A Seventh-day Adventist Boarding Academy Serving Native American Youth Since 1946
Holbrook Hosts Native American Camp Meeting
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ative American Camp Meeting (NACM) is a very special time of year. It is a time of gathering, camaraderie, spiritual uplifting, and renewal. Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has been blessed to be the host site for this beautiful event for our brothers and sisters three years running. One of the most important people who spearheads this event is Pastor Dale Wolcott. We are thankful to him for his dedication and passion in his role as director of Arizona Conference Native American Ministries. This year’s featured speakers were Bill Payne, associate director of Voice of Prophecy Ministries; Dennis Bizahalani, retired lay pastor; and Tamara Peshlakai, licensed clinical social worker. Attendees also had the added blessing of listening to the Melashenko Family
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Singers on Sabbath afternoon. “Jesus Calls Us” was this year’s theme, and it is clear that Jesus indeed called each of these individuals to share His word, hope, and gospel through speech and music. The most special time of Native American Camp Meeting is when attendees stand up to share their testimony. Not everyone who attends is from the Seventh-day Adventist faith, and it is a beautiful thing to