In February 2010 we plan to support to the Precept Training Center and School

It has been 18 years since Jim and Linda Maiorano pulled up their Bucks County stakes and moved west to serve the Lord in the Navajo territory of Window Rock, Arizona. The Lord continues to bless their work as the Precept Training Center and School grows and flourishes.

 It is not an easy ministry. The Navajo Nation continues to suffer due to lack of employment and poverty. There is a high rate of alcoholism. But there is also a natural beauty and a belief that things can be better for the people, under the right circumstances. The Maiorano’s believe that much of what is needed can be found in the simple acceptance of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the grace that will come through faith in Him alone.

 But believing is a struggle. It involves giving up customs and beliefs that have been handed down through ancestral lines – and risking rejection by tribal and family members. Many of the children in the school have come to Christ but continue to go home to families who are not believers. Eventually, some will go out on their own to share their newfound Christianity.

 At the school, there are greenhouses where the students grow their own flowers and vegetables, and animals to be cared for as well. Nothing is wasted, and structures are built with materials discarded from builders and home improvement stores. A load of windows ordered the wrong size was donated by Sears and used to build much of one of the greenhouses. The students tend to two milk goats that keep them supplied with milk and assist in zoology and animal husbandry courses. They work with computers, learn languages, excel in science and math, and work at a pace that would rival the best schools. And of course, they spend much time in the Word.

 Jim and Linda ask for your prayers for wisdom in dealing with the situations that arise among the students and their families.  Also pray for their continued health as they struggle with all the challenges of running a school, ministry, home, family and small farm. This year, they have also been dealing with a family issue that has been a drain both financially and emotionally. Pray for this to be quickly resolved, so their strength can be devoted entirely to the Lord’s work.

 The Lord is doing a great work on the reservation through Jim and Linda. This is a ministry that requires a 100% commitment every day of one’s life! Praise God that two such faithful servants as Jim and Linda have raised to the challenge. Please give generously to this wonderful ministry during February.

Please visit their website to learn more about them and their ministry, www.teacheroftruth.googlepages.com.

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