“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4

The Lord has blessed Warriors for Christ with a fantastic new International headquarters! On November 13th, we closed on 5 acres of forest with a manufactured home and a pole barn/garage which we are going to convert into WFC's discipleship center.

The pole barn will house our office, a study area with a woodstove and a conference area for discipleship training. It will also include a loft, storage, and an extra space for a bedroom. In addition to the Discipleship Center there is another outbuilding which we are going to turn into a retreat area for study and prayer. We also plan to put a prayer walk through the forest. It will have 16 areas to meditate on His Word and pray. Each area will be based on one of the 16 lessons from “Walking the New Path” discipleship course.

We can also build an “ADU” (additional dwelling unit) for people to stay with us during discipleship training – Native Pastors, Native leadership, and our Regional Directors. After their training they will be working with churches using the discipleship course, in urban areas and reservations/reserves throughout North America. We are considering a central longhouse or yurt that will house kitchen facilities and dining room, etc. with additional smaller yurts for bedrooms.

• Native Americans filed a class-action lawsuit last month in another attempt to end a decades-long struggle with the government over the mismanagement of tribal trust funds. The nonprofit Native American Rights Fund filed the lawsuit on behalf of over 250 Indian tribes. The plaintiffs are seeking accurate accountings from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) for money that is held in trust funds for Indians by the federal government. The money, which is generated from drilling, foresting, and other activities that take place on Native American property, is collected for dispersal by the government.
• Navajo Nation Council has established a Navajo Nation Code Talkers Day, a tribal holiday to be held every Aug. 14. ''In all the war histories of the United States, no other language other than English was used except in World War II, when the United States for the first time in its military history used the Navajo people and used Navajo words to win the war,'' said Council Delegate Larry Anderson of Fort Defiance, the sponsor of the holiday measure.
• The recent Native American Film and Video Festival confirmed it: There is a spectacular growth under way in the number of Native filmmakers and the quality of their productions. Organized by the Film and Video Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, the 13th Native American Film and Video Festival took place in New York Nov. 30 - Dec. 3. The festival screened 130 films and shorts by Native directors, producers, writers, actors, musicians and technicians. More than 10,000 people attended the screenings, which were free.
• Paul Lumley, a member of the Yakama Nation of Washington, has been named the executive director of the National American Indian Housing Council. Lumley was chosen by NAIHC's board of directors. "Mr. Lumley brings to NAIHC a wide-ranging background on issues that directly impact American Indians and Alaska Natives and will provide the kind of strong leadership and decisive managerial skills required to lead a national Indian organization," said Marty Shuravloff, the chairman of the board.

Walking the New Path
(Lesson 4)

Below is an excerpt of the Warriors for Christ discipleship course. Each newsletter we add a new section. Visit our first newsletters on the homepage or email us if you want previous lessons.

A. Who is the Holy Spirit?

Isaiah 11:2
"The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD."

1. The Holy Spirit is God - The Holy Spirit has the same character - nature as Father-Creator and Jesus. Even though Father-Creator, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have the same nature they have different roles that they play.

a. The Holy Spirit is everywhere - We can't hide from the Holy Spirit, He is at all places, all times.

Psalm 139:7
"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?"

Note: Even though the Holy Spirit is everywhere He does not live in material things i.e. trees, rocks, mountains, animals.

b. The Holy Spirit is all-knowing - He has perfect knowledge. He knows everything. He knows all our thoughts - past, present, and future.

1 Corinthians 2:10-11
"But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."

c. The Holy Spirit is eternal - He has always been and always will be. He was with Father-Creator and Jesus Christ when they created the earth.

Psalms 90:1-2
"Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God."

Daniel 4:3
"How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation."

d. The Holy Spirit is spirit not physical - Like the wind, you can feel it but not see it. Look at the power of a tornado or hurricane that can blow down mighty trees, or tall trees, or even move oceans.

Genesis 1:2
"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."

John 3:8
"The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

• "My heart is for the Youth for the Northern Cheyenne Reservation and to pray for them that Bondages of Alcoholism,Drugs,Generational Curses be broken in the Mighty Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!They have a future and a destiny." - Crystal, No. Cheyenne
• "I got married to a native american lady "Sioux from North Dakota" we are both christian and need your prayers regarding our step daughter Ericka." - Pete
• "My wife of 17 years is Pueblo and not a Christian and our spiritual difference is getting to a critical point. I ask you to pray for her to see Jesus and for our marriage while it is salvageable! Thanks, Your brother in Christ" - Randle, Cherokee
• " I am from Santa Rosa, California, and am a pomo and Pit River Native. I am praying for finances to be get my pilots license so the Gospel of Jesus Christ could be spread on every reservation in the US and Canada. Let me know what I could do to be a part of what the Lord is doing there." - Veronica, Pomo

• Additional finances to complete work on the new headquarters.
• Volunteers to come and help with building projects.
• A volunteer who could help with accounting and office work.

"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 contact us at www.wfconline.org/contact.htm.

"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.