G E N E V A S I LV E R N A I L

FEBRUARY 2010

The Hat Says “Security!”

“The hat says Security,” exclaimed Patrick as he opened the Elementary School, and the Tu-
box. The excitement grew even greater as he pulled out his man Bible College Elementary
Inside this issue: shirt and a jacket with Security written on the sleeves. School.
His smile grew even larger when he tried out the Walkie Talk- The Bible College also received
Alaska Work & 2
ies as he walked around campus. Patrick will not only look a paper cutter, a heavy duty
Witness Team good; everyone will recognize the presence of a security offi- hole puncher, and a used cam-
Scrapbook cer, and our campus will be safer. era. Even the maintenance men
were pleased to receive jack-
Questions from You 2 Everyone benefits on campus
ets, clothes and boots. A media
when boxes arrive from those
2011 Calendar 4 projector is ready to hang in the
who pray and send LINKS
chapel.
items and Work of Funds and
Bragging Rights 4
deputation gifts. This time The missionary was also sur-
there were boxes of religious prised to find a box of cornmeal
and teacher education books and ended up making corn-
for the library; crayons, scis- bread and fried green tomatoes
sors, and glue sticks for chil- as she watched her new DVD
dren; notebooks and pens and that was underneath all the
pencils for students. school supplies. Thank you!
There were staplers, glue, Everyone agreed that MNBC
tape, and other supplies for had a special Christmas in Feb-
This Month’s Donors teachers at the Bible College, ruary.
(Books, Scholarships, Clinic, Teachers College, Lee Eby
Housing, General needs)

• Auburn, Illinois
• Alaska District
• Bristol, Tennessee
• East Tennessee District
• Hastings, Michigan
• Kudjip, Papua New
Guinea
• Michigan District
• Nampa, Idaho
• New Zealand District
• North Alabama District
• Northwest IL District
• Tennessee District
• Roseville, IL
• Valdosta, GA
• Wapakoneta, OH
• Winter Springs, FL
We Prayed for Them...
I thought I had asked a simple
question—a question just to be-
gin a friendly conversation. I
expected a simple answer, but
the answer was much more than
just simple. “We prayed for
them, she answered.”
Thinking she didn’t understand,
I repeated the question again,
“What did you get your children
for Christmas?”
Sensing that I didn’t understand,
she replied, “We had a wonder-
ful Christmas. We went to the
College church and played
games. Then the next day, we
took our children to the river to
go fishing. And finally, we said
a special Christmas prayer and
blessing for them as a gift.”
Had I gotten so caught up in
materialism that I had forgotten
to pray for all the people I
had given gifts this past
Christmas? I breathed a
prayer for God to help me
keep Christmas in a
Christlike perspective.
At the same time, I wished I
could give all the children
something as a Christmas gift.
How wonderful it was when over, could I have one? I have
that very week I received never had a doll before.”
balls and dolls from Carroll
How could I refuse such a re-
and Janice Smith of the Salem
quest? I gave dolls and balls
Church of the Nazarene,
to almost every child on cam-
Berry, Alabama.
pus. I gave with joy and they
To some of the children, it received with even greater
was the first toy they had ever joy. But I realize the toys won’t
had. One fourteen year old last long, but the Christmas
girl approached me shyly, prayer that the PNG mom and
speaking so softly I could dad gave their children for
hardly hear her: “Dr. Silver- Christmas may affect their chil-
nail, if you have a doll left dren forever.
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1. Faculty and students welcome the Alaska Team with a

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carpet of flower petals and leis
2. Churches welcome Team members with caps, arrows
and bilums (traditional bags)
3. Adjunct NNU Professor Weldon Shuman greets NNU 3
online student Philip Kapak
4. Teams works on toilet addition to classroom that is
becoming a temporary men’s dorm 4
5. Black and White Traditional Fire dancers
6. Board members inspect Work & Witness work
site with coordinator Mike Chapman
7. Team singing and preaching in Chapel
8. Crossing over a bridge to a “bush” church
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 QUESTIONS FROM YOU
How many faculty members
do you have? We have 9 fulltime
faculty members, plus 8 adjunct fac-
ulty. We also have adjuncts George
Lyons from Northwest Nazarene Uni-
versity and Lisa Lehman from Thai-
land coming to teach this year.

How many students do

you have in your ele-
Where do you find your stu- mentary school? We
dents? This year we have 153 have 45 students in Prep 1
students on campus studying for and 2—next year we will in-
the ministry. Sometimes we find clude grades 1 and 2. We
the students when the missionaries, have 2 teachers. Director
such as Jim and Kathy Radcliffe, Joyce Kapak is studying
visit a local church. All students online for a master’s in pro-
are recommended by their pastors. fessional teaching from Mid-
America Nazarene University.

What do the mothers

do with their chil-
dren while they are
in class? Small infants
usually go to class with
their mothers so the babies
can be fed as needed.
MNBC has a daycare that
they may also use.

Missionaries Dave and Rosie Kerr have accepted a project of Do your students receive schol-
bringing the daycare up to better physical standards and to arships? Yes, our students receive
also beautify the building with painted characters. scholarships. Every student receives a
partial scholarship from WEF given to
MNBC in our monthly allocation. In return
students work 4 hours weekly for MNBC.
How is housing on Some students also have sponsors who
campus? We are assist in tuition and housing. Others re-
hoping our students ceive academic scholarships. Families
won’t need to live in receive a tuition discount.
kunai (grass-thatched On the first day of class this year, stu-
roof) houses or water dents were frustrated with their tuition
tanks much longer. Be- fees. They didn’t want to go to class.
cause of generous mission-minded people, we are building They had never applied for a scholarship
semi-permanent houses for married students. Already we have before and did not understand why they
funds for four houses. Semi-permanent houses have cement should apply or how a scholarship
floors and metal roofs. The walls are made from woven bam- worked. Now students understand about
boo. scholarships. They are praying that more
funds will come available.

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 CALENDAR 2011
I have 14 services pre-scheduled for 2011, but they have not been con-
firmed. Please let me know when you have confirmed your services with
your pastor and NMI president. The following are considered confirmed:

May 1 AM/PM Sparta, Michigan

June 5 AM Alva, NW Oklahoma

Geneva Silvernail June 15 Canada West District Convention

August 7 Sandersville, GA
PO Box 376
Mt. Hagen, WHP 281 August 20-21 Mercy Hill, AL
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
gsilvernail@apnaz.org August 27-28 AM Cookeville, E TN

1617 Woodhaven Ct. September 5 Crossroads Lenoir City, East Tennessee

Lebanon, TN 37087 USA
genevasilvernail@hotmail.com
US phone SKYPE 615-692-1651

BRAGGING RIGHTS

No, I am not bragging about the Dugger family,

Why do missionaries go on home assignment?
One of the reasons is to raise funds for a vehicle. This is
what my deputation churches purchased for me. The Toyota
Hiace seats 15 and is perfect for Work & Witness teams and
for College events. Thank you for praying for this need, and
thank you caring.
North Alabama—you outdid yourself! Thanks to the
children and youth for saving and sending over $3500 for
sidewalks at MNBC. I enjoyed hearing them yell and clap
at my 4:00 in the morning!
Thank you NMI President Fred Faith for leading in this pro-
ject and also for sending $10,000 for a Work & Witness pro-
ject, even though he couldn’t make the trip. Fred ex-
plained, “We really want to come and are praying for a
break on price or a wind fall of cash for many people. We
understand the urgent need for the dorm and that is why
we are going ahead and sending the money. Hope you
understand.” Wow! What a mission-minded district!
even though I have enjoyed watching the DVDs. I
want to brag on Suzanne “Hop-a-long” Cunning-
ham. While her parents spent hours buying and
collecting school supplies for MNBC, Suzanne
spent hours recording decorating shows and the
17 Kids and Counting series for her “favorite” mis-
sionary who doesn’t have television. Thank
you, Suzanne, for hours of enjoyment.
Dear David & Michele,
Thank you for the hours and
hours you spent in finding,
collecting, and packing
nearly 100 boxes of school
supplies to send to MNBC.
Thank you for spending your
personal money for ship-
ment. Thank you for organizing others to give.
I am very humbled that you believe in your mother’s ministry
and support it with your prayers and offerings of time and
money. It means much to me that you understand why I do
what I do as a missionary. I am so blessed to have a Christian
son and wife. I love you.
Mom