Hogan Hozhoni – Window Rock Arizona

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History

Welcome to Hogan Hozhoni where you seldom get bored and have many Navajo children with which to share your love. We care for around 30 to 40 children much of the time. Sometimes the children only need a place to stay for a couple of days and others will be there much longer. Many come from unfortunate circumstances and often respond to love from the volunteer staff.

Where else can you learn skills in cooking for larger groups and caring for five two year olds at one time? The fourteen girls have many wonderful times together and learn to laugh, cry, sing, and pray together.

Hogan Hozhoni is now on a food program requiring the home to serve nutritious meals to the clients, this gives opportunity for increased skills in documentation and record keeping.

We are also updating some in the interior of the home as time and money permit. At Hogan Hozhoni we are continuing to look for ways to improve care for those dear children that truly need love and care.

Howard and Starla Wedel came the first of March 2020 to be house parents. Rosalee Nichols is Hogan Hozhoni’s nurse. Hogan Hozhoni has recently added another position, a CNA, Kayla Friesen, to assist the nurse and help make her load lighter.   It seems like our personnel’s terms go by quickly, and we are soon looking for house parents and a nurse again.

We welcome sincere volunteers and at this time the list of girls wanting to come to Window Rock is short. Those who come, find the time serving at Hogan Hozhoni very rewarding. We appreciate all who have supported this home in some way. It is a worthy work and many lives are touched, especially children who have experienced much trauma. They are being loved and cared for with a personal touch here at Hogan Hozhoni. We have no idea how much or in what way it may affect their lives. It is the Lord’s work.

Rochester, Minnesota

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Rochester is a beautiful city where the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is found. This service unit consists of six girls and their houseparents.

The girls work 5½ days a week at any of these places: Gift of Life Transplant House, Hope Lodge, Mayo Clinic, St. Mary’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and the Rochester Mennonite Guest Home. At the Gift of Life Transplant House, the girls clean the kitchens and rooms. At Hope Lodge, the girls answer the phone, give tours, and clean. At Mayo Clinic, the girls work in the cafeteria, pass out children’s books, escort patients from recovery rooms, give hand massages to chemotherapy patients, and answer questions at information desks. At the St. Mary’s Hospital, the girls work in the Sisters’ Crossing Gift Shop, clean playrooms, help the Child Life staff, deliver flowers, and take a library cart around to patient rooms. At Ronald McDonald House, the girls sit at the front desk, answer the phone, and clean. At the Rochester Mennonite Guest Home, the girls help with the cleaning.

Singing is a large part of our witness in the city. We sing twice a week at the hospitals and guest home. Two Tuesday evenings a month are spent singing at the Gift of Life Transplant House and Hope Lodge, sometimes with the help of a youth group.

Sunday church services are held in the basement of an office building together with the guest home and mission couples, followed with lunch together at one of our homes. We encounter many opportunities to share our faith with the ones we work with and those suffering from illnesses. We feel privileged to work in friendly Rochester.

History

Rochester is a quiet, beautiful city, where the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is located. The service unit began in 1999 and consists of six girls and a set of house parents. The unit house, situated in a peaceful neighborhood, is within walking distance of St. Marys Hospital of 1200+ beds where the girls volunteer in the gift shop, which is a highlight of the work schedule. The other jobs in this hospital are the library cart, delivering flower bouquets, and the coffee route.

The girls also volunteer at Gift of Life Transplant House. Patients who are in the process of having a transplant stay here. Some of these people stay an extended length of time, and we get to know them quite well. The friendly staff is enjoyable to work with, and we have many good times with them.
Hope Lodge is a similar operation, but for cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy or radiation at the Mayo Clinic. Two of the girls volunteer here a couple days a week. Tasks include working behind the front desk, answering the phone, giving tours, and some cleaning. The girls volunteer six months of their time.

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Rochester, Minnesota

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Rochester is a beautiful city where the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is found. This service unit consists of six girls and their houseparents.

The girls work 5½ days a week at any of these places: Gift of Life Transplant House, Hope Lodge, Mayo Clinic, St. Mary’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and the Rochester Mennonite Guest Home. At the Gift of Life Transplant House, the girls clean the kitchens and rooms. At Hope Lodge, the girls answer the phone, give tours, and clean. At Mayo Clinic, the girls work in the cafeteria, pass out children’s books, escort patients from recovery rooms, give hand massages to chemotherapy patients, and answer questions at information desks. At the St. Mary’s Hospital, the girls work in the Sisters’ Crossing Gift Shop, clean playrooms, help the Child Life staff, deliver flowers, and take a library cart around to patient rooms. At Ronald McDonald House, the girls sit at the front desk, answer the phone, and clean. At the Rochester Mennonite Guest Home, the girls help with the cleaning.

Singing is a large part of our witness in the city. We sing twice a week at the hospitals and guest home. Two Tuesday evenings a month are spent singing at the Gift of Life Transplant House and Hope Lodge, sometimes with the help of a youth group.

Sunday church services are held in the basement of an office building together with the guest home and mission couples, followed with lunch together at one of our homes. We encounter many opportunities to share our faith with the ones we work with and those suffering from illnesses. We feel privileged to work in friendly Rochester.

History

Rochester is a quiet, beautiful city, where the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is located. The service unit began in 1999 and consists of six girls and a set of house parents. The unit house, situated in a peaceful neighborhood, is within walking distance of St. Marys Hospital of 1200+ beds where the girls volunteer in the gift shop, which is a highlight of the work schedule. The other jobs in this hospital are the library cart, delivering flower bouquets, and the coffee route.

The girls also volunteer at Gift of Life Transplant House. Patients who are in the process of having a transplant stay here. Some of these people stay an extended length of time, and we get to know them quite well. The friendly staff is enjoyable to work with, and we have many good times with them.
Hope Lodge is a similar operation, but for cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy or radiation at the Mayo Clinic. Two of the girls volunteer here a couple days a week. Tasks include working behind the front desk, answering the phone, giving tours, and some cleaning. The girls volunteer six months of their time.

Gallup, New Mexico

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Christian Child Care continues to open its doors to the abused or neglected children of the Gallup vicinity. Ten young sisters serve here for a six-month term.

The big house on the hill is a refuge for children who need a secure place to sleep, play, and eat nourishing meals. The volunteers take their turn cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry. Supervising children is always on the agenda, and even at night, the night girl is on duty listening for the cry in the night. These volunteers open their arms and show them love, whether it is for a day or a few months. Much effort is put forth, and their testimony is how rewarding it is to be here. Lasting bonds of friendship are made, and time shared together is special.

Darren Jantz is filling the position of director, taking care of the needed legal work.

God has been very good to us here in Gallup, and we feel an open door to work with the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nations people. Pray for the work here in Gallup. Sisters, if the Lord touches your hearts with the needs of these little children, send in your applications.

Your support is much appreciated.

History

Christian Childcare at Gallup, NM began in 1959 providing emergency shelter for children needing temporary care. The home provides care for up to 24 children ages 0 to 10. There are 10 girls volunteering together with the House Parents who are also volunteers giving of their time to provide loving care for abused and neglected children. The girl’s responsibility includes; caring for infants to 10 years old, cooking, laundry, and cleaning. This unit provides a 6 month term for girls who have a heart for children.

Columbia, Missouri

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The six girls and their houseparents live in a subdivision north of town. This setting gives them a beautiful place to unwind after a day of service in the hospitals.

Two afternoons a week two of the girls go to the guest home to help with the cleaning there. The rest of the days are spent at three different hospitals, University of Missouri Hospital, UM Women and Children’s Hospital, and Boone Hospital. The girls and houseparents volunteer in a number of different departments including the information desk, the gift shops, Ambulatory Infusion Unit, and the medical library. They are involved in answering the phone in the volunteer office, delivering meals, e-cards, and flowers. They also help in the surgery waiting room and in the cancer center. The directors of the volunteer programs have recently changed, and the new directors have expressed their appreciation for our program.

On Tuesday, after work, the unit sings for different ones of the patients in the hospital that they have become acquainted with. The testimony of the hospital personnel is that this brings a quiet rest to many there. We feel blessed to be able to serve here.

The girls sing at several local retirement centers on Wednesday evenings. The Versailles and Cole Camp congregations help them with this outreach. After singing they go to the guest home, where they enjoy snacks and fellowshipping together. Most Sundays they are involved with the services at the guest home chapel.

History
The unit at Columbia, Missouri began in 2001 and has six girls volunteering together with their house parents. The girls volunteer six months of their time, volunteering in three different hospitals.

At the University of Missouri Hospital, the girls work in the gift shop, the information desk, registration, and volunteer office. Also, they deliver newspapaers and books to the patients’ rooms. All of the girls have a chance to work here and at Boone Hospital, where they deliver mail, sit at the volunteer desk, deliver flowers and cards, and work in the medical library.

Two of the girls spend two days at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where they help with the medical records, the gift shop, the information desk, and registration.

One day a week two girls answer the phone and work at the clinic at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. They clean rooms and do laundry at the Ronald McDonald guest house one afternoon a week.

Ann Arbor

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The girls’ unit in Ann Arbor has been a blessing again this year. The Lord has smiled on the willingness of the young sisters and the house parents as they have given their time at the University of Michigan Health System. This unit has six girls, with two arriving and two leaving every other month.
Their work includes volunteering at the gift shops, taking a beverage cart around, helping patients find the location they are looking for, doing the mail route for social services, putting together patient information folders, taking the candy cart around to different waiting rooms, and screening prospective part-time volunteers for the hospital. The girls work full-time in the volunteer department. Because Ann Arbor is a university town, there are many students who volunteer part time at the hospital.

Of special note is the weekly singing they do on different floors for patients and their families, some of whom are facing terminal illness. They also sing at nursing homes and at the Ann Arbor Guest Home.

May God continue to bless the faithful workers as they unselfishly serve mankind.

History

The unit at Ann Arbor, Michigan began in 2006 with the volunteer girls giving six months of their time. All six girls from the unit spend their days working in the University of Michigan Health System. This is a large health complex including the University of Michigan Hospital, Cancer Center, Cardiovascular Center, Mott Children’s Hospital, and the Taubman Clinic. Some of the jobs iclude working in the gift shop, taking the candy cart up onto the floors, taking several bevaerage carts around to waiting rooms, way finding, making flower deliveries, doing the mail route for social services, and putting together patient information folders. The highlights of the week are singing in the Cancer Center on Tuesday