INDIAN MINISTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA INC.

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Indian Ministries of North America, Inc.

Summer 2013 Volume 12—Number 2

Founder

James A. Hughes

Executive Director / President

Johnny K. Hughes

Asst. Exec. Director / Secretary

Becky Hughes

Vice President

Director of Ministries

Rodney LaVallie

Directors Chris Allen

Fred Carder Troy Dailey Ken Davis James Herring Doug Payne Chief Anne Richardson Rock Slaughter Tommy Walker

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ndian Ministries of North America has partnered stated, “It was a thrill to see the faces of these children I with the Church of God World Missions’ Marcelly’s as they opened these beautiful Bibles and began to Dream Project. Since the launch of the project on explore the pages of God’s word. They were excited to November 11, 2012, the compelling story of Jesus have their own Bible and to see the beautiful appearing in a dream to a 7-year-old girl, telling her she illustrations inside. Parents thanked our team for caring would preach the gospel to children in Africa, has enough about their children to share the Word, as well created a groundswell of ministry and support. as the physical gifts that were taken.” The dream has become a worldwide missions project Church of God World Missions Director Tim Hill focusing on providing support in four basic areas: the relates the day last summer when God revealed to him a Word (Bibles to orphans, expanded to junior youth coming time of multiplied harvest. He called it an camps), water, walls and wellness. (For more “Amos 9:13 season.” It is described in the New Living information, visit the World Missions website at Translation this way: “The time will come,” says the www.marcellysdream.org.) Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than Members of IMNA’s summer RELEASE team, a they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on group of indigenous youth from North America, went the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine!” to various Native American To date, Marcelly’s Dream has had an initial impact Reservations and on over 3,500 children in orphanages, placing a Bible communities during the into the hands of children in over a dozen countries and month of June and several junior stateside youth camps, provided training took Bibles to over and support for caregivers in over two dozen 100 children. IMNA’s orphanages, approving multiple water projects and Executive Director, building projects. (Excerpts from this article from Johnny K. Hughes, John Sweet / Church of God World Missions)

Karla Scoggin presents a Bible to a young boy on the Pine Ridge Reservation, SD.

Page 3 n the last issue I shared a dream and the generational curses of my Native American I that I had about the tale of two brothers. A Spirit of Poverty cradles our people in it’s giants. In that dream, I saw the wicked arms and lays them out daily, begging for a figure of a giant Native American handout. What got them to this need for dependence on staked and tied to the ground by others? ropes labeled with strongholds and Recently, on a trip to the Washita Memorial entrapments that held him down. He was struggling to Museum in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, I read where the loose himself to no avail. Lying across from him was troops had forced the Plains Indians, such as the another giant which I saw labeled the church. This Cheyenne, Arapaho, Lakota and others onto designated dream has been constantly on my mind and I continue to lands or reservations. It stated that these nomadic hunters pray for clarification of the dream. who followed the buffalo and hunted the land for their survival, were forced to live in one designated area, I was recently studying in the book of Acts, when where the game had been overhunted and some to near the Lord led me to Chapter 3. As I read the account of extinction. The people were starving. The government Peter and John encountering the lame man at the gate sent seeds and other farming supplies and told them to called Beautiful, God began to show me a clearer fend for themselves. However, you have a people who definition of the dream. The man, who had been lame were great hunters and not farmers, forced to learn a new from birth, was carried to the gate each morning to beg lifestyle to survive. To assist these great hunters, the for alms. I immediately Federal Government began to send food rations and realized a parallel to this supplies. This caused a dependency on the government,

the very ones who placed them in these

As the people reach out for the hand out, we must extend our right hand of strength and declare, “ARISE.” Page 4

open prisons or land trusts. America the Beautiful, the continuing today. I have been there to see churches gate to freedom, had now become the place where our going out in the name of Jesus, many times tripping proud brothers and sisters were forced to beg to survive. over each other, to give a hand out. Don’t get me wrong, Unfortunately, many of their cries for help were met I am not against benevolence and caring for the physical with blankets laced with small-pox and other infectious needs of the poor, but we must not lose focus on the diseases, and rations of rancid meat to feed their family. whole picture. I have yet to see a young person commit suicide, who was starving and naked. What good are we The poverty that exists among our Native people doing when we send out armies of people into is one of physical, but more importantly spiritual. The neighborhoods to hand out sack lunches or put a fresh generational, spiritual strongholds that bind our people, coat of colorful paint on the exterior of a home, place them in a position of believing that this is the life knowing the inside is ruled by darkness and is they must live and there is no escaping it. This opens the collapsing from within. doors to alcoholism, drug addictions, suicide and many other mental and physical diseases. The Church has the There comes a time when it is more about the answer, and like Peter and John, we must affix our eyes souls and finding a way to disciple and train people in on America’s First People, the First Fruits of this nation, the ways of Jesus, than it is to put a feather in our and speak forth, “Look on us.” It is more than a missions’ cap. Going into a neighborhood to build a handout, it is a life and death emergency. They need church and return home to show off the photographs of Christ just as any other indigenous people around the the beautiful exterior, but failing to advise that the world. The Church needs to be the example and interior has no electricity, sheetrock or flooring. Whose breakout of the mindset that we just keep enabling the Kingdom are we building? hand-out mentality that the government started and is It breaks my heart to minister in a community where we find spiritually hungry people, but no one there to disciple them when we leave. Church we have the answer. Like Peter and John, we must say, “Silver

and gold have I none, but such as I have, I give to you.” As the people reach out for the hand out, we must extend our right hand of strength and declare, “ARISE.” Then as the Holy Spirit within us rises up, we will be able to see the strength return to their bodies and legs.

Then we will see the Native American people take their rightful place as spiritual leaders in these last days.

Arise my brother; the time has come to check into your destiny. Your Reservation has been confirmed and now by the power of the Holy Spirit I speak life into the plan that was to bring death. You have been Reserved for this time, now ARISE!

Page 5 ABOVE: Citizens of the Red Water Community look through new clothes at the outreach on the Choctaw Reservation in Mississippi. TOP LEFT: Johnny Hughes worships on the Native American flute in the Red Water worship service.

ABOVE: Members of the Pearl River Community, in Choctaw, Mississippi, sing a hymn for the RELEASE team in their Native language. BELOW: The Cheyenne children of Hammon, OK worship as Rodney LaVallie and team lead.

ABOVE: Jonathan LaVallie, a RELEASE team member, plays basketball with a Pine Ridge Reservation youth from the Evergreen community. TOP RIGHT: Alex Little of the Evergreen community is guarded by Manuel Scoggins, RELEASE team member. MIDDLE RIGHT: A young Choctaw girl models one of the new dresses she found at the Pearl River outreach on the banks of Lake Pushmataha. RIGHT: Caleb Ruiz and Elizabeth Hughes, RELEASE team members, visit with Bailey in Hammon, OK. Page 6 ABOVE: Jonathan LaVallie, a RELEASE team member, plays basketball with a Pine Ridge Reservation youth from the Evergreen community. TOP RIGHT: Alex Little of the Evergreen community is guarded by Manuel Scoggins, RELEASE team member. MIDDLE RIGHT: A young Choctaw girl models one of the new dresses she found at the Pearl River outreach on the banks of Lake Pushmataha. RIGHT: Caleb Ruiz and Elizabeth Hughes, RELEASE team members, visit with Bailey in Hammon, OK. to share their life stories before groups of

people and individuals. They were also responsible for community outreaches, dis- tributing clothing and food to families; as well as, mentoring younger children in reading, music and art. During training ses-

sions, youth and leaders alike were chal- lenged by the teaching of Rodney LaVallie his summer, the RELEASE team, a on “The Power of Choice.” T youth mentoring and discipleship This year’s team consisted of members training program, traveled over 3500 miles representing six indigenous people groups touching the lives of families in Oklahoma, and tribes from the United States and Mex- Mississippi and South Dakota. This was the ico. Together this group was able to touch fifth year for this program and we com- the lives of over 100 families in their three bined it with the Impact Warriors mentor- weeks of travel. Many of them expressed ing program, which was started in October that their lives would never be the same 2012. and they feel a call to make a difference in The youth were given the opportunity their family, community and world.

“Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this team. I enjoyed it and have learned a lot...I will continue to study the Word and spend time with God. This trip changed my life.” Josh Allen, Lumbee Tribe

As the people began to worship and press into God’s presence, lives were radically changed. Young people and leaders alike were experiencing a move of God in their life like never before. Many of them ex- pressing that this was the first time they had ever felt

God’s Spirit alive inside them. This new experience chal-

lenged their thinking and their traditions. “This is what our church and our people need,” A gathering of Native young people, representing stated one leader, “We do not have the freedom to ex- five different tribes and various denominations, was held press ourselves like this in our own church.” This was at the Western North Carolina Church of God conference only one of many comments like this. A fire was started center, July 17-21. In the foothills of the Smoky Moun- in many lives and they expressed their desire to carry that tains, the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, fire back to their home churches and see a revival among these young people spent four days seeking the presence their people. of God. IMNA’s Warriors Empowering Warriors is de- “My experience while at WEW was great! It was signed to bring together Native American ministers, such a blessing to be a part of this amazing life - teachers, and musicians to empower young people with Word of God. changing experience. Having the opportunity to John Weasel, a member of the Cheyenne River come all the way from Choctaw, Mississippi to Sioux, challenged the people with powerful messages praise and worship the Lord was great. I thank each night, along with speakers: Rodney LaVallie, God and everyone at WEW for bringing me closer

Johnny Hughes and Chris Allen, the theme of “Choice” to God.” Nadaysha Johnson, Mississippi Choctaw and it’s power became evident. Page 8 ix youth from Pine Ridge, South Dakota joined Accompanying the Paynes were: Zach, Zuya, Fran, S Doug and Laura Payne, members of the Indian Wambli, Bethany and Lilly. They loaded up and made a Ministries of North America leadership team, for an 1500 mile round-trip to be in attendance at WLS. action-packed week at Warrior Leadership Summit “We are thankful for the opportunity to sow into the (WLS) near Camdenton, Missouri. The event is an lives of the youth from the Oglala Sioux/Lakota annual gathering of tribes from all over the U.S. and reservation, stated Payne, “we learned a lot and were Canada for a time of worship, teaching and fun. able to reconnect and encourage friends from different Sponsored by Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, WLS draws areas across the nation. Our thanks go out for your over 600 youth each summer to Missouri. This year the support and prayers of covering for this exhausting, but event was held the last week of June. great trip!”

One of the aspects of the IMNA Impact Warriors mentoring program is to construct and distribute portable solar lights for Below: Russell Black, 2nd from left, stands with a families throughout the world who live everyday without the Pastor and his family as they show off their new luxury of electricity. The light kits are furnished through IMNA’s solar light. The light were provided by IMNA’s partnership with New Vision Renewable Energy located in West Impact Warriors youth mentoring. Virginia. The lights are constructed by the youth in the program and then a connection is made with a missionary who helps IMNA get the lights into the hands of families in need. Recently, lights were sent to Peru through our connection with Russell Black, a missionary and pastor from Homestead, Florida. Here is a quick report concerning those solar light units. One of the light units was donated to a pastor who leads a congregation in a village that has never had electricity. He lives far up in the jungle in a straw thatched home with no electricity or running water. The light will provide for his family and for him to be able to study the Word of God later into the evening. He was also able to bless two additional pastors with lights. Again, one lives in a remote village that has never had electricity, and to get to this village, you must travel by canoe, then motorcycle and finally a car to arrive at the village, Paraiso. The word Paraiso means paradise in English. Black hopes to be traveling to this village within the next 5 months and he will be the first foreigner to minister there. Impact Warriors hopes to send additional lights to the village at that time. Finally, a third pastor was blessed with a light. Although he lives in a village with electricity, he is a farmer and he has a farm house up in the mountains. He has to relocate there several times a Contact the IMNA offices to year to tend to his coffee farm, where there is no electricity. schedule a Party in the Dark to raise If you are interested in learning more about Impact Warriors money to supply solar lights for and our renewable energy projects, contact the IMNA offices at [email protected] or 423.479.3831. If you would like to families in the dark. contribute to this cause you can make a love gift of $100 to cover www.indianministries.org the cost of one light to a family.

n June, a group from Abba's House, in Hixson, Tennessee, visited the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South I Dakota. Nothing that we were told ahead of time could prepare us for what we witnessed and experienced. A land of rugged beauty and national pride is also a land of poverty and neglect. Home of the Oglala and Lakota Sioux People, the reservation is also the site of the infamous massacre, Wounded Knee, that occurred in December, 1890. These are a people accustomed to broken promises, and a culture of broken dreams. Located in the poorest county

in the United States, the social statistics on the reservation are staggering:

Unemployment rate of 80 - 90% Alcoholism rate of approximately 80% Teen suicide rate 4 times the national rate Lowest life expectancy rate in the U.S. (Second only to Haiti in the Western Hemisphere)

Armed with the love of Jesus, and humanitarian supplies provided through the generosity of a host of people and organizations, our team arrived in Pine Ridge on June 11th, and hit the ground running. Through our partner- ship with the Pine Ridge Baptist Church, our team conducted a day-camp for the children of the reservation. Through games, Bible lessons, music and other activities, we were able to share the love of Jesus with the children from this poverty-stricken area. In addition to the camp, the team delivered food, water, shoes, clothing, playground equipment, musical instruments, and a variety of other supplies. Our hearts overflow with gratitude for the multitude of donations that were graciously given. This trip, and the assistance we were able to give to the people of Pine Ridge would not have been possible without your help, and your generosity. We thank you from the depths of our hearts, and pray God's richest blessings and favor on you for helping make our trip possible... The Abba’s House Mission Team

Indian Ministries of North America was honored to supply approximately 700 pairs of shoes and several hundred new children’s reading books for the Abba’s House trip. Thank you to K.I.D.S. for their generous donations.

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ABOVE: Abba’s House team prepares to unload shipment of supplies in an area of Pine Ridge. RIGHT: Love knows no color...two young girls, different cultures and different lives find a common love for God’s creation.

Worship Leader and Minister of the Gospel, Chris Allen, has joined the ministry team of Indian Ministries of North America, Inc. Chris, a member of the Lumbee tribe in North Carolina, was raised in a pastor’s family and ministered with his sisters at revival services and conferences from a young age. He is a true musician, playing several instruments including drums, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, trumpet, and piano, among others. After attending UNC-Fayetteville in North Carolina to study Opera from a renowned voice instructor he then transferred to Lee University’s church music ministry program, where he studied under Dr. David and Virginia Horton. Chris became a part of what was Lee College‘s largest Choir, Campus Choir. After one semester he was appointed in a leadership role as section leader and then Student Director. Chris served as a Worship Pastor with his wife, Joy Allen in five different churches in sixteen years of music ministry. He is Licensed and Ordained as a Minister of the Gospel of Christ. Along with ministering the word Pastor Chris is also a Certified Volunteer Chaplain in the state of Tennessee and in the county he resides. Along with traveling the world in twenty-seven different countries, leading worship at churches, conferences, ministry events, and preaching the gospel, He has released several recordings of his own. He has written and produced songs and CD projects for many others and leading countless souls to Christ. “Somebody Praise Him” and a piano Instrumental, “Intimate Moments” are the most popular of his projects.

Page 11 Warriors of the Word Missions Conference Warriors of the Word Choctaw Bible Institute Princeton Pike COG Choctaw Bible Institute Pearl River, Mississippi Hamilton, Ohio Pearl River, Mississippi August 2-3 September 13-15 November 1-2

Impact Warriors 2013-2014 Youth Revival / Outreach Warriors of the Word New school year begins The Rock COG Choctaw Bible Institute Various locations Lumberton, NC Pearl River, Mississippi August 6 September 19-22 December 6-7

Missions Conference Construction Project Christmas Celebration Freedom Tabernacle Choctaw Reservation Grace Point Cumming, Georgia Pearl River, Mississippi Hammon, Oklahoma August 23-24 September 25-29 December 6-7

Morning Service Warriors of the Word Christmas Celebration Parkway Church of God Choctaw Bible Institute Navajo Nation Sevierville, Tennessee Pearl River, Mississippi Gallup, New Mexico August 25 October 4-5 December 9-14

Warriors of the Word The Main Event Christmas Celebrations Choctaw Bible Institute Voice of Evangelism Choctaw, Cherokee Reservations Pearl River, Mississippi Cleveland, Tennessee Mississippi & North Carolina September 6-7 October 8-12 December 18-21

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