“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens."
Psalm 8:1

Hi! I want to share with you what I was raised in my family from as far back as I can remember. I am Cree - Ojibwa from Sask, Canada. My family has always had the Spirit of the Lord and taught us about Him even though we learnt the hard way in residential school. When we were younger, my Uncles would wake us up early and being young we didn't know the big deal about it, but we got up anyway, The adults, my mooshum (grandpa) and uncles would be sitting outside the shack with their tea and we would watch the sun come up Easter morning. My mooshum would say,” This is the only time the sun will dance, because this is the day the Son has risen. Jesus is the only one who can make it dance, because of what He has done. We got Jesus' name in Cree”. My Uncle still phoned me and reminded me to get up and watch the sun dance. He said sometimes on some Easters it will also make the sign of the cross. That is the reminder that Jesus was here a long time before the white man came to the Indians. Every Easter I am grateful for those teachings... thank you......Grace, Cree – Ojibwa

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  As of 10am this morning, the Navajo Nation gained a new property -- the 300-acre town of Counselor, New Mexico. The tribe bought the entire town for a reported $1.25 million. It includes a trading post, church, school, dormitory, playground and gym.

Walking the New Path
(Lesson 4, Part 2)

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.

2. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth
Through the Holy Spirit we get wisdom and knowledge. Through prayer and reading the Word the Holy Spirit speaks to us. The Holy Spirit can guide us if we are willing to listen to Him. We all need the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

John 16:13
"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."

James 3:17
"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.”

1 Corinthians 2:12-13
"Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual {thoughts} with spiritual {words.}”

B. How does the Holy Spirit help us?

1. Empowers Us - Through the power He gives as Christians, He checks the power and actions of Satan. He gives us power to overcome drugs, alcohol and other habits that hurt our families and us.

Acts 1:8
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Romans 15:13
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

• "I need your prayer in very urgent. My name is Justin and I am 44 yr. old and I am handicapped person and I am struggling here. Dear brothers and sisters please kindly pray for to get an immediate financial help, I have no money, and please kindly pray for me." - Justin
• "Please pray for the Healing for the Natives Leadership Camp on July 18-22, in Montana." – Lockley, Blackfeet
• "My family isn't doing too well. Common story: Parents never stop working because they have to raise their children. Not all of their kids yet realize how hard their parents have work for ther future. Working night and day since they were children themselves, never having time to rest, their health is going downhill. Me, the oldest, is trying, but she isn't a millionaire yet. Thinking that money will solve everythng, but in reality, it is not. I know that the true happiness is having her family back and feeling the warm love all around. Please pray for my family. Thank you." Anonymous
• "Please pray for my grandson, Darren, to come back to the Lord & to be delivered from the snares of the devil. Thank you." - Flying Eagle, Oneida
• "Here "in Northern Canada there is an urgent need for workers and prayer. There is a huge wall of separation between us and the church. Please pray for unity, and collective peace. With all of the reserves in the area, we are still viewed as "pagan witches" and it is frustrating, and creates an enormous separation between our two Nations." Lesley, Ojibway

• 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.

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