CHRISTMAS
HAS PASSED AND WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY INTO 2004. I am sure lots of resolutions
have been made. I did not make a resolution but I pray this will be one of the
greatest years ever for Christians. May it be the year that the funds of the
wicked are placed in the hands of the righteous and then may we all use them to
the very best of our ability to help enlarge the kingdom of GOD. May our
greatest desire be for us to be a soul winner. He says that he will give us the
desires of our heart.
Please
begin to pray that every group that comes to help us this year will be
accompanied by the Holy Spirit in a greater measure that ever before. The
Indians need to be set free.
Yesterday
Betty found a young lady holding a baby, sitting at the end of my road, where
her husband had put her out. Neither of them had on a coat. It was very cold. We
sent them to a relatives home but wondered what happened then. Today I have
heard request for three young men who are in jail from alcohol and drugs. The
mother and father who were visiting asked for prayer. They said that their son
did not drink until he went to work on the railroad and got with the wrong
crowd. However, I was blessed at the words of faith spoken at Christian Worship
Center this morning as Rena and several mothers gave testimonies of seeing all
their family saved and in church. May we all stand on the promises as we draw
closer to the end times. All of our children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren will be saved and serving the Lord.
We
had a wonderful snow and as I sat by the window looking out, the birds put on
quite a show. They were bathing in the ice water taking long baths and playing.
I thought of the scripture in Romans 8:22 "For we know that the whole
creation groaneth and travaileth in pain …”
They also suffer when there is no rain.
The
Hurfeno Area Fellowship of ministers that we belong to has started off good this
year. Robert and Betty from our staff are involved. They are helping to bring
seven churches together to go through the study of "The Purpose Driven
Life" by Rick Warren. We covet your prayers I this will be a great success
and the people will be committed and changed. They will study in their own
communities then come together on occasions. We have already been amazed at the
interest and corporation.
THE
FRAN ROLAND BUILDING
How
I wish I could report the building was moving fast but it is not. You know we
are building as funds come in. But they have been slow. Terry Beatty will be
bringing our furnaces this month and getting them installed. Ray is trying to
get some sheetrock and insulation donated. We are desperately in need of workers
to come and help finish putting up the siding and doing little jobs that are not
completed. Those of you that come out know how busy our staff stays and to do
extra things is almost impossible. But the building is going up. One day soon, I
pray, we will not have to turn away children.
There was a fire at The William's Gas Plant at the
end of our road and so the Lybrook Elementary School is closed for good until
they can relocate and build a new building. They are, thinking of busing the
children to Bloomfield or Cuba. This has caused even more parents to come to us
wanting to put their child in our school here. We cannot stress enough the need
of finishing this building and the need of volunteer teachers or just class
room-helpers.
If you or any one you know would like to volunteer for a few months or
years we could put you to work. If any Churches have some interns, we have the
best "on the job" training place they could ever find. If they can
make it here, they will be wonderful missionaries one day.
We need a Math teacher, English teacher, a maintenance man, housekeepers and a cook. We just need willing hard workers. Brian keeps the building going and does so many other things .He, Robert and Paul are a blessing in the pulpit. Marcie and Betty are always busy helping somewhere and trying to keep our office work up. Of course Lynn stays busy everyday in the school. They are a wonderful team working together. Everyone desiring one thing just as Jesus did, to hear the voice of the Father and do it.
Please
Keep us in prayer, we really believe this is going to be a very special year for
CF AN and all Christians.
In
His Great Love,
Greetings from CFAN, Lybrook, NM.
Outside it does not look much like
Christmas but inside several of our buildings the “Spirit of Giving” is very
evident. That is the spirit that gave us the greatest gift ever given. “Our
Lord Jesus Christ” When I went over to the buildings where everything had been
unloaded and saw the gifts, food, clothing, paper goods and so many things, I
was overwhelmed with thanksgiving for all you wonderful people who have that
same Spirit living in you.
First Butch, my nephew and his wife Nancy, my sister Bookie and her husband
Clifford came out. Butch and Clifford came to work on plumbing. Nancy did most
of the cooking and Bookie and I just enjoyed each other. Then Bookie and
Clifford blessed me by staying another week. My niece Donna and her husband came
to pick them up. We had another very nice visit and a night of singing praises
to the Lord. Donna blessed us with some of her good cooking and Van joined her
in beautiful singing. They brought a pick-up full of clothes, books and all kind
of things.
Our next group was Buddy & Jan Greer, Dennis
and Teddy Stewart. The men worked on our building and the ladies cleaned and
cooked and as everyone always does. They did what ever was needed to do. They
ministered a few times and again we were able to get in another night of praise
and worship to the lord. those who come often know how the Navajo lave singing.
They brought sweet potatoes, coffee lots of things.
Our next group was my daughter Leah and husband Danny,
Grandsons Daniel and Drew, Terry and Betty Beatty, My son Ray and another helper
Ed from CFNI. We set a few days aside just to be together and relax. Thanking
God for his goodness to us.
At the Dome we
had Robert and Betty who had volunteered to take over all responsibilities of
the work group that was coming in to help us through Thanksgiving. I don't think
they realized what they committed to but they did a marvelous job with the help
of the 12 people from Quitman Texas led by Randel and Sue Stringer. Ray had his
truck loaded to overflow with all the gifts he had picked up. They unloaded
separated and worked and worked. Then they took some clothing and food and
visited in homes. They found a family with seven children who needed food and
clothing. Because of you all, we were able to meet the needs everywhere they
visited. Then we were able to be a part of feeding and supplying lots of clothes
to close to 500 Navajo's who met at a chapter house for service. This was put
together by the group of ministers we meet with every month from many
denominations. Twenty people made professions of faith.
Our
friend Brenda who brings the U-hauls filled with clothes brought her truck full
and gave them away. Also Aaron and Rachel Dennis were with us. They are helping
us to put a short video together. You can see we were wall-to-wall people in our
Shalom and Shekinah buildings.
We
had many things to thank our Lord for. He is so good.
I was blessed with another Great Grandchild Brody Alexander. The proud
parents are Gary and Asley Moreau. Ashley is my Granddaughter, Ray's daughter. I
now have 14 Grandchildren and 9 Great. I am blessed.
We
have given away so many things and you will hear us say over and over again. The
more we give the more we receive. Our pantries and storerooms stay filled. We
can't move it out fast enough. His word is so true.
So many things were accomplished here this month. My roof was patched and lots
of needed repair done at Shalom. The siding is almost completed on Fran Roland
Bldg. The plumbing is ready for inspection.
We will have
the Area Pastors meeting at Shekinah this Sunday. We are expecting God to do
some great things through these meetings as the churches come together. We will
discuss teaching the “40 days of Purpose” in the surrounding churches. Pray
with us that this will come together.
Dec 19th is the day of our Christmas programs and you still have time to get
your packages in the mail if they were not picked up.
We will start our Christmas Caroling on the 21st and hope to help
with programs in at least three churches.
We are rejoicing with Paul and Lynn they were blessed with the moneys to
purchase their much needed washer and dryer for their home. They had a great but
short trip to visit some of their children and their church.
Bryan, Marcey, Caleb and Joshua also had a great visit to churches and family to
show their beautiful new baby and visit loved ones. They were blessed with many
things on their trip.
We are glad to
have them all back home in NM.
Robert
and Betty have brought much to our ministry. It is so good to see all of our
staff working together as one body.
We covet your prayers. There is and enemy at work
a1ways against us all, but we have seen the victories of our God and we stand
upon his word and His promises to never leave or forsake us. Re wil1 bring us
through every tria1 and bring us out on top. lf we obey Rim and keep our faith
and trust in HIM. Pray for peace and forgiveness with the families of those who
were in the accident.
Pray that Jesus will be recognized as Messiah,
Saviour by the Navajo through the gifts and love shown to them this Holiday
Season. May they not be excited about the gifts but about the Giver. For The
Lord Jesus Christ will be giving through all of you to them.
God Bless You, and Thank You, for staying with us through thick and thin.
You never let us down.
May The Lord be the center of your Holiday's. May
your heart and mind be stayed on HIM. Let Him give you beauty for ashes, the oil
of joy for your mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. He
has come to bring these good tidings to you to set you free from anything that
has you bound. Receive from HIM. He has everything we need. Then pass it on.
We
love you and pray the greatest of Holidays be yours as we all Thank God for
sending Jesus.
CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY
In His
Spirit
Love
Lazelle
Dear
Saints,
Here
we are again, it is October the 22, I almost feel like I'm in Louisiana. The
weather is gorgeous here, our doors are open and it is more like spring than
fall.
Some
of our staff has taken the school children for a field trip in the
mountains.
Robert
& Betty O'Maker have joined our staff. When he preaches he reminds me of
Rhinehart Bunkie. We are so blessed to have them.
Visitors
and ministers to CFAN during the month of October.
From
Colorado: Bringing Clothes, Glory Be & her friend Pat Shriver & Sandra
From
Michigan: The "Electrolytes". A father, three brothers and a grandson,
Henry, Dan, Kevin, Philip and Peter Lanning carne to pull all of the electrical
wires for the dorm. The electrical inspector gave us a good report.
From
DalIas: Ray, Terry and Betty Beatty, Philip and Sonya brought the iron balcony
& stairs
for the dorm. They all worked hard to put them up.
From
Albuquerque: Rachel and Aaron Dennis
We
were blessed with H. J. and Beverly Poole for two months.
The
Corbellos, Bob and Marsha carne for a month from Cornerstone Christian
Fellowship in Alexandria, La. We were praying for them to come back to stay.
We
celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles this month. Wow, people carne from
everywhere. The true word of God was brought forth through many anointed
teachings and the music was heavenly. Jan & Buyck McGowan joined us from
Texas. Thirteen musicians and some intercessors joined us from South Dakota. A
pastor from Canada and also a blind man from the Lakota Sioux Tribe who is in
his 70's joined us for the feast. This blind man testified that his father was
saved at the age of 8. I thought of what they must have gone throughgh to be
Christians at that time.
Many
Navajos ministered in music and The Word. A Jewish man named Israel who is
originally from Mexico City surprised us. He came with Larry Hamm and the group
from Dallas. He brought just the right Jewish flavor or fragrance to the Feast.
Brian
Whatley, Robert O'Maker, Bob Corbello, Rena Todacheene, Deborah Charley and so
many others from here brought good teachings. A lady in Aztec gave us two sheep.
Larry and Rena Todacheene and their family along with several from Christian
Worship Center butchered, cooked and served mutton all day. When we spoke of the
help God had sent, Lynn said, "This year it was so perfect. God sent real
helpers." They worked together and though there is a lot to do because the
workers were so together and willing everything went beautifully. God even sent us a
couple to work with the children. I had so hoped and prayed for someone Jewish
to be here and for someone to work with the children. God sent them both.
Our
meetings, the Feast and our Christmas party, are growing in number. We wonder
what the next one will be like.
We
heard so many positive remarks such as, "I want to make this an annual
thing for us." When our students did their sign songs, mothers from South
Dakota carne to me saying, "I want to send my children to this school. What
do I have to do?" I said, "Pray that we can soon get our building
finished and have good Dorm Parents." I look forward to the day we can say,
"Whosoever will let him come." Others said, "I have never felt so
much love. I have never been in a meeting like this."
We
stand in need of your help for funds and workers. We know God has begun this and
will finish it. As we pray, we ask you to agree with us that who ever He speaks
to will give in obedience. The key word here is PRAY
,
From Brian Whatley
We
encourage you to continue to pray for our new building. We have made tremendous
progress this summer
and this fall all by the work of the Lord. However we feel like God does not
want us to be reserved or relaxed at this point of the project. He wants us to
press an. Everything that has been done to this point is to God's Glory and by
his hand. So many parts of the vision that Gad has given us here, hinges on the
availability of The Fran Roland Building. God wants us to put "feet"
to our prayers so to speak and by
His help complete this building! He will provide funds. He will provide
material. He will provide workers.
We
thank God for all of you. You do so many things for God and this ministry. I can
not put it all on paper.
God
Bess
We
Love You
Lazelle
Dear
Saints,
As I drove into Farmington and saw the Colorado Mountains all covered in snow, I knew it would soon be time to get out our winter coats. The Navajo's are busy cutting and storing wood for the coming season.
There
is another season coming, are we ready? Jesus is-coming and I believe before
that great day, we will have a revival of revivals. I don't want to miss it.
I
am enjoying being a schoolteacher. Ha! We have 3 boys that come over to my house
and do their schooling. Today we have four. Lynn's classroom is full. So I
volunteered my front room. When I did this, we had a teacher. She has not been
very dependable, so I am the teacher most of the time. I thank all of you for
your prayers. Just this week God has sent us two teachers; neither has come to
stay a long period of time. So pray with me if they are the ones that God is
calling, they will hear his voice and be with us a long time. We really want our
children to graduate knowing what they are studying and go to college prepared
to meet the challenge.
Regular
visitors who have recently been out to help us. What blessing they are.
One of our Board Members Jan McGowan
from Abundant Life in Atlanta, TX. She always comes with encouraging words and
good teaching.
Other
Board Members Al
& Delores Paas have visited twice this month
H
J and Beverly Poole are such a blessing. This year Beverly gets the brownie
points for holding the rattlesnake the longest period of time. Now she had the
rattlesnake under her shovel, but way after it was dead we were saying Beverly
you can relax now. I think she was frozen in this bent over position.
Other
Visitors:
"I
am Able Ministry" from Louisiana who brought school supplies to the Navajo
children. We were blessed to meet them and have a place for them to stay as they
distributed school supplies to a lot of the churches around us. I've just heard
they are buying bunk bed's for our bunk house. God is wonderful.
Brandon,
Gwen, Bethany and Josiah Whatley. This is Brian's brother and family visiting
from Israel where they have been serving as Missionaries for six years. They
minister with David and Karen Davis at Mt. Carmel Assembly in Haifa, Israel.
Brandon has accompanied Karen Davis on some of her recent recordings. We were
blessed by their presence and their families beautiful music ministry. Brian's
mother, Audrey Whatley, after much persuasion boarded an airplane and came along
for the visit.
Marcie's
sister in law, Mary Crawford and son Jared, are with us for a short time. We are
all so excited about this new baby that is due any day.
I
have just received word that Trevor and Jessica Hendershot, this is my
granddaughter, have blessed me with another great grandchild. Praise the Lord!
Our
Dear Bro Allen Todacheene went to be with tbe Lord. We buried him September 24.
He has been ill for quite sometime. His funeral was as lovely as Ms Alice's was.
Only there was so few tears just joy in the Lord. He had lived such a
beautiful Christian life and most of the family, being Christians, had peace.
They knew where their Dad had gone. Two of the son's and their wives came over
to visit after the funeral. They seemed relaxed at ease and visited a long time.
Pray this peace stays with them. This will be a great testimony to the many who
are lost.
The
plan of salvation and the eternity awaiting both the saved and the lost was made
so plain as Brian brought the message.
Yesterday
Rena called and said the family wanted to come visit and have fellowship and
bring Bro Allen's wife Lula for us to pray with. We cooked a big pot of
Spaghetti and reminisced over the past 20 years.
They
finished the auditorium at Christian worship center and the church was lovely
for Allen's home going.
The
Feast of Tabernacles is Oct 17th and 18th we are expecting a lot of people this
year. Pray that we have a mighty move of God.
Ray
has a dryer for Marcie and Brian, he will bring it as he comes
We
have teachers, Bob and Marsha Corbello from Louisiana volunteering their time
here for a month. We wish that they would stay with us.
Lynn
has school going beautifully
Terry
has and electrician coming from Michigan to do our wiring.
We
have received several testimonies of answered prayer as we prayed with you over
your request. Thank you for the many birthday cards and gifts.
Pray
for the Lady's who were in the bus accident. Some of them have not returned to
our Tuesday night service.
We
have not because we ask not. So I am asking for help, please. Let’s finish the
Fran Roland Building. We are in need of some extra large gifts and offerings at
this time. Materials are expensive. God has sent us and is sending many
volunteer workers. They are experts in their field, but we have to have the
material for them to work with. They fly in and drive in and pay their own
expenses. All together we are building a house for the Lords work.
Our
needs are Electrical Supplies; Brian just told me the cost will be around
$4000.00. We thought we were looking at two thousand. NM laws are
different and to pass inspection we have to use what they tell us to use. We
still need plumbing, sheetrock and supplies for the commercial kitchen.
I'm guessing to finish the building will take at least $40.000.00 more dollars.
I will send true estimates real soon.
How
we thank our faithful sponsors and pray God's storehouse of blessings abundantly
and on purpose fall as heavy rain on you and all yours.
We
pray blessings on all receiving our mail.
Remember
God loves you and we do too.
Good
News from Lybrook NM
What a price some pay to come here to minister. I
was speaking with a minister who moved a beautiful trailer onto some of the
BLM land by a church. Some of the church members wanted him to move and they
gave him about three days to move his trailer. He is still working in the
area, but is now commuting from Aztec. We are so thankful
God has placed us on private land and given us
favor.
Mary Alice Moore brought her group of troupers from Nashville, Arkansas. They
took VBS to the Navajo both morning and evening. We had some of our largest
groups, there ,were many men, women and children.. Praise the Lord. Friday
morning, the last day of-Bible-School, Mary Alice received a call from
her-husband. He said that a tornado had hit their house taking the whole front
porch. Her husband Lankford was in the bed. Praise God he was safe and the
house is repairable. Mary Alice stood so strong wanting her last day at both
Bible Schools to be special in the lifting up of Jesus. She asked that we not
talk about the tornado in order to keep the children's minds on Jesus. Now we
are seeing fruits for their labors.
This
Sunday morning one of the women brought her husband. Brian had a good message
to the Fathers about being a Godly Father and husband. This man came up and
talked to Brian confessing his faults and desire to be that Godly man. Several
women who had attended the Bible school were there with their children. We had
a great service. God is moving. Rena has prayed years for her family and now
Larry is giving testimony of how he wants to do more in
the
church. One of their sons now plays the guitar and drums in service. Michelle
helps in Sunday School with the children. Never stop praying and believing.
Prayer and faith go together. If we can be faithful in our obedience to the
Lord, he will be more than faithful to us. We cannot look at what we see but
believe what the word of God says.
Activation Ministries led by David and Dee Dee
Thompson turned Johnson's church around. They had a powerful revival. Twenty
nine prayer warrior's in all, two ladies stayed in the prayer room and prayed
around 5 hours a day while the others visited and invited everyone to church..
They ministered at the Chapter Houses had revival at night and some worked on
the building.
This is the first year we have had two teams at
the same time working in different areas. It was awesome to see them go out in
different directions and cover such a large area of our Navajo people. Each
team lifting the other one up. At the church, a man was healed and took the
brace off of his leg. He jumped up and down and lay down and cried and cried.
Others confessed to witchcraft, and peyote. A medicine man went forward to
pray a prayer of repentance. Many were saved. We are expecting great things to
happen in this church. Some of the people from this church are now coming to
our meetings here at CFAN.
One of the dear ladies in the bus accident came to
the Tuesday night service and said, "I called you and you were
gone". She had wanted me to be at her wedding. She called while I was in
Louisana. She is in her 70's and her husband is in a nursing home. They were
married in the nursing home. Then she wanted me to go to the nursing home and
talk to him. She wanted to be sure he was saved. Melinda and I went to visit
him and he accepted the Lord and prayed a prayer of repentance. Praise the
Lord. God can always take evil and use it for good. We continue to rejoice
over all the things God is doing around Lybrook NM. She was a Christian but
had not been living for the Lord. She had been going places like the squaw
dances and different Native American meetings that were not Christian.
Marlene was beside herself with joy, giving God all the praise and glory. She said her son always tells her, “Mom you know Satan does not want that ministry here and that is why that happened.” She loves her pastor and wants to start working with the youth in her church. God is so good. Her son has been in our school for at least two years. He would not go anywhere else; he only wanted to come here to school. They have been very harassed by the Mormons, but have stood strong in their belief Please keep Marlene and Erick, her son, in your prayers.
We have not, because we ask not. Then sometimes before we even ask, God sends the answer. I called some friends in Arkansas, the Littles. Bro. Lee Little had worked on the roof of our Dome a long time ago, and now we needed someone to come fix a leak. I called them one day and his wife says, "Let me talk to Lee." Well, she calls back the next day and says it just so happens that they can be here in a day or two. They were going to California to visit family and this would be right on their way. They came one evening, fixed the roof and left the next morning.
I have never seen anything like what the Lord is doing today. I don't care what anyone says; there are a lot of people in this world that have not lost their first love. So many of them come here just because they love the Lord and want to serve him with all their heart.
Our sweet Jessie, who served us for two years, came back, brought his girl friend and worked during their vacation time. They accomplished many difficult things like cleaning our carpet. All those spider webs no one could get to, Jessie and Tammy got to them and many other things.
It is so good to have people here with our vision. God is doing more and more things because of our unity. Brian is a never-ending miracle helping with so many things. Marcie, Lynn and every one works together so beautifully. We also have good reports from Paul and his church in Cuba.
We covet your prayers as we take the word of God to the Lakota Indians Aug 11th through the 16th. We will be taking several Navajo's again to minister in that area.
This
week we are expecting another victory as our people from Virginia return to
hold the last VBS for this summer. They will be in our next month's letter.
I know many who receive my newsletter are devout
Christians. This is not for you. Many more receive it that are searching for
truth or maybe have lost their way and need to come back to the Father. Please
pray that the words I have carefully chosen from God's word in the Old
Testament, which is a looking glass for us to look into and heed His words and
His will, will awaken those who may be asleep spiritually. He is the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
I
felt drawn to put a little sermon in my newsletter as I read my devotion this
morning. I am reading through the Amplified Bible this year and with so many
people doing their own thing when they know to do right, my heart breaks. Then
I think how God's heart must break.
His words in Isaiah 56.6
“Also
the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to Him, and to
love the name of the Lord and to be His servants, everyone who keeps the
Sabbath from profaning it and holds fast My covenant (by conscientious
obedience) He says even the foreigners he will save anyone who repents and
sees their need of a Savior and receives Him. His arms are always outstretched
to save.
7. All these I will bring to my Holy Mountain, and
make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be accepted on My Altar, for my House shall be called a house
of prayer.
Our
offerings today are praise and adoration to our God.
Isaiah
57:11
Of
whom have you been afraid and in dread that you lied and were treacherous and
did not seriously remember me, did not even give me a thought? Have I not been
silent, even for a long time and so you do not fear me.”
We
are to have a reverent fear for our God. He alone will make the final judgment
He alone can destroy both the soul and the body in hell.
Have you been living in sin? Are you one of God's
children and have forgotten him? Today is the day of salvation. His loving
arms are always outstretched to forgive and bring you back to him. Don't be
like this dear lady who had to almost face death before she realized, “I
don't want to die in these sins separated from Jesus forever”. She wanted to
make sure she was going to heaven and her husband was going too.
The desires for alcohol, drugs, riches, (idols),
your own fleshly desires and pleasures need to be put under the blood. Don't
be caught in one of the traps of satan. One of his greatest ones today is
prescription drugs. The doctors will say you are under stress or depressed and
give a pill. Soon the pill dulls your senses and a little alcohol or even
worldly pleasures satisfy for only a little while, but the empty place that
only Jesus can fill comes back again and again. There is never peace, joy,
contentment and true happiness until Jesus is Lord in your life and you are
assured of a good life here on earth and then forever with Him.
I have received letters from some who say my home
is falling apart. Jesus is the only answer for broken homes and relationships.
Without Him being Lord in your life you do not have a home. You live in a
house. He is love and His love and presence makes for a lovely home and life.
There are only two great powers in this world and we must choose which will
rule our lives. If we are not living and serving the Lord, then the devil is
our master. Lets all determine to lift up the standard of Jesus in our life.
I was so proud of the Boy Scouts leader. He took
another great stand for righteousness although it may cost him millions of
dollars, he is holding up the standard of righteousness. Homosexuals are
living in sin and if they die in that sin they cannot enter heaven, and they
need to know that. We need to pray their spiritual eyes will be opened to
truth and not condone their behavior. Amen
We are excited about our new building and covet
your prayers that it will be finished soon. There is much to do. It will take
lots of money and lots of men willing to work, but we must keep in mind our
God is Lord of everything. He owns the cattle of all the hills and all the
hills they roam on. Isn't it wonderful to be one of His children?
Keep all of us in your prayers this is such a busy
time at Lybrook.
We need extra strength. It's awfully hot and with
no coolers in our buildings we get drained by 1pm. Thank God we revive again
in the evenings and are ready to go.
We need the wisdom and knowledge of God, continued
favor with the people. God has given a wonderful staff, but we need more.
We visited Ute, she found out the reason she was
always so tired and felt run down. She has something wrong with her heart. The
doctor told her to take an aspirin a day and it should take care of it.
Remember her in prayer.
We
have so much news for June we will have to catch up in our next newsletter.
God Bless you all.
We
send our love and many thanks for all you do.
Lazelle
Dear
Saints,
We
have really experienced the body of Christ working together this summer at CFAN.
A large group of men brought together by Terry Beatty came from many different
places. They were like the workers that Nehemiah spoke of when they rebuilt the
Temple. When the trusses were delivered we saw a couple of miracles. How God
gave Terry favor and he saved us a couple of thousand dollars on the machinery
used to hoist them in position. Then when a very complicated situation arose as
to how to get some of them in the highest part of the building, God showed him
just how to do it. Some of their wives labored in the kitchen, keeping wonderful
meals cooked and served. From the two teams we had a policeman, a nurse, a
nursing assistant, some wives and children, a plumber, a librarian, two
contractors, who knew what they were doing (ha) and two much older men labored
daily from sun up to sun down on the Fran Roland Building. Fran's widow, Mary
Ann accompanied this group, it was a very special time for her to see where her
husband left the earth for his heavenly home. She was blessed and a blessing to
us as she continued to praise the Lord and speak of how this is where Fran would
have wanted to be. Somewhere serving the Lord. A Navajo minister said to Mary
Ann; unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it cannot produce
fruit. We know he is producing fruit today in Lybrook and many other places
through his life lived for Jesus on this earth.
Jackie
Jacobson and her lovely group were here at the same time. Jackie was our main
speaker at Christian Worship Center for the ladies meeting. We chose the theme
"Reflections". It was beautiful to see how the Holy Spirit directed
each speaker to share on being led by the Spirit, Taking off the Old and putting
on the New. Then God moved on hearts as they ministered in Churches. Many came
forward in repentance. I was glad that Jackie noticed the growth in some of our
Navajo's. I am daily seeing this and praising God. They brought lovely baskets
filled with all kind of good things to our people and to our staff. I understand
a special group of ladies from lookout Mt Church put these together for us. We
are so thankful for what everybody does and especially for all your prayers.
God
must smile when His children serve him so sacrificially leaving their homes,
jobs, giving up their vacations and fun times to serve Him. It is a joy and so
satisfying. (Taste and see that the Lord is good.)
Our
Lord surely knows everything, what we need, whom we need, and when we need it.
Buddy and Jan Greer came for a visit and to help us. Buddy made bookshelves for
the children's room. They brought with them one of my great grandchildren, Jacob
Powell. Their daughter is married to my grandson.
Jan
is the one who has been getting the quilts quilted for our bunkhouse. She
brought these beautiful quilts. Jan went to several churches and gathered many
ladies to quilt these quilts.
They
arrived on Saturday then on Monday, I received a call that my sister was in
intensive care in a La. hospital. Because they were here and my wonderful staff
was here. I knew I could go home knowing everything was in good hands. I caught
the first plane. Thank God my sister is better but she is back in the hospital
for tests. The Dr's have not been able to find where the severe pain is coming
from. Please keep her in prayer. (Lenora Baker)
Lynn
is working with our children in summer school. We are so thankful our students
are getting excited about school and want to graduate. For a while some of them
just wanted to quit. Every ones prayers make a big difference. That includes
yours, as we all pray for these children. They all want to work and there are no
jobs. Every time we can, we have them do something around here to give them a
few dollars.
We
are standing on The Promises of God concerning the bus accident. The lawyers are
sending us letters saying the insurance is not paying enough. These complaints
are coming from family members that are not saved and know nothing of our
ministry. Other Navajo's tell us they just have $ signs in their eyes. The
precious ones that were on the bus don't want this. Please pray that God will
intervene and bring confusion to every plan satan has made against CFAN. Pray
that God will give us favor. He will protect this mission, it belongs to Him. He
will never leave us nor forsake us. Pray protection for all the groups as they
come to work on our building and all the summer Missionaries.
I
look at things and sometimes think I could throw up my hands and quit, but all I
keep hearing from God is "occupy till I come". We are working harder
than ever and believing something greater than we can imagine must be in the
plan of God for this place or the enemy would not attack us so much.
Greater is he that is within us than all the demons.
Please
keep us all in prayer. Lazelle, Paul, Lynn, Brian, Marcie, Caleb, Dorothy and
Melinda. God has given us a great team.
Paul
continues to teach at Christian Worship Center. He was fined a little for the
accident but over all he was certainly blessed. We are praising God for the
outcome of his trial.
We
love you and are so grateful for your faithful support and prayers. God is
moving among the Navajo and you are a great part of His awesome works.
In
His great love.
Lazelle
Powell
How Great our God is! He is doing so many things across the whole world and here in Lybrook.
Our schoolchildren have been so sweet. Three of the younger ones brought devotion one morning and touched the heart of the teachers. The next morning at our prayer time, we read the same scriptures our children had read. Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies…..
Sars and the economy, peoples hearts failing them for fear. People with so many problems. "Do Not Worry" I believe this is one of the messages God has for us today. With all of the things that are going on in the world today, God says "Trust in me and do not worry." In Iraq, the doors are being opened and the Gospel is now going in. Here we see how God takes evil and brings good.
Isn't God good Everything is moving so fast. As one minister said "General Patton would be shocked at how fast our soldiers went through those streets to victory." It was because of the millions of Praying Christians and our secret weapon "God". Let us lift up the name of Jesus and share him fast and furious while we can He is coming soon to take his bride away.
VISITORS LAST MONTH
Eighteen fourth and fifth graders and nine adults from Evergreen Academy in Colorado blessed us and lots of Navajos with their presence. They ministered here and at the Lybrook Public School reading to the children. They also brought paper goods and school supplies for our academy.
Terry Beatty and Warren Calkin from Dallas were joined by Louis Boyd, Gene Bearden and Boyce Whatley from Atlanta to work on the Fran Roland Building. You would have to see it to believe how much they have accomplished. (Above Photo)
Delores and Bro. Al Paas brought a couple from England, Derrick and Margaret and Dee Alei from Bosque Farms. They also blessed the ministry with many needed items and ministered to our students.
UPDATES
The ladies in the accident are all recovering. None of the children were hurt bad.
Continue to keep Paul and Lynn in your prayers as their court date is the end of June.
Praise the Lord! Brian and Marcie are going home for a short time, but they are coming back to work with us this summer.
Dorthy stays busy teaching our Navajo and she is “trying to keep the peace between the white man and the Indian”, her daughter says. She is a blessing to all of us.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Mary Steele will be coming to join our staff from CFNI in Dallas.
All the funds and everything we need will be here for the workers as they come to work on the Fran Roland Building.
$6,900 has come in on the double wide mobile home. We will apply this to the $29,000.00 note. Pray that we can keep up the $395.00 monthly note.
The Lord will guide us in our choices and all places to minister. As we finalize our VBS and summer outreach groups locations and last minute details. Pray for a great harvest.
We need a real good maintenance, janitor, jack-of-all trades man. One without an agenda of his own, who just wants to serve the Lord.
Pray for Marvin, he will be leaving us to go live by his sister. Many of you know he has been ill for some time. Now that he has developed diabetes and is taking insulin, he needs lots of care that we are not equipped to give him.
THANK YOU
Thank all of you again for all the clothes and food and every thing you all brought and sent to us.
Thank you for your gifts and offerings to the Fran Roland Building and for all of you who have worked on the building.
In His Love
Lazelle Powell
Dear Friends,
It is good to be home although I'm not even unpacked, we've been busy.
I had plans to spend two more weeks in Arkansas working on my book. The Lord had other plans.
Paul was taking our Navajo people home on our bus when they had a terrible accident. One lady died as a result of her injuries. Five other ladies were bruised badly and one has a fractured rib. All ten children are fine with just a few scratches and bruises. It is a miracle all were not killed. The bus was completely destroyed. Paul's hand was crushed and he underwent surgery to wire the bones back in place. Thank you for your prayers, pray that we have peace and no lawsuits.
The family of Alice Castillo, our precious lady who went to be with the Lord has been so precious. They said "Mother loved you so much. She loved going to church at
CF AN and we want you to preach her funeral." They asked our people to sing and plan the program. They put up a tent and the place was packed. She was loved and honored by many. It rained, snowed, and the wind blew like crazy causing a sand storm. In spite of all of this, everything went we ll. She had a lovely funeral. One lady said "I have never been to a funeral like that, it was all Jesus." And it was... Jesus was lifted up, magnified, and glorified because we all knew where Mrs. Alice was.
Early Monday morning, I was called to the DZ Navajo Public School. There were children praying uncontrollably and the teachers and administrators did not know what to do with them. Of course I went, calmed the children down and prayed with them and I had a great opportunity to witness for our Lord and Savior. My thoughts were how the word says "Little children shall lead them."
Please, please pray with us as we make all of our summer plans. We know that none of us has much longer to work for our Lord here on this earth. Let us make every day count.
Thanks so much to all of the men from Virginia and Texas who came to work on the Fran Roland Building. It was wonderful to see the foundation finished and the slab poured. And the beautiful new face lift that the dome kitchen has.
So many people blessed me and the CF AN ministry while I was away. I could never name then all, so I will say thank you. You know who you are and Jesus knows who you are!
CFAN NEEDS
Jack and Ute Bishop have been with us for six years. Ute is a teacher at the academy, leads the song service and teaches children's church. They will be leaving the ministry in May when school is out.
Joanna helps with the academy children, teaches children's bible classes and helps with other various jobs. She will also be leaving the ministry in May when school is out to return to Poland.
Please pray for all of our staff and their families. Also pray that as these leave this ministry, others will come and fill the need here.
Thank you to all who have made special contributions for the purchase of the trailer. We have still not reached our goal, but we know that the Lord will provide.
Thank you to all who have made special contributions for the Fran Roland Building. We have groups scheduled throughout the summer for the construction of this building.
In His Great and Blessed Name
Lazelle
Dear Friends,
First thing we would like to ask everyone who receives this letter is to join us on March 3rd as we join many ministries and individuals in fasting and prayer all around the world. As we hear everyday war is imminent.
Our prayers can make a difference in what happens after the war and even during the war. Just as we love to hear from our children, God loves to hear from us. Let us Pray!
How long have we prayed for help. Our lovely family Brian, Marcie and Caleb have arrived. They are young, ambitious, in love with Jesus and a blessing. They have committed to three months and may stay longer if we pray. They come to us from Abundant Life Church in Atlanta, Tx. Marcie is in the office and Brian is on top of the house repairing Shalom's shingles with Marvin's help. We had a terrible wind storm.
The bar that was a few miles from us is permanently closed.
The casino that is close to us that was to open several years ago is still unoccupied due to legal matters. God is answering many prayers.
The Navajo Nation
Now we need much prayer concerning the Navajo Christians, the new Navajo President, and the Navajo Nation.
I spent most of this past Saturday in a meeting with Navajo Pastors and Christian Leaders. At least one hundred and fifty had gathered to discuss issues before them that will affect all Christians and Christian Churches among the Navajo.
The Navajo’s have formed agencies across the Nation to assist one another and to serve as watchdogs for issues that surface from The Navajo Nation Council, the office of President or federal/state levels.
Their # 1 plan is to strategize events to enhance Christian faith/growth and win souls to Jesus through the ministries, evangelism, intercessory prayers and other activities based on the Scriptural teachings of the aggressive five -fold ministry of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher. This was taken from a new monthy Christian Newsletter being sent out by the Navajo Christians. Praise The Lord!
They are trying to repeal a law that has just been passed that states, as they say, only favors two religions. # 1 The Native American Church, which is not Christian. It has all the Pow-wow stuff and all kinds of sun and buffalo dances, etc. And #2 The medicine man.
As these brave ones come forth to fight for their freedom, I am so reminded of the children of Israel being brought out from great bondage. Our God can do it again with the Navajo. Let us pray.
We need to pray that God will intervene on behalf of our school and the need we will have when Ute and Jack leave us. Even if our new couple stays, we will still need others. Continue to pray that God will send us just the right workers. He knows more than we know and exactly whom we need.
Workers will be coming soon to work on The Fran Roland Building. We need it finished as soon as possible.
Pray for our wonderful staff. Who has one like it? They are all so special. Please keep me in your prayers as I will be traveling some and hopefully will be able to spend some time in prayer and working on my book.
How we love and appreciate all of you. May this be the very best year of your life. May Jesus be the very center of it.
Lazelle Powell
Dear Friends
One thing I can tell you for sure this New Year 2003 has come in so fast I have not caught up with it. I know in my spirit it is going to be wonderful for the Christian even if bad times come on us.
Yesterday
some Navajo’s visited me. In our conversation the word prosperity was
mentioned. I quickly responded with this answer. “This is the kind of
prosperity I am referring to.” Then I told of the miracle that happened here
at our Christmas Service. We had prepared as usual for one hundred people. We
had gifts, bags of fruit. Candies, nuts and had ready one hundred plates of
food. I told my staff he prepared if more should come to move quickly and see
what we can find to add to what we have. Most of us were planning to leave for
vacations and we did not need a lot of leftovers so I had bought with this in
mind. Thank God, He knows everything and will take care of it if we trust and
let Him. A Christian School in Albuquerque was coming on the same day to bring
gifts and have a party with our children. They went buy Wal-Mart to buy their
food and were they ever blessed. Upon hearing they were coming to bless the
Navajo’s Wal-Mart gave them lots and lots of food and drinks for their party.
There was so much food left over and of course we used it all when our little
Polish girl counted one hundred and seventy people in our Dome that evening.
Everyone went home blessed and full. Yes! I believe this is the year all who are
looking for Him will see Him in miraculous ways. Wow! What prosperity.
Many people have long looked to man to supply their needs and their
wants. The Navajo’s may have this mind set due to their trying to survive..
Some real good scriptures for us to keep in mind this year:
Phil: 4:19 But my God shill supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. What a promise!
Proverbs 30:8, 9 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me. Lest I be full and Deny thee, and say, who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal and take the name of my God in vain.
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon up you unawares. 36 Watch ye therefore and pray always that you my be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the some of man.
We must keep the prayer lines hot to heaven.
Rena Todacheene is a mighty woman of prayer. She is always interceding for her children. Some of you know of her miracle concerning her daughter last year. How God directed them to this child when she had been taken to another state by a 20 year old man she had barely met. This same man has just gone to prison for entering a motel in Farmington, shooting and kill a couple he became angry with. What if this mother had not prayed?
In our morning prayers you can hear a new commitment to God and even to the work at CFAN.
Our Prayer request:
That we hear from God so clearly. His will be done at Christ For All
Nations. His plan and His purpose alone.
Alila Vito a Indian lady in India that we support. She has a large Bible College
placing pastors through out India.
Our Navajo Churches would have pastors who bring only the truth from Gods Word.
Our license ministers, that we have trained, for their continued growth in the
wisdom and knowledge of our Lord and that many doors of opportunity will open to
them for ministry.
This year we would be privileged to license Navajo men. They would bow their
knees before God and surrender all to him.
Our staff, Blessings and wisdom, they are all doing such a tremendous work
for our Lord. Much of it goes unnoticed by human eyes but not by God’s.
My son Ray as he travels a lot working both at CFNI and on our behalf.
Lorenzo Williams as we began through him to work with Indians on the Rosebud
reservation in South Dakota.
The President of the USA and Men and women in service.
The President of the Navajo Nation.
Pray for mercy on America because of all the sin and rebellion against Almighty
God. With out His mercy America is headed for bad troubles.
Israel that may blessed.
Brian & Marcey they should be here any day now and stay for at least three
months. Pray they will become permanent.
You will notice I have asked you to pray a lot. But I feel
this is the only answer for our world today. We must pray before things happen
don’t wait to late. So many people have major problems but our God has every
answer. War is coming whether it be in February, March or in fifteen years. The
Bible is going to be fulfilled. Lets not worry to much about when Jesus is
coming lets just be ready and about His business, it could be today.
Now I want to thank everyone for all the things you did throughout 2002. You have made it possible for us to share the love and ministry of Jesus Christ to so many people. When they come to our door for help it is always open because of you. Old and young are beginning to have hope. Not only the Navajo but our staff is well cared for. Our bills are paid and many days like today we are able to bless someone. Today it was Valerie on her way to Albuquerque to the hospital with a heart problem as I handed her some money she wrapped her arms around me and said I just want to cry.
Your gifts, money, cards, prayers and love made 2002 a glorious year for us and the Navajo people.
You and I are thanked when we hear things like Larry Todacheene who said he wants to start a Christian band. This would get our youth evolved doing something good for the Lord. He is already working on it.
We love you and we are in your debt to serve God.
Lazalle
When
everyone gathers for our Christmas Service. There is excitement in the air.
The Children all smiles and of course our adult Navajo’s are like child