Lubbock Adventist News
LJA Red Ribbon Week . . .
Red Ribbon Week is a national endeavor to educate young people about drug awareness, drug prevention and drug recovery. LJA was privileged to have two recovery counselors, Jack and Michelle, from The Ranch at Dovetree here in Lubbock. They shared the approach used at...
LJA Classroom . . .
We took our yearly visit to the Apple Orchard last week to experience Fall in an orchard setting. There are 6,000 apple trees on this vast property and not an apple to be seen on any tree. We were told a couple of frosts in April had killed the apple blossoms which...
May Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, I trust this letter finds you blessed and in health. When researching in preparation for Mother’s Day I came across the phrase “Invisible Moms.” It made me think back about my mother as I grew up. She was always there behind the scenes, doing...
LJA Classroom . . .
We are blessed at Lubbock Junior Academy to have Mrs. Elizabeth Verastegui help us every morning. In addition to listening to students read and assist them with math, she has also taught finger knitting to several of them. Students make a slipknot and secure it on...
LJA Classroom . . .
Last Wednesday, we had a delightful visit from Mr. Baldwin who is a recruiter from Thunderbird Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Baldwin shared with our students about this well-known boarding high school operated by the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists....
LJA Classroom . . .
Revelation 4:11 tells us, “Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Teaching students Bible principles and values through stories about animals is a wonderful Christian teaching strategy. During the month of October, I’ve been...
Joy, Joy, Joy . . .
Perhaps you have heard of the praise song entitled, "I have the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in my Heart." The students and I sang this song in order to emphasize that a Christian is filled with joy and is not gloomy or sad. We discussed how Jesus wants us to be joyful in...
April Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, One of my deepest desires is for all of us to grow spiritually. That spiritual growth will not take place by accident, we must act, we must respond to the call of Jesus for disciples and the challenge to make disciples. This is achieved, in part,...
Let’s Move Day . . .
It was Let’s Move Day this past Sunday, September 21. Dozens of church members along with Lubbock Junior Academy students came out for a walk. We met at Buddy Holly Park for worship and had a brisk walk around the lake. Most of the adults walked while several of the...
Operation Christmas Child…
Instead of waiting for November to ask our church family to purchase and donate items, we have started now. This month is the opportunity for you to buy school supplies. There should still be some good sales going on. Also, the various dollar stores are remarkable...
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