Have you ever noticed that when you are off the Reservation eating in a restaurant, it is so noisy? Why? It is because everyone’s talking – maybe at the same time too?? On the Reservation when you ask a question, there is usually a lingering pause before you get an answer.

There are a number of possible reasons why; maybe because Native Americans have an oral tradition, maybe out of respect to the talker, or maybe just maybe he/she wants to really think first before answering.

As Christians we all need to be good listeners – listening to God’s Word, to His Spirit, and to others around us!

Mark 7:14 - “And after He called the multitude to Him again, He {began} saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:”

Proverbs 7:24 - “Now therefore, {my} sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.”

• Housing Grant goes to tribe: A $2.27 million grant to cover the annual operation, maintenance and associated costs of the affordable housing program on the Mescalero Apache Reservation was approved as part of a funding package for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  
• Mascot bill in California voted down for the second time: For the second time in the past year the California Assembly voted down a bill that would have prohibited schools from using American Indian mascots. The use of sports names, symbols, mascots and logos depicting American Indians by non-Indian teams and organizations is offensive to many American Indians.
   
• First Nations Leaders meet to discuss drinking water on reserves: The Canadian federal government needs to do more to ensure reserves across the country have safe drinking water, speakers from First Nations reserves across the country said at a meeting. This follows a survey that showed that 75% of all water systems needed major work. Responsibility for providing water and wastewater services to First Nations is shared among band councils, Health Canada, and the Indian and Northern Affairs Department.

Walking the New Path
(Part 2 from Lesson 2: Who Is Father - Creator?)

3. Our Father - Creator Is All Knowing
He has perfect knowledge (He knows everything). Even our thoughts - even our future thoughts and actions. Our Father - Creator chose us to be His son or daughter even though He knows about all our failures and sins - yet He still loves us.

Romans 11:33 - “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!”

Matthew 6:8 - “Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

4. Our Father - Creator Is Powerful
He has unlimited power. Everything is under His control. He has power over men, all animals. He also has control over the spiritual world - both the angels and the fallen angels, which we call demons.

1 Chronicles 29:11 - “Yours, O Lord, is greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”

Jeremiah 32:27 - “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for Me?”

Father-Creator has the power to heal us; emotionally, spiritually, and physically. He has the power to turn our tragedies into something good. What has He done for you?

• "I'm going through multiple crises, all at once. My prayer request is that I will land a new job, soon."
  – Dean V., Cherokee
• "I am involved in a custody dispute concerning my daughter Kaylee, who is 4 years old. have a hearing set for July 15, 2003. The judge will be reading an expert's report (we hired very expensive) that will help determine if she will be returned to my primary residence. Pray God gives me favor with this Judge on the above date."
  – Anonymous, Lakota
• "I need prayer for not giving in to the drinking and old friends drama to stand strong in my faith and keep focus on the path I've been stepping off to the left and to the right. I just want some peace and joy in my life."
  - Manuel V., San Carlos Apache
• "I would like for my boyfriend Roy to be remembered in prayer for a few reasons. He has been going through a lot of things which cause us to fight. He I believe is not sure about his life as far as us go. He loves me and we are to be married in a few months but need a lot of prayer and strength. We have had many bad times and would like to move on and make our relationship stronger and stable so that one day we can get married and be happy like we both desperately want."
  – Anonymous, Cherokee

• The Lord will use the staff and Regional Directors of Warriors for Christ to disciple Native Americans
• Warriors for Christ staff will have good health and safety, especially as Gordon writes 2 lessons on Spiritual Warfare
• We will have volunteer office help
• An increased financial base for Warriors for Christ

"THE PRAYER CIRCLE" - Those that have committed at least once a week, to pray for spreading the Gospel,  to effectively reach American Indians, for discipled native leaders, and the Warriors for Christ staff, Board and regional Directors. We will send you emails of prayer requests as we receive them and will ask you to join WFC staff to pray for these needs, and the ones posted on the WFC prayer board.  To join send us an email at warriors@warriorsforchristonline.org

"WARRIOR COUNCIL" - Those that have made a monthly pledge of financial support to WFC.  Just go to http://www.warriorsforchristonline.org/donations.htm to reach our "help page" on the web site and let us know that you want to join with us to help reach our Host people with Christ's love.

Father-Creator's Word

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 12:50