Manuelito Children’s Home

Manuelito Navajo Children’s Home

Manuelito Navajo Children's Home was not started as a children’s home, but as a preaching mission to the Navajo people. The mission work was overseen by a congregation in Albuquerque, NM and later by one in Farmington, NM. Both of these congregations, being approximately 150 miles away, felt they could not properly oversee this work so in 1959 the church in Gallup was asked to take responsibility for this work.

The missionaries at Manuelito, a small community 18 miles west of Gallup, were already caring for children who were left with them by families that could not care for them. It also seemed the adult Navajos were not accepting the gospel, so the decision was made to turn the major emphasis of the work to childcare. The reasons were two-fold. First there was a great need to provide for the many homeless children in the area. Second, through bringing these children up in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord” there would be a greater opportunity to reach the adult Navajo with the gospel.

To get involved: 505-863-5530

Email: admin@manuelitohome.org, Jim Christian, Superintendent

Our work is made possible because of the generosity of the good people, churches and businesses found throughout the United States.

Pantry Items We Need

Sugar Spaghetti Spaghetti Sauce Evaporated Milk Spam Canned Corned Beef Hash Hormel Chili No Beans Hormel Chili With Beans Canned Pinto Beans Dishwashing Soap Bleach Fabric Softener Windex Lysol Multi-Purpose Cleaner Pine Sol Lysol Bathroom Cleaner Spray Mr. Clean Multi-Purpose Cleaner Aluminum Foil Kleenex Toilet Paper Napkins Paper Plates Paper Towels Body Wash Shampoo and Conditioner Body Lotion

What We Provide What Can You Do?

Residential Care: The primary

work of the Manuelito Navajo Children’s Home is to provide a home for children, who for various reasons, cannot live with their parents. Our house parents are dedicated Christian couples who love children and are dedicated to getting them toward responsible Christian adulthood.

Educational:

Many of our children come to us behind in school. By using tutorial services available to us and sending our children to Gallup Christian School many of them are able to advance academically and some go on to higher education.

Counseling:

Some children come to us with behavioral, emotional, and social problems. By using contract behavioral therapist and providing a stable home life with Christian examples we see substantial improvement in our children.

Spiritual: In addition to the things mentioned above our children attend Bible classes and worship with the Gallup Church of Christ. They have the opportunity to be involved in Bible camps, youth rallies and Give: We need monthly support to continue providing this Christian Home for needy boys and girls. We need additional funds to grow.

Sponsors: We

solicit food, clothing, cottage sponsors, partial sponsorships, and monthly sponsors. Being a sponsor is a wonderful way to become personally involved in a needy child’s life.

Endowment:

We need an endowment program to provide educational benefits and to help meet other special needs which our children have. Funds donated to this endowment will continue to provide revenue for the Home over the years.

Estate Planning: Many of

our physical plant improvements would not have been possible were it not for generous people who planned to provide for this Home in their Estate Planning.