ore
already booking
dates
for
our
next visit to churches
i n
the
S t a t es
i n June
of 1965.
P l e a s e contact us
early.
BADLY NEEDED: f f i c e Help
Requirements: Typi ng ,
F i l i n g
Bookkeepin g Experience
P l e a s e a ppl y in writing
to
Mrs.
William Gates
Alaska Christian Home
Star Route
Homer A l a s k a 99603
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PRAYERS
HAVE
BEEN ANSWERED FOR HELP o build
an
a d d i t i o n
t o o u r s c h o o l h o u s e .
Doug
C o l l i n s a n d Ron
E l e r i c k f r o m
San Jose
B i b l e College and Norman
Conard,
Joe
Feher
and
Harold Simpson f r o m
Ozark
B i b l e College
h a v e
answered our plea f o r help on construction f o r
t h i s
summer. A a r g e classroom
w i t h
l i v i n g q u a r t e r s above i t f o r
the
teacher w i l l
be
added t o t h e
outgrown school
b u i l d i n g
which now serves
t h e
Alaska
C h r i s t i a n
School.
Not
only
a r e
we going t o t r y
t o provide
adequate
class
room space
f o r our school but we must also enlarge the
s a n i t a t i o n
lagoons
in
o r d e r
t o
meet
t h e
approval of th e
Health Department.
We had
thought t h i s problem w a s licked
t l l t h e
Health
Department sent
a
m a n out l a s t sum m er
t o
take some tests. He
found
that the bacteria action was
not
s u f f i c i e n t
f o r
t h e population of
the H ome. We must,
h e r e f o r e ,
enlarge
these
lagoons
b e f o r e another
w i n t e r .
We
have the
promised
manpower
t o
do
t h i s
work
but are
yet very
lacking
i n finances. Our
building
fund now stands
a t $1,592.95.
In
order
t o be
ready for
school to s t a r t in
September
we must
s t a r t
work
on the addition just a s soon
a s school i s o u t .
We
must o r d e r materials
NOW f
we
xpect
t o
do t h i s . This
i s
Alaska
and one cannot
go
t o
t h e s t o r e
a n d buy
a s
n e ed ed but
must
order well
in advance. Plans
a r e being
drawn up
at t h i s time. Materials w i l l
be
ordered
a s soon a s
w e
know
what
is
needed, even
though
we
do
not
have the
mo n e y
to
pay
f o r
them,
r u s t i n g the
Lord
t o supply.
CORRECTED
IST OF
H I L D R E N a s
o f
March 1 , 1964
We
a t t h e Home ore PRAYING AND PLANNING ha t
these
things m a y
be accomplished.
Won't
you j o i n us
i n
PRAYING?
And
those
of
you
who
con,
won't
you
PROVIDE so
t h a t
we
can
PROCEED?
THE
GATES
ARRIVED
BACK N
HOMER n
February
11th
a f t e r f o u r months of v i s i t i n g t h e churches and
r e p o r t i n g
on
the progress
of t h e
H o m e . Mi ss Esther
Howard,
who had
been
c a r r y i n g
on
t h e
correspondence,
doing
the
bookkeeping
a n d
other office
work in t h e i r
a b s e n c e ,
returned to K a n s a s
February 22nd,
where she ho p es
to
continue
her
schooling.
WEDDING BELLS
WILL BE RINGING
Ju n e
7th f o r Bobbie
J e a n Osborn,
w ho
helped us during Ma rgaret Paddock's
leave of
abse n c e
l a s t summer. he and Doug
Collins, r o t h e r
of
De ad i n t e r i m
worker
during
t h e T h o m a s s i s t e r s furlough)
w i l l
s t a r t
t o Alaska
immediately a f t e r t h e i r
wedding. Bobbie
J e a n
w i l l
help
with the o f f i c e work while Doug
helps
on
the c o n s t r u c t i o n ;
then
they w i l l r e t u r n
t o
San Jose Bible
College i n
t h e
f a l l t o resume t h e i r
studies.
n
t h e
meantime,
we hope and
pray
that a young
lady,
experienced in book
keeping, typing and f i l i n g w i l l o f f e r h e r services a s
a
missionary
t o help in
the
o f f i c e
because t h e r e
i s t o o mu c h
f o r one
person
t o handle.
WE HEAR. . .
After the death of Presiden t K e n n e d y , Dinah (8) anted
to
know where they put people who k i l l people.
B e n n y
6 ) aid:
In
the
White
House.
Meta
( 7 ) ,
having discovered
a cavity: " M y t o o t h
h a s
a
cave
in
it "
Mallery (cerebral palsy boy) n his
evening
prayer: "Thank
you f o r the s p r i n g
t h a t
w i l l c o m e t h i s summer."
Cora
Sept. 20, 1955
Size 10
Ruth
April
19,
1951
14
Meta
A p r i l 16,
1956
10
Dinah
Feb.
2 2 ,
1955
10
Alan
Nov. 24,
195 0
15
Alfred
Sept. 13,
1950
12
Donna
M a r c h 16,
1947
Misses 14
Sonja
May
30,
1949
12
Patricia
O c t. 9, 9 53
Chubby g i r l 1 2 J 4
Benny
J a n .
3 0 ,
1 9 5 7
J i m m y
Oct. 30, 1953
9
Terry M a r ie
Gates
D e c . 26, 1957
M a r y
J o
G a t e s
M a r c h 25, 1 9 4 7
Misses 10
Joa n
May
17 , 1954
10
LaVeme
Aug. 16, 1957
Beryl
A p r i l
7 , 1956
10
Lou Ann
O c t.
7 ,
1953
10
Lenore
Sept.
5,
1952
14
Warren
July 24,
1949
Pants
30-30
Chest
34-36
Sandra
Aug.
6 ,
1953
10
Patrick
Aug.
25, 1955
10
Tommy
May 5, 1958
7
Stephanie
Sept. 13, 1954
10
Mallery
Nov. 2 5 ,
1951
10-12
Mike
July 3, 1951
14-16
* Donna i s awa y g o i n g t o s c h o o l , b u t i s o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .
Gifts will be
forwarded
to h e r .
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CHILDREN'S
PAGE
THIS
PAGE
S FOR
OUR PEN PALS, ecause
our children
do
love to
hear from others; but
because
of
our
very busy schedule,
we have
had
t o
tell them
NO MORE PEN PALS Children from
almost a l l
of
t h e
states
are
reading
o f the Alaska Christian Home
and a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n corresponding w i t h c h i l d r e n i n our
49th
state. Older folks, too, like t o hear from our children. S o you can
see that
the number of pen pals can soon
mount
up.
Our
children
have
a
very
busy schedule.
They rise at 5:30 a.m.
and have
chores as well
as
their
school
work. They are in
school
from
9:00
t i l l 4:00 p.m . and have a Bible
class
from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
one day a week in addition. Our evening meal
is
served at 5:00
p . m .
and we have daily devotions
for
the children before their
bedtime at
7:00
p.m.; so you
can
see that t h e i r
free
time is very
limited.
They do
need to have some time
for
recreation, too.
So
please, won't you consider this your personal l e t t e r from
our
children
t o
you?
a R T h o ^ ^
Dear
Friends,
We have nice b i r t h d a y
p a r t i e s .
We a l l
look
forward
t o
t h e
month we have
o u r
b i r t h d a y so we can
have o u r
p a r t y .
My b i r t h d a y i s i n January. I
had
my p a r t y with
Aunt
Helen.
We p l a y e d
f u n
games
and had b i r t h d a y cake. We got
a l o t of nice presents, t o o .
All of
us
who
have had
b i r t h d a y s
want
to thank you f o r
helping
us have
n i c e b i r t h d a y s .
Love, Benny
(7 )
f o r a l l
of
us who had
b i r t h d a y s
since the
l a s t newsletter:
Lou
Ann, Patty,
Jimmy, Alan, M a t t e r y ,
Terry
and
Dinah.
Dear
Friends,
February 15 went to
Mount
Alyeska f o r the Alaskan
Hi g h
School
Ski
Races. I thought I
would
be there
f o r
four
days.
Instead
I
stayed
t h e r e
f o r
a week and one day. I had
lots of
fun
and new experiences
there.
At Alyeska there i s a chair
l i f t
that i s
a
mile long. I t
takes about
15
minutes
to
get
to
the top. There are several
t r a i l s you can
follow
once you get
to
t h e top. The one I
like
to
take i s the one
called the racing
t r a i l . I also l i k e
the
bowl
t r a i l (a
valley).
I t
i s
long
and you can g o
as fast
as
you want.
While I was at Mt. Alyeska the snow was between 13
and
14
e e t deep a t t h e t o p .
Midway
h e r e were n i n e - a n d - o n e -
half
feet ofsnow
There
a r e two rope tows, o r
bunny tows;
a Puma if t
and
the
chair
l i f t .
They are a l l fun to use.
All t h e workers, l i f t operators, t h e
cooks
and o t h e r s
are very nice. They helped
me
a
l o t .
Mount Alyeska i s
t h e f i r s t r e s o r t i n
Alaska t h a t operates
t h e y e a r round. t i s located about40 iles
south
of
Anchorage.
I had l o t s of
fun
at
Mount Alyeska
Your friend.
Warren
(14).
Dear Friends,
H i
I am in the
f i f t h
grade.
I
am
11
years old.
I
want
to
t e l l
you about some
basketball
games.
The
basketball games were
very
e x c i t i n g
There
i s
a
boy
here who
plays
basketball, and do I
y e l l
f o r
him. C an
you
guess
who
he is? Warren Do
we
ever
yell
f o r him
There
was a t least one funny one so a r . I t h i n k we won
at least four times.
W e l l ,
I can't
think of
anything else so goodby
f o r t h i s
time.
_
Your friend,
Lenore
(11).
Dear
Friends,
On
February 11 we went down o the a i r p o r t to
welcome
t h e
Gates
home. When
we got
t h e r e
we
found
out
it
was
l a t e
for one
hour.
After that we found it
was
till later.
We
were
t i r e d and hungry.
After two
hours they f i n a l l y got here. We
had
a
big banner that said
"Welcome Home
ates "
Your
riend, Sandra (10).
Dear Friends,
The
enior
Beacons thought a
restaurant fun night would
be
a
good idea. So
we
worked
and
worked and got
t o g e t h e r
a bunch
of
food
and
decorations.
We invited the Middletons — our
neighbors
up the
road.
We
had
delicious sandwiches and
soups. For dessert
we
had cake alamode and sundaes.
When everyone
got through eating,
the waiter an d
waitress (the Senior
Beacons)ate.
Were
we
ever t i r e d They
ate a
ot, too
Your friend
in
Christ, Sonja (14).
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HALLOWEEN
On
Halloween
Day
w e went
t r i c k
o r t r e a t i n g .
We went
t o a l l t h e
houses
except
t h e
school house h e r e a t
t h e
Home.
The
u n
ended all t o o
soon
The n e x t
n i g h t w e had a Halloween p a r t y . We bobbed
f o r
apples and
p l a y e d
o t h e r
f u n
games.
We always have
fun
at
Halloween parties.
THANKSGIVING
The Senior Beacons o f t h e Alaska Christian Home
sponsored
a
Thanksgiving program, a f t e r
our big Thanks
giving dinner. We
invited
the
m em be r s
from the ch u rch to
ome
Three
of t h e o l d e r
boys had short
sermons
and
t h e
g i r l s
had
special music. The
Junior
Beacons also
had
a special
song. By
SMke
(12).
HONOR ROLL
We
had an
honor r o l l
at
our
school
t h i s last
six weeks
The honor r o l l
means
you get j u s t A's and B's on your
report car d.
T h o s e who w e r e o n the honor
r o l l
wer e Alan
(eighth
grade),
Sandra
f i f t h
grade), atrick
(second grad e)
and
me —
I am n t h i r d grade.
e
l i k e t o study hard s o w e can be on t h e
honor
r o l l .
By
Co r a (9).
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
On unday noon b e f o r e Christmas we rew names.
During
the afternoon on Monday
w e
went
shopping. T h e
grownups
put things
out on
t h e
tables
and w e came and
shopped.
We
pay
a
q u a r t e r f o r the g i f t s . Then w e went to the kitchen and
wrapped the m.
A f t e r they
we re wrapped w e put them under
the
tr e e . It was o t s of fun
On Tuesd ay night w e
had
our p a r t y and
Uncle
Corwin
played Santa Claus and some of the c h i l d r e n we re hi s
helpers.
We
gave
our
g i f t s t o
one
another at
t h e
p a r t y .
A f t e r
w e
opened
our g i f t s w e went caroling. That w a s a
l o t
of
fun, too. By Ruth (12).
MEMORIAL
SERVICE
After the death o f Presi dent
Kennedy,
the Alaska
Ch r i s t i a n Home and
t h e
Alaska
Ch r i s t i a n
School had a
memorial service
on
Mond ay, No v em be r
2 5.
We
recalled the l i f e
and
death
of
our
President, sang
hymns
and had
Scripture read.
Uncle
Corw in
gave
a
d e v o
tional t a l k .
H e r e i s a picture
of our
flag
at
half
mast during the
following
month. By
Alan
1 3 )
VALENTINEPARTY
F i r s t w e
had
t h e things to e a t . A f t e r t h a t w e
played
games.
The f i r s t game we w e r e blindfolded and we d r e w
h e a r t s and
put
our a am c i n i t a n d - t r i c d
to
k e e p your name
inside
the
h e a r t . T h e next
game
we r i e d to throw hearts
into the
waste paper basket. We h ad
two
s ides —
the
r ed
and
t h e blue. Then we played
Valentine and
Cupid.
V a l en
t i n e was blinded and called Cupi d. Cupi d had to
answe r
and t r y not to
be
caught. Just before
i t
was time
to go to
supper we opened
the
valentine box. We had
a
l o t of fun
By Jimmy
10)
MISSION SERVICES
BOX
968
JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60434
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EDWARDS
TO ALASKA
Thomas R. and Mrs. Jan Edwards
are
going to Komer, Alaska to take over some
of
the work of Corwin and Mrs. Luella Geringer,
who
retired
from
the field earlier
this
year,
Bro. Edwards has served on the field
during
summer time school vacations. He
^ R e c e i v e d
t h e b T ^ T ^ L . d e g r e e
f r o m
J o h n s o n i b l e
C o l l e g e ,
K i m b e r l i n H e i g h t s , T e n n .
in June 19^2 and has
taken
additional training at Cu mberland College
during
the
l a s t t w o year^ t^erviw
w i t h First C h r i s t i a n
C h u r c h W i l l i a m s b u r g Ky,
i f
M r s , E d w a r d s i s t h e
f o r m e r
J a n e ^ C o o p e r d a u g h t e r
o f t h e L e s t e r C o o p e r
f a m i l y
who serve in the Mashoko
Mission of Southern Rhodesia, Africa She pilso attended
Johnson
and
Cumberland.
They have a son, Thomas Jeffrey, born July 15» 19^5
They
will be serving
hs
house parents, and he will be teaching grades
six,
seven and eightan t h e Christian Day
School of
t h e Home, The
B f e a l i d
of ^ders of
his home
church,
Reel
Avenue Christian
Church, Vincennes, Ind.,
congregation^
J 7 H o u s e P e r e n t s
f o r
A l a s k a H o m e
o u t l i n e j T M r s . J a n a n d T h o m a s R. Edwards^ith T h o m a s Jeffrey^
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S D W j i P D S
DRIVE SCHOOL B U S / T O HOMER, i l L A S K A ^
T o m a n d M r s
J a n e ^
E d w a r d j ^ a n d s o n J e f ^ a r r i v e d i n H o m e r A l a s k a
A u g .
1964, having driven the Alaska Christian Home s
new
JO-passenger school bug«from
t h e
f a c t o r y
a t
L i m a , O h i o i o v e r
t h e A l a s k a
Highway
Th e y i m m e d i a t e l y t o o k
up
t h e i r
n e w
d u t i e s w i t h
t h e
Home,
a c c o r d i n g
t o
Mrs,
S a r a h
G a t e s ^
c o - f o u n d e r w i t h
h e r h u s b a n d ^ ^
a n d
a n n v r
T t t i i ; y . T h e y s e r v e a s h o u s e p a r e n t s
fo r 11
boys
( c a p a c i t y
at
present 14), and Bro. E d w a r d s i s t e a c h i n g g r a d e s 6,
»
8
in
the Home s own school.
He
will also assist in administration and will
b e
in
c h a r g e of t h e
H o m e
d u r i n g
t h e
G a t e s y e a r l y
d e p u t a t i o n t r i p s , M r s , G a t e s a a i d .
Their a d d r e s s is
now
c/o Alaska Christian H o m e , H o m e r , Alaska 99605,
i e s
e IL
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THE
ALASKA CHRISTIAN
HOME
NEWSLETTER
QUARTERLY
REPORT
OF
THE
ALASKA
CHRISTIAN
HOME NC.
M a i l i n g
Address:
The
A l a s k a
C h r i s t i a n
Home,
t a r
Route
A , Homer, Alaska
Sep tember 1964
Jan,
Jeff and
Tom
THE EDWARDS FAMILY ARRIVED ON AUGUST 29 to
begin
t h e i r
f i r s t t e rm
of
s e rvi ce at
the A l a s k a Christian
Home
(Tom s e r v e d a s u m m e r i n t e r n s h i p i n 1961). T h e
A l a s k a
Christian School
opened
on Sep tember 2, scarcel y
g i v i n g Tom time t o catch
his
b r e a t h
before
beginning h i s
job
a s teacher
f o r our
5th, 6th, 7 t h a n d 8 t h grad e s.
B efore
they could
h a r d l y
get
i n t o t h e b u i l d i n g ,
l e t alone move
i n t o
t h e i r apartment,
they b e c am e parents t o
11
l i v e - w i r e boys,
who have
kept
them
busy
from
5 :30 i n
the
morning t l l
bedtime e a c h d a y
ever since.
I t
i s
good
t o
have
Tom
a n d
Jan
h e r e
t o
sh are
i n
the
caring
f o r
and
t r a i n i n g
of
the s e
c h i l d r e n .
We
thank
a l l
who
have
h e l p e d
t o b r i n g them
and
who a r e h e l p i n g t o s u s t a i n them. Jan, by t h e way, s t h e
daughter of
M r . and
M rs.
Les t e r Cooper
o f M a s ho ko Mission.
We a r e
g r a t e f u l
too,
t h a t
th ey were able
to b r i n g
u s our
n e w
bus. We h av e b e e n
s e t t i n g asi de regular monthly
car
payments
toward
the
bus
eve r
since t h e s t a t i o n wagon
w a s paid
f o r .
This
spring we
ordered
a
30-passenger
S u p e r i o r
School B u s on a
Chevrolet chassis.
A s u b s t a n t i a l
s u m could
be saved
by
t a k i n g
d e l i v e r y a t t h e f a c t o r y
i n Ohio; so, since
the
E d w a r d s were r e a d y t o
com e,
two b i r d s
w e r e
k i l l e d with
one
stone — h e i r
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
w a s
provided
a n d d e l i v e r y w a s m a d e on t h e b u s a l l
i n
one
operation.
TOM
WILL
SPEAK FOR HIMSELF — As we ro un d e d t h e
ben d
of the road, the view
a lmo s t
took our breath
a w a y .
T h e
snowy white A l a s k a
R a nge ,
on the o t h e r
side
of the i n l e t , slipped
s i l e n t l y along
the
side win dows o f
the
school bus.
C o o k
I n l e t
s e e m e d t o f l a s h
by, a n d
then t h e windshield b e c a m e a p i c t u r e window. Stretched
out
b e f o r e
u s w a s one
of t h e world s most
b e a u t i f u l
sights, t h e southern
t i p
o f
A l a s k a s
Kenai Peninsu la. T h e t a l l ,
blossom
ing
spikes
of
t h e
fireweed
p l a n t
h a d
painted
the
lower
h i l l s
pink
t o
c o n t r a s t with
the dark
green
of t h e
spruce
above. Across
the
bay the g l a c i e r s and snow-spotted mountains were i l l u m i n a t e d
by
t h e afternoon
s u n ,
which
wa s
behind us. Stretched out i n a long t h i n ribbon, more than
h a l f
w a y across K a c h e m a k B a y , w a s t h e Hom er
S p i t .
A nd
framing
t h e
e n t i r e s c e n e w a s a n A l a s k an, blue s k y .
Driving
down
i n t o
Homer and on out
t o
t h e
A l a s k a
C h r i s t i a n Home, a n
a n d
I could not help but give thanks
to God
f o r
our safe
a n d
wonderful t r i p .
A l so
our thanks go
t o
those
who h av e supported our work
by
prayers
a nd
g i f t s .
W i t h o u t y o u r s u p p o r t we c o u l d n o t have come t o A l a s k a t o
evangelize
f o r C h r i s t by benevolence. We
again
thank you and a s k you
to
please r em emb e r
i t i s
only with
your
support t h a t
t h i s
work c an continue. This i s
your
Home
or
the
Homeless
a t
Homer.
OUR SUMMER WORKERS TOOK LEAVE f
u s on the
25th of
A ugu s t.
T h e y
p a s s e d
t h e Edwa r d s on
the highway
and
stopped
t o
introduce
themselves.
Although we d i d not get to proceed with our construction on
the
school-
house,
m a n y
improvement s wer e ma d e on t h e b u i l d i n g s and t h e s ew e r lagoons w e r e enlarged
t o
me e t
with
the
He a l t h De pa r tm en t s
r eq ui r ements.
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CHILDREN SPAGE
THIS PAGE S FOR OUR PEN PALS, because our children do
love t o hear from others; but because of our very
busy s chedule,
we
have had
to t e l l
them
NOMOREP N
PALS.
Children from
almost
a l l of the states are reading of the Alaska Christian Home
and
are interested i n corresponding with children i n our 49th
state. Older
folks, too,
like
to hear from
our
children. So you can
s e e that the n u m b e r
of
pen pals can soon mount up. Our children
have a
very
bu sy schedule. They rise at 5:30 a.m. and have
chores as w ell as their school work. They are in
school
from
9:00 t i l l 4:00 p.m. and
have
a
Bible
class
from
4:00
to 5:00 p.m.
one
day a
week n
addition. Our evening
meal is
served
at 5:00
p.m. and we
have
d a i l y devotions f o r t h e c h i l d r e n b e f o r e t h e i r
bedtime at 7:00
p.m.;
s o you can see that t h e i r free time
is very
limited. They
do need
to have
some
time
f o r recreation,
too. So
please, won't
you
consider this your personal l e t t e r from
ou r
children
to
you?
Dear
Christian Friends,
On Augus t 28 three people had
a
birthday party —
James,
LaVrine and myself. For
the
g a m e s t h i s
time
we
had a
baseball game i n our b a l l f i e l d .
We
a l l l i k e
to
play
b a l l ; but
some
of
us
don't
know
how
too
well y e t , but w e
are learning.
A f t e r
w e played f o r
a
while
w e
had our b i r t h d a y cake
and
presents. We got a l o t of nice g i f t s . Thank you a l l .
Those who
ad
birthdays i n
July
w a n t to
t e l l you thank you,
too.
Love, Sandra and a l l t h e b i r t h d a y c h i l d r e n —
James,
LaVrine,
Mike,
L i t t l e Sandra and
Warren
Dear Friends,
We
are
i n
f i r s t
grade.
Our
teacher
i s
Miss
Hamand.
Sometimes
we
color, s o m e t i m e s
we
write, s o m e t i m e s
we
learn
our
ABC s. We
learn our numbers
too. We w i l l
learn
to
read
our
stories.
Today
we drew
a picture of
our
schoolhouse.
Ou r
schoolhouse is
red and green.
F i r s t i n t h e morning w e say t h e pledge t o t h e
f l a g .
Ou r
flag is outside now,
ut
w hen i t
gets cold
we i l l have i t
inside.
We
like
school.
Tommy, erry and
Sandra
* ' 5 : -
I
Dear Friends,
I
am w r i t i n g
about
t h e f a i r .
The day w e went t o
t h e
f a i r
w e
b o u g h t t h i n g s .
I
b o u g h t
c o t t o n
candy a n d
o t h e r
t h i n g s . Then w e
went
t o have
a
p i c n i c d i n n e r . A f t e r w e had
o u r p i c n i c , w e went
o v e r
t o r i d e p o n i e s . 1 r o d e t h e
p o n i e s
two
o r t h r e e
t i m e s .
t
w a s
f u n F i r s t I
r o d e
a slow
pony
and
then 1 rode a fast pony
two
o t h e r times. 1
rode
t h e
p o n i e s w h i l e t h e o t h e r s looked a t some
p i c t u r e s .
Then
w e
went
home.
One
day
w e went
t o
t h e f a i r and had
a
crab and
fish
dinner. The
air is
a ot
of
fun
Love, enore (12)
LABOR DAY
On September
7,
1964 on Labor Day as
soon as
we ot
our
work
done
we
got
i n t h e
bus
and
headed
f o r
Anchor
Point.
When
w e got
t h e r e
Aunt Margaret, Sonja and I went
back
up
t h e
road
t o f i s h
up
t h e r i v e r . When w e got t h e r e
Aunt Margaret s h o w e d Sonja
and 1
ho w t o use the fishing
pole.
After we used
i t f o r
a
while,
we w e n t t o
f i n d
a way
t o an
island.
After while we went back because we ouldn't
f i n d
a w ay . When Aunt
Margaret
w en t
over
t o f i s h we w en t
over
and
played around. Sonja got
her
shoes a l l w e t carry
ing
me
over.
After
we
were
done,
we w e n t down the r i v e r
f o r
a
while,
came back up and
w en t
back
to the
beach.
When w e got
back
i t
w a s
time t o e a t . We had p o t a t o salad,
weiners, b uns and marshmallows. After
we
ate. Aunt Mar
garet,
Sonja
and I went
down on
the
b e a c h .
On the way
back I found t w o fish
hooks.
We got
back
just
in
time to
ge t
on
the
bu s.
F i r s t
Day of School
Sandra(10)
Alr^e,
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L BOR DAY ON THE BEACH
OUR
SCHOOL BUS
I
r a n
down
on
t h e beach.
heard somebody
y e l l "Crab "
I
saw
Timmy
a d
a
small crab
i n a shell.
We
we re a i l
look
i n g f o r crabs. Benny
found two
small
ones.
He had a hard
time
f i n d i n g
a
place t o put them. I walked
i n
t h e water and
g o t
him
a
clam
s h e l l . We
f i l l e d
i t
w i t h
water
and p u t t h e
crab
n
it.
I
found
two clam s h e l l s .
Then
I
dug a
hole
i n t h e wet
sand. Water f i l l e d
i t
slowly
and i t caved
i n slowly. Then we
p l a y e d
k n i g h t and
armor. They r a n a f t e r
m e.
r a n
u n t i l I
got
t i r e d .
We
caught
Donna and Sandy.
W h i l e we
w e r e
e a t i n g
we
saw Mike coming w i t h a
b i g
h u m p y
salmon.
T im went
with
h im a f t e r we te .
We
drove o v e r t o
Anchor
R i v e r . Aunt Margaret
t o l d
us
t o l o o k f o r hooks. 1
found
f i v e l i n e s b u t not
a
t h i n g on
t h e m . The
ixth one found
h a d two
sinkers
on
t h e m .
A f t e r we
p l a y e d
f o r a w h i l e we
a l l
g o t on t h e
bus
and
went back home. We
a l l
had a
v e r y
good
t i m e .
Jimmy
10)
OUR
FIELD
TRIP
Last Friday
w h e n we went on a
walk
we
looked f o r
ob s e r v a t i ons .
When we
first
started
o u r
walk
I
saw some
red, yellow and
brown leaves.
T h e r e
we re
some watermelon
b e r r i e s and I saw some poison b e r r i e s . W hen we were
at
t h e f i r s t curve,
t h e r e
was
a
house
on t h e r i g h t
hand
side.
On
h e
o t h e r side of t h e road
t h e r e
were som e signs. One
sign said, NO
TRESPASSING. y t h e signs t h e r e
was
a
road with
b a r r e l s
blocking t h e road. On the o t h e r
side
of
t h e
Bay
we s a w a g l a c i e r .
I s aw the
o l d
sawmill. There
was a fence
w i t h a s q u i r r e l on
i t .
On
t h e
way back
a dump
t r u c k
c a m e down t h e road. When we got t o t h e driveway we
saw a all .
Tim (9)
L BOR
D Y
OUTING
On
Labor D a y w e went t o Anchor River f o r an outing.
When we got t h e r e several of
us
s t a r t e d f i s h i n g . Two f
t h e group
s t a r t e d
working upstream and
several of
us
worked
downstream. Going
from one l i k e l y hole
t o
another and
catchi ng nothing,
we ished down t o w i t h i n a q u a r t e r of a
m i l e from t h e r i v e r mouth. T hen
Uncle
Tom caught a 15-
inch
f l o u n d e r .
Next
I caught
a small
f l o u n d e r . W i t h i n a
few
minutes
Uncle
Tom caught another medium sized one.
A
few casts
l a t e r I
hooked another
f i s h . W hen I got t h e f i s h
near t h e shore
i t s t a r t e d f i g h t i n g
very
hard.
I
then
knew i t
was big
fish. Wh e n
I s l i d i t out onto the bank I saw
that
i t was a 20-inch flounder — h e biggest f i s h I
have ever
caught. Th ey
q u i t b i t i n g
then,
but
I had
t h e
biggest
f i s h of
the
day .
When
we
went home,
we
ll
d e c id ed
we
h a d
h a d
a
good time.
Warren (15)
We have
a ittle school bus.
We do l i k e
i t very
mu c h .
To hu r ch i t takes a l l of us.
And
t o f i s h i n g t r i p s and
such.
F o r
our
l i t t l e
yellow bus ,
We do
thank
you
very
mu c h .
Alfred
(14)
. • g V
By
l f r e d
1 4
FIELD TRIP
On Tuesday, September 8, I saw t h e b i g
S p i t .
I s a w
b i g
t r e e s
and
l i t t l e t r e e s .
1
saw a g l a c i e r
on
t h e
mountains.
I saw big
watermelon
berries
and I wanted t o eat them. I
saw
a truck on the way h o m e . A n d I
saw two signs.
Benny 7)
The
s c h o o l r o o t n a f t e r
t h e
March 2 7
e a r t h q u a k e .
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