Stories from Mercy Volunteers in St. Michaels, AZ.
I volunteered in 1988 as a classroom teacher on the Navajo Reservation (The Res), at St. Michael’s Association for Special Education (SMASE), in St. Michaels, AZ. I had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer with six other Mercy Volunteers and we…
While I taught at St. Michael Indian School (SMIS), a school serving youth from the Navajo Nation, I was surprised to learn that many of my students were unfamiliar with engineering as a profession. That inspired me to start an…
After departing from my year of service my cup was filled to the brim. Even though my cup was filled, I asked myself a very important question. The question was, "How will I continue to live out the tenets that…
As I move towards retirement and see more of the past than future, it seems clear that the creator has always had a plan for this school and for all of us drawn to work here. For me, a few…
When I think of sources of light in my life, I think of the brightness of the sun on a summer’s day, I think of the flickering of a candle, I think of the dimness of a lamp at my…