VOB News November 2016 “Washington D.C. to Washington State”

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Carol and team at the Muckleshoot Reservation conference.
Carol and team at the Muckleshoot Reservation conference.

Wow, this sure has been a busy 6 weeks! Soboba reservation, Arise youth camp; Tahlequah, OK, ANNA Call; Alltribes DC worship & prayer gathering at the Washington Monument; Healing conference at Muckleshoot reservation in Auburn, WA; and lastly, P.lace o.f W.orship, last gathering for 2016.  Phew!  Time to catch our breath, yes?

Let me say, first of all, for any one of you who prayed, THANK YOU!  There is so much organizing and planning in these type of trips.  Each one of these trips had it’s own challenges, but overall, everything went so smoothly. We are so grateful to the Lord for giving us praying friends & partners.

Next, let me just reiterate, that all of this really is a dream come true, for me, Carol. My heart for Native American people, has been strong for many years.  Being given the opportunities to lead worship and be a part of what GOD is doing among First Nations people, is truly humbling and brings such joy to my heart. It’s hard to describe. I just know I’m so thankful.

And to just kind of share with you a few of the ‘suddenlies’ that have gone on: I didn’t even know I would be going to Washington DC until just a few days before.  Someone graciously got in touch with me and helped provide a way for me to go, less than 5 days before! What an honor to be present, as men and women from tribes all across the nation, gathered in DC, to speak forgiveness over the USA, and pray for blessing upon our land. This was a historic gathering.  Really, just being in DC is very sobering. I told my friend, I think everyone who lives in this country, should be required to go to Washington DC at least once in their life, just to see the gravity and magnitude of some of the monuments that portray the amazing history of this great nation. I so appreciated being able to go.

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Photographer Jonathan Walden captured this photo at the All Tribes DC event.

While I was in VA, visiting my family after Alltribes DC, I received a request from Grand Chief Lynda Prince, from Carrier-Sekani nation in Canada, to come to Auburn, WA, to lead worship on the Muckleshoot reservation for a conference the tribe was putting on.  So I strapped on my ‘traveling boots’ once again, and headed up to Washington state, just last weekend, for a major gathering of the tribes to participate in a first of it’s kind, healing conference. Our worship team was able to blend the beautiful ancient sounds of the tribes, with modern songs and music, as we all worshiped together, “in spirit and in truth” (John 4).  It was profound to see the believers from the reservation find freedom in worshiping GOD in this way.  Due to a Veterans Day dinner being held in the church, on the first night of the conference, many who did not know the Lord came into worship during the conference.  Several people came to know the Lord that night.  Oh, what joy!!!   [An interesting article, regarding DC event, published in Charisma Magazine – “Why Prophetic Voices Say the Nation Shifted on October 21st” ]

This has been an amazing year, with many doors opening. I stand amazed.  Please continue to ask the Lord to open the doors and make a way for us to continue to minister to the First Nations peoples….thank you!!!   Love, Wayne & Carol

p.s. We are so grateful to you, our monthly supporters. Without your help we could not do what we are so honored to do, in worship and compassion for the nations.  We have had some added expenses, with the recent travels, and travel to come.  We will also have some extra holiday expense, with paying customs fees for Christmas toys to Tijuana. Crossing the food each day has been very smooth with customs the past couple months. But the new way of doing things, means we will pay a pretty good price for the couple of truck loads of toys we expect to be donated. We appreciate any extra end of year help you may be able to provide. Many blessings on each of you and much gratitude from us this Thanksgiving season!

VOB News October 2016 “Live from the ANNA Call”

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Follow up from this months busy events:

The ANNA Call, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. 

You have undoubtedly heard, at some point in your life, about the Trail of Tears. This was the time in 1839, when the Cherokee nation, and several other tribes in the southern United States, were forcibly removed from their own homelands, to what was then called “Indian Territory” in the area of Oklahoma. Many thousands died along the way, with the hardships they suffered. The area called Tahlequah, was pretty much ‘ground zero’, for where the tribes ended up.

The ANNA Call, was a huge worship and prayer event, gathering tribal people, and many others, to fast, pray and worship the Lord, on the land at the end of the Trail of Tears.  Many hundreds gathered together for the day long prayer portion on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8am to 8pm. Our part was to support our friend, Joseph,  in leading traditional First Nations worship, as well as lead in worship & reading the Bible over then land and people.

You can watch a few live recorded videos we have from the event at these links: 1)Repentance 2) Abba Drum Dance 3) The Elders  4) 120 Drums and the Round Dance 5) Revolution – Prayers of the generations

img_2296In addition to that, I (Carol) had the chance to pray a Moravian blessing over the proceedings.  I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on my family ‘roots’, and have discovered a plethora of Moravian people in my lineage.  I found out that I am a descendant of the same family line of one of the missionaries who served the Cherokee in Georgia, as well as in Oklahoma, when they were removed from the east. It was truly my honor to stand and pray for the Moravian heritage of prayer, worship, and missions, to come forth once again, among the First Nations people of North America.  WOW!  I feel so blessed! You can hear this small piece of Moravian history and prayer of blessing by watching the video recorded live from the ANNA Call – HERE: Rekindling the fire of worship!

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Arise Youth Camp: Soboba reservation.

Leading worship at the Arise youth camp (see YouTube videos below), on Soboba reservation, was wonderfully inspirational.  Seeing the enthusiasm the youth had for Jesus was kind of mind blowing, really.  The kids were SO in love with Jesus & really on fire for Him.  They worshiped with real abandon, and shared a few stories about prior youth camps, where they were really touched by the Lord, to be an instrument for His glory in the earth.  We had a great time leading worship, and so appreciated the joy and energy the kids brought. At the end of the camp, Wayne and I sat down to eat dinner with some of the elders. We listened intently, as the elders shared stories of how the Lord is moving among First Nations tribes in the U.S. We heard about trips some of them have taken to North Dakota, to support all the tribes assembled there, who are standing for their rights on the Dakota pipeline issue. The love and care these elders were bringing to their own people, in the Name of Jesus, was truly amazing. They realized the issue was less about the actual pipeline, than it was about just loving people in the Name of the Lord. Afterwards, Wayne and I made the 2 hour drive back home to San Diego.  As we sat in the car, driving off the reservation, we both just marveled that we had had this opportunity to sit with Native American elders, and listen to their stories. “How did we get there” we asked ourselves.  Only through the grace of GOD.  We are privileged to be able to minister and share worship, prayer, food and friendship with our friends.  What a joyous and meaningful time.  YouTube videos below are from the ARISE Camp Meeting.

Thank you so much for standing in the gap for us, as we participated in these beautiful gatherings.  Next month we will report from  Washington DC, where another large First Nations gathering on the mall in DC is taking place Oct. 21.  This Alltribes DC event promises to be historic, as the Native American people come together to walk in forgiveness toward our US government, in spite of the many broken treaties over the decades. And for sure, our nation needs lots and lots of prayer at this critical election time!! GOD bless YOU!!