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 children and
they are as excited as anyone to receive a small gift under the tree.
How
I thank those that have given. Ray brought lots of gifts and we have been
separating and getting ready for our big day. Last year we had plenty for
everyone but the ladies. When we ran out. We were going throughout the rooms
looking for any thing we could give them. This year pray we have plenty for
everyone.
We
will start our Caroling this Tuesday night and then have a couple other days
later.
Our big service will be on the twentieth. Pray with us these gifts will be
received in the name of Jesus and they will see not just the gift but The Christ
whose birthday we celebrate and the reason we give the gift. That our love for
them as His love for us will be seen.
It
is very cold but the days are lovely with the warm sun.
We
had a special visit from a Lakota Indian from South Dakota. He was interesting
and invited us up to minister to his people. The way he describes the Locate
reservation is really bad. They do not have bars they drink Lysol and things
that completely destroys their mind fast. They smell paint and mix all kinds of
terrible things to get a fix. But this man came out from all that and is a
strong Christian wanting to reach his nation for the Lord.
I
am pleased about many things I am hearing concerning the Indians.
Jay
Swallow A Southern Cheyenne powerful leader n the Native Church
was
directed by the Lord to take Native American leaders from over 20 tribes
representing nine linguistic groups on a prayer journey to Plymouth Rock in
Massachusetts on September 27,2002. Native leaders expressed deep gratitude for
the word of God, repented for resistance to the Gospel and then welcomed King
Jesus into the land to take his place and fill the land with his glorious
presence.
The
Mayor of the city said; we need to continually praise and offer thanksgiving to
God for answering this prayer.
Joe
and Jerry Begay some of our old friends from Chinle came and ministered at the
Dome. They were ministering here in this area when I first came here. they are
always welcomed back by the Indians. They are Indians.
Our
students again were the perfect little host and hostesses as they cooked and
served their parents for a big Thanksgiving Dinner.
Ray
and Ed brought lots of canned goods and filled our little house with clothing
and food. I was able to have my son for one day. At least he had Thanksgiving
Dinner with us. For that I am Thankful. We had staff and Indians going in every
direction delivering food and turkeys. A mission in Farmington gave 128 turkeys
to us. What a joy to share so many blessings.
I
took some of our students to the TV station and they did signs to the song. I
Can Only Imagine. The people were touched, as they always are when they
minister.
We
are seeing spiritual growth in several of our students. One of the young men
reads his Bible all the time.
I
am praising God for answering prayer. A young couple will be coming out the
first of the year to stay for three months. I am praying I can take this time to
do a little visiting in churches spend some much needed time with my family and
love some on my grandchildren. Then, I want to get alone with the Lord, fast a
little and pray a lot and work on my book.
Pray
with me that everything goes well. Pray for the couple Brian and Marcey Whatley
and their son Caleb. They are very special.
All
the staff is well and everyone busy. God has been blessing in so many ways. The
surrounding churches seem to be more at peace. We really covet your prayers.
The
ladies prayer group from Farmington has been a blessing they volunteer lots of
days to come help us. I can tell a difference in everything around since they
fill the prayer room with prayers once a month.
The
students have always desired someone to come teach them music. God sent the best
I think. They teach drum, piano, flute and guitar.
We
are continually praising God for His goodness and mercy toward us all.
Special
Thanks to all who helped gather food clothing and Christmas Gifts
for
the Churches and every individual who gave. Thank’s to my son Ray & to Ed
who brought the heavy load and worked and traveled a long distance. May God
reward you all for your work. He
will do that.
God
Bless you all May you have the greatest Christmas ever.
LAZELLE
In
fact another year has passed and it is hard to imagine we are 55 days away from
Christmas.
Our
thoughts go toward all the things we have to gather and get ready for in order
to have a special Christmas here in Lybrook, NM. It is rewarding and fulfilling
but also lot of preparation and hard work.
My
son Ray will be coming through and area close to some of you. He will be picking
up Christmas items and others things you may want to send our way. If you have
never helped us at this time and you would like to you can call Ray at his home
in Dallas his # is 1/214/438/2948. He will give you a pick up place close to
you. We are thankful to all who help every year what a blessing to give gifts to
those who would have nothing unless we share with them.
We
will also be purchasing candy, nuts, fruits a ham or turkey to go with the can
goods we will receive if you would rather help with moneys for these. We
appreciate everything
We
hope to start early with our trips to the reservation. We are always busy at the
last minute with our programs and hay ride. If you are mailing things please
send them first part of December.
There
he was in front of a whole church filled with white people and he preached with
great
confidence,
the word of God. He is ready to go back. and stay a while with Bro. Lankford and
Mary Alice. My daughter Leah met us
on the road and had lunch with us. Ray came to Ark and spent the night with me
thanks to John and Sue’s hospitality. It is hard to get that close La. and not
see my children.
Ute
is back from Germany. She brought a good report of the grace and mercy of God to
her family and friends during the time of his illness and death. All of them are
at peace knowing he awaits them in heaven.
We
miss Beverly and HJ Poole. They were with us three month and were a blessing.
She spoiled us all with her good cooking.
Visitor
this month. Gloria Greenstreet, Canon City Colorado came with a vanload of
clothing.
As
we try to understand the delay in our building. God speaks so clear to me saying
“don’t you know I know what is going on? All I would have to do is speak a
word and it would be finished.”
It
is in his hands and I am at peace with that. I think of how Daniel’s prayers
were hindered for so many days. I know there is spiritual warfare going on in
the heavenlies concerning Christ for All Nations work among the Indian people.
It took a long time to break through everything and finish the Dome. Now it is
used in many different ways for our Lords work.
A
special called prayer meeting was held at President Begay’s last Friday. It
was a powerful meeting. I was so glad to be a part of it.
He
said after the election “win or loose he was going to be a spokesmen for the
Lord to his people.” a lady who teaches Bible every morning on the radio was
there and he made a commitment to go on her program, read the word of God and
sing gospel music.
So
many people are praying for the Native Americans to come to Jesus. We know our
prayers will be heard in the heaven and God will answer. Don’t ever give up on
loved ones are anything
God
has given a promise for. Hold fast. He delights in doing the impossible.
Rays
Schedule--
MY
SCHEDULE:
NOV:23-24
A.M. ALEXANDRIA LA.
NOV:
24 P.M. ATLANTA,TX.
NOV:
25-26 NASHVILLE-MURPHREESBORO
NOV:
27 GAINESVILLE TX.
NOV:
28 COUNSELOR,N.M.
HE
WILL CALL ALL THE PLACES WHEN HE GETS TO THEIR TOWN AND ARRANGE PICKING THE
ITEMS UP
Continue
to pray fervently for a great revival and out pouring of the Spirit of God on
The
United States
The
Navajo Nation and all the Nations of the world.
Jesus
said: It is not my will that any should perish but that all should come to the
saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
We
understand the cry in the hearts of those in other nations as we pray with Ute
for Germany and Joanna for Poland and many visitors from other nations who find
their way here to this remote area. God has a special plan for this place and
this location.
Pray
for unity in the body of Christ. That those who have a vision from God and are
implementing it be encouraged.
We love you, pray for you and are so thankful to know you pray for us. May you be encouraged today to walk closer with Him than ever before.
Lazelle PowellLybrook,
New Mexico, USA
Dear
Friends,
My
how I wish I could sit down, visit and converse with all of you. Wars and rumors
of wars are no stranger in the Navajo Nation. Praise God for victory. We are
victorious in Jesus. He is our Victory.
The
children of Israel crossed over into the land of the giants. Their battles
continued. As long as they obeyed God and looked only to Him as their
deliverer they did fine. That is our prayer above all things. We trust God alone
and Obey Him and seek His guidance.
I
had and e-mail from a friend. It was a prophetic word telling how the enemy was
doing everything he can to slow down the work of the Lord or to abort it. For
sure we see him doing that here at Christ For All Nations. This makes us more
determined to fight for every promise God has given us. The salvation of our
children, grandchildren all our seed he has promised that everywhere the sole of
our feet has tread He will give it to us. We are standing for this Navajo
Nation. We know the devil wants to wear out the saints. Be aware of this. We
need to stand strong against this enemy of the CROSS. Many of you are going
through things in your life today. You don't understand why. We must keep in
mind the devil is our enemy not the man next door, not your husband, not your
wife, not your family, not your staff. It is the devil.
Praise
to the Lord! We had a wonderful testimony service. One of our Navajo's told of
how things kept happening in her family. She began to ask what she might have in
her house that could cause that. Her husband had been a medicine man for years
and she had some very expensive crystals she had not wanted to part with. After
much prayer and soul searching she knew the right thing to do was to crush these
things to pieces. She did just that.
Another
lady’s family was having a squaw dance. They have big family meetings to
prepare for these events. She is the only Christian in the family. When they ask
each individual what they would bring to help her brother have this dance and
raise funds for a need he had. She kept her head down silently praying they
would not ask her to bring anything. Praise the Lord they did not ask her. She
said she left crying because all her family would be having a good time and she
would be the only one left out. Then she said she thought of the words of Jesus
and knew there was no way she could take part in that. She said; what would He
think of me! My Lord and My Saviour. Yes! The Bible says we have to forsake all
and pick up our cross and follow Him. It is not easy when it is your family you
love so much. One day because of her stand her family will most likely come to
Jesus. If we join them in their sin it is like we put a stamp of approval saying
it's O.K. With God sin is never O.K.
The
Feast of Tabernacles, My how great a meeting we had. People came from
Albuquerque, Farmington, Texas, Louisiana, from near and far. The glory of God
came down. Our speakers were all anointed and had a message for the hour.
God
sent us lots of help. They worked hard cooking cleaning, repairing, serving,
preaching, teaching, and singing, doing office work. My what talent and
willingness to serve.
Some
of our guest were. Jan and Buyck McGowan, Bryan, Marcy, Caleb, Rick, Debbie,
their lovely children all from Abundant Life in Atlanta, Tx. Our Feast would
never have been so wonderful without this group of dedicated people.
Brother
John Newton and wife Anita from Ark. They are originally from South Africa.
Our Jewish
brother from Albuquerque Dennis Otero with several of his friends
Other
visitors this month included my sister and brother in law Clifford and Lenora
Baker, their son Butch and wife Nancy. Butch and Clifford are the plumbers that
came to plumb our Fran Roland Building Thank you Jesus.
We
had a surprise visit from Brother Lee Hill and his mother Puma Hill from Harvest
Time Assembly in Murfreesboro, Ark. Bro Lee's brother from Albuquerque was with
them.
H.J.
Poole and Beverly will be leaving us the end of this month. I don't know what we
are going to do. They have been so much help. We miss Al and Delores and the
many things they helped us with. Please continue to pray for them both.
Each
month now God brings ladies from different churches in Farmington to pray in our
prayer room. We have a class, then intercessory prayer. This is an answer to
many years of prayer. Some of these lovely ladies brought their husbands and
joined us for the Feast.
We
were given the sheep to butcher this year by a friend of one of the
intercessors. It was fat and delicious. The Navajo's always enjoy butchering the
sheep and having all the intestines and head to eat. We do not ask them to share
that part with us. Ha.
I
can't express the great need we have for prayer .
1.
For our staff to be undivided on the vision God has given.
2.
For God to send laborers into the harvest. He is answering this prayer.
We have another lady who has joined us from Farmington, Karen Campbell She is
helping be a dorm parent. Dorothy and her work together.
3.
The veil to be lifted from the Navajo people.
4.
I gave the wrong date for the Navajo election it is next month. Please
continue to pray that Kelsey Begay go back into office. The Navajo's say if the
other man goes in he will not let any more Christian churches be built on the
reservation.
5.
Don't stop praying for the building. We are stuck again until the NM
plumber comes and does something and then the inspector comes. We have
foundation workers waiting to come but our hands are tied till the plumber here
does something.
6.
Pray, Pray, Pray for our students. Most of them come from very
dysfunctional families. We have rules they have to abide by. It is hard when you
have never been disciplined. We have 21 children each day and 6 that home school
under us.
Lynn
is doing a marvelous job. Paul continues to do his teachings in the churches
Marvin keeping up most of the maintenance Ute will be in Germany till the end of
this month. Her Father is holding on. She is having a very good visit. She was
able to take him for a short walk in the sun this week. We thank all who sent
money to buy her ticket. She received enough to pay all the ticket and she had a
little left over. I'm sure she will send a thank you as soon as she arrives back
in the states.
7.
Please keep my family all my seven children their spouses, my fourteen
grandchildren their spouses and all my great grandchildren in prayer.
We
always want to testify of the good things God does. He knew Ute would be gone
and he sent Yoonani. She has been such a blessing helping in the school.
8.
Please keep our students in prayer. Several of the girls made professions
of faith in tears of repentance. Pray they will stay strong.
We
are so thankful to God for the decisions that have been made both by Navajo and
white this month to follow Jesus. Pray that many more souls will soon be saved
snatched out of the devils hands before it is to late.
Thank
You for your Memorial Gifts For The Fran Roland Bldg:
Mark Medley
Mary
L. Roland
Yours in
Christ
CHRIST FOR ALL NATIONS
CFAN
ACADEMY NEWS
Praise
the Lord: Our building is going up. 
The picture above is Terry
Beatty and Francis Roland (Fran) laying our block.
Some of you might put this picture on your desk or refrigerator to
remember and keep Mary Ann and the Roland Family in prayer.
This
summer when Buddy and Jan Greer came to CFAN.
Buddy reached in his pocket and took out a rock.
He told us when he had left the time before his thoughts were I need to
keep this ministry in prayer. He
knew he would forget without a reminder. He
then reached down and picked up that rock and it had been in his pocket every
since that day as a reminder to pray for us.
Wow!
that touched my heart and I knew it was and is because of the many prayers that
go up everyday on our behalf that has kept us going, protected us and blessed
us.
We
have 19 children in our classroom and several home schoolers
The
Shekinah Dome was filled with parents and students as they came to orientation
& registration. We turned away
several children. There was no room
(In The INN). Our quiver is full.
I mentioned that I felt like, the old lady in the shoe who had so many
children she did not know what to do. We
are praying everyday for live-in parents or at least a live-in Mother to these
children. We have 6 living here. Joanna,
Dorothy and I are staying in the Dome at night to be close to them.
Beverly and H.J. Poole are a great help to us.
She will be leaving the end of Oct.
We are trying to persuade them to stay.
We
are blessed to have Johanna from Poland (the country Poland not Poland La.) ha;
she thinks it is funny when people think she is from Poland, La.
She is very sweet and talented and a lot of help.
She has come for one year.
PRAISE
TO OUR LORD
Ute
is recovering from her surgery and her Dr. was pleased with how well she is
doing. Thank you for your prayers.
for her.
Thank
you for the prayers for my son Martin (Bo) he is recovering, but is gaining his
strength slowly.
Please
keep him in prayer. I think all he
went through before the surgery took something out of his body.
It
now needs to be replenished.
Thank
you for praying for my son Tim and wife Lisa.
God has opened a door of opportunity for a job.
He is starting his own business in Pineville, La on highway 28.
You in Louisiana may visit him at The Meineke Muffler Shop.
OUR
NEW BUILDING
We
are expecting my nephew Butch Baker from La. next week to do our plumbing.
Praise God! We have also had
a good word that Bro David from Va. is getting some men together to come out and
pour our slab. Please pray we get
this done soon and whatever else we need to get it to a place we can work on it
through the winter months.
MEMORIAL
GIFTS for Fran Roland
From
the following:
Marty
& Marilyn Kaplan
Jerry & Constance Feight
Maureen Bianco
Michael J. Miech
Donna J Glosbrenner
One announomous
Mary Ann Roland
Dennis & Joanna Tilleson
Ruth Coleman
Memorial
gifts for Ray Zoarskie & Precious
From Tammy Baker
Thank
You
Michelle
our latest graduate started to College. Her
first night in the Dorm her roommate came up and began to talk about the god she
served and the power he gave her. Michelle
reached down and picked up her Bible and told her she received her power from
this God. Pray for these children
and adults.
Last
night a couple came to use our phone. The lady professes Christianity her
husband is in strong Peyote religion. She
held on to me so tight and said please pray for me.
They have such a hard time living their faith because of persecution.
from their families and peers.
Our
prayer room was filled with prayers Tuesday as our lovely group of ladies came
from several churches in Farmington. to join us in prayer.
God is so good.
Please pray for:
All
of our Staff.
Jack, Ute, Paul Lynn, Dorthy, Marvin, Joanna, Ray and myself.
My
granddaughter Sophia Barton needs a touch from the Lord.. She was born premature
and is developing very slowly in parts of her body. We are believing God for
complete healing.
Our
plans are being made for the Feast of Tabernacles Oct. 4, 5 and revival at
Nageezi Church beginning on the 6th.Please pray. The Nageezi Church
could be a giant for the Lord. but there is so much strife among the families.
We are praying for this revival to make a difference. They have many
children in that area that will be lost if these parents do not learn the love
of God for each other. There church
sits empty most of the time because of conflicts.
Thank all of you for your cards, letters, gifts and words of encouragement on my birthday.
You’re
all so precious and I love you.
Lazelle
Dear
Friends,
Today
is very sad at CFAN. Just when things seem to be going well, tragedy strikes.
One of our beloved brothers from CFNI was working on our building when all of a
sudden he sat down. Those around him noticed something was wrong. We called 911
but before they arrived he had already gone to be with the Lord.
When
I saw the pain in these men who had worked so long with him back in Dallas.
My first thoughts were I want to stop the building and never think of it
again. My son began to talk about how Satan has fought the building and this
ministry from the beginning. Soon my thoughts were right again and I knew this
would be just what the devil would want us to do to give up and quit. We can
never do that. After the coroner came and his body was taken away?
I
saw these men led by Terry Beatty, (my son Ray Powell, Ed, and John Day) go back
to the job they were doing and finish what they had come to do. Lay the blocks.
Through their tears we all knew those blocks were being laid for Fran Roland. He
was 64 years old and was to have a big retirement. It was already planned by the
maintenance department at CFNI. On
the 4th of Oct he would have reached the age to draw his first Social
Security check. Instead of a departing party Fran is having a coming home party
a welcoming to his eternal home and rewards that were awaiting him.
He is really beginning to live now.
Our
real life begins when we leave this shell which is filled with aches, pains and
disappointments and go to live with Jesus forever.
Now
we must all work together to finish this building so that Fran's death will not
be in vain. We have turned numbers
of students away this term because we do not have room for one more.
There is so much yet to be done and one less saint of God to accomplish
it.
We
are so thankful for Fran's wonderful family. They comforted us at the funeral.
All of their words were positive. They knew Fran is in heaven, and he was doing
what God wanted when he was called home. He was on the mission field laying
blocks working for the Lord. They told us many things he had done recently. It
was as if he knew he was getting ready to depart this life. He made
preparations.
Lets
all examine ourselves and be sure we are making preparations. That day will come
suddenly to many as it did to Fran. It was as if he went and sat down and his
spirit left his body. No pain, no struggle but complete peace. The only struggle
was all the workers around him trying to bring him back to life no one wanted to
let him go.
We
are so thankful for those who come and see our need and catch our vision and
leave saying, “We will be back next year.” So many times we tell everyone
this is what the Navajo needs, familiar faces those who return year after year.
This makes a big statement to the Navajo of your love for them.
With
the youth leader Manuel,' What a youth leader!
The youth he brought had come out of everything in their own lives, and
was here bringing Jesus to the Navajo. They were a light in a very dark area on
the reservation with their music and ministry.
They held VBS and revival under the tent at Bro. Johnson's Church,
which is down the road behind us.
Buyck
and Jan McGowan and a couple from their church Bryan, Marcy and son Caleb.
We saw a powerful young preacher coming on through Bryan.
It is always a blessing to have Buyck and Jan with us.
Marcus
Crooked Creek Baptist Church.
Pastor
Jay Holt and Jeff with a host of God's Saint's came all the way from Berry
Kentucky. They were willing to serve in any way. They ministered at Kimbeto Valley Brethren in Christ Church
with Stanley and Janette Adway. We averaged 45 to 50 attending each day. They
all worked around the mission at CFAN and ministered through their lovely music
and preaching and teaching the Word.
New
Life in Jesus Nashville Ark.
God always sends Mary Alice Moore and her wonderful team at the exact perfect time. She moves in with a profound wisdom and a very busy schedule. We held VBS at Christian Worship Center and Nageezii Church of God. Lots of decisions were made for Christ. Daughter Corey returned after seven years to find she had not been forgotten by Nageezii people. All of the Moore children are family to that area and to those at Christian Worship Center. The team worked together to make their week here very special for us and for the Navajo.
Bro.
Mike Robertson brought our first Mennonites.
They came all the way from Virginia. What a lovely group of Christians. He also
brought a group from Louisiana young men and women fired up for Jesus. They met
here and you would have thought they knew each other and had worked together for
years. They just teamed up and went to work.
The
men did construction here at the mission and at two churches. They all taught
and worked. The women held two days of VBS at Nageezii Chapter House. We had not
held a Bible School there in many years because the youth were so bad the last
time. The Bible School went real well. The children were good. The women helped
with many needed things here at the mission. Linda with the Virginia group cut
most of the staffs hair, including many Navajo's and mine.
H.J.
and Beverly Poole
came along with Bro Mike. What a blessing they always are to CFAN and to our
Navajo people. She has done so much and just been such a blessing. I'm already
telling her she can't go home. H.J loves to do what he can and just watch the
birds while looking for a deer.
Ray,
my son has brought several groups of men from Christ For All Nations.
They have worked on our building and other churches. Christian Worship Center
being one. There is so much to do and so
few people to do it. Thank you to all the maintenance crew who has come. They
not only work they ministered in Word and music and did so many other things.
Terry
Beatty a
very special person has brought friends and workers this summer. He oversees our
new building and is a Godsend to many people as he travels in and out of the
states serving the Lord.
How we
thank God He has all these men helping us.
What a
wonderful summer. We are looking
forward to next year with all these powerful teams. Without their faithfulness
to pray and come we could not be here. They bring such light, hope and truth.
Most have promised to return next year. Praise the Lord.
Thank
all of you for making this summer special!
Thank
you for the food, clothing and so many gifts you brought the Navajo and us.
Lets
work hard together for the Harvest soon will come.
Prayer Requests
Pray for
our staff.
The Lord has sent us a lovely young lady from Poland for a year.
Joanna Musznska keep her in your prayers.
Pray for The Fran Roland building to be raised swiftly all funds and workers
needed to be right on time.
Pray for God to send us a dorm mother or Parents. We need them right now.
Pray for other workers to come.
Pray for a pastor for our church that we need to start.
Pray for our Navajo ministers.
Pray for the Navajo President and the coming election. That God will give us a
Christian man.
We love
you and we need each other.
Lazelle
Here
it is June 26, 2002, in the April newsletter if you recall we said we
could not remember when we last had rain. Believe
it or not we are still at the same place. No
rain, fires all around us, and the smoke gets really bad.
One Navajo came over and borrowed a fan.
She said they could not sleep for the smoke.
We are not complaining. when we see all those precious people burned out
of their homes not knowing what to do and all the other things that are going on
all over the world. We stand
thanking God continually for his many, many blessings and covering and mercy
being extended toward us.
We
sometimes feel so unworthy and guilty almost, for having so much and being
spared from the horrors that are here and all over the world.
Our prayer is no matter what happens we will stand strong.
We will all watch therefore, and pray always that we may be counted
worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of Man. (Luke 21: 36)
Praise God for all he is doing through you
wonderful people
here in Lybrook NM
Ps. 72:11:
Yes All Kings shall fall down before Him All NATIONS shall serve Him
We
are all a part of fulfilling these prophetic words.
MINISTRY
REPORT:
Foursquare
Church Duncanville, TX
They
arrived the first week in June. This
is Paul and Lynn's church. Justin
Walker, the youth leader and several youth came to help The Euerle's move into
their lovely new home. Their
ministry blessed us while they were here and they completed the moving of Paul
and Lynn.
Lookout
Mountain Community Church, Golden Co.
All
arrived with a large U-Haul trailer full to running over with appliances,
beautiful baskets of all kinds of goodies, clothing, towels, care packages, so
much wonderful food. We have never
been so blessed. we are still passing out many things and will be for a few
months. The foods were much in
variety, things we could never afford to buy and give out.
Then miracles do happen. I
had mentioned to the team our need of a little construction.
I was thinking they would do mostly ministry and not much work.
Was I ever surprised! Stan
Jackson and David Thompson. looked at or building spot where Marvin had been
digging alone. The next thing I
knew these men were on the phone ordering materials, concrete, rebar… They had
Jack using the back hoe and almost everybody from the youngest to the oldest in
those big holes laying forms. Praise God the report David gave was it was a real
miracle. There is no way they could
have physically done the things they did. They
all said it was like a supernatural power empowered them. David is a contractor he builds all the time and he said it
would normally have taken a crew of people who were experienced in this kind of
work several days longer to do what they did.
Isn't God something? This
tells me He wants us to build this building and He will receive all the Glory.
They
did not slack up on their ministry. All
day some were covering the reservation giving out food and clothing.
Others sorting clothes and people coming here and being blessed with a
huge clothing store and appliances some brand new outside the Dome all
free. We had never seen
anything quite like this. Each night they ministered in a tent meeting.
Then on Friday to the park in Farmington, some of our Navajo's cooked fry
bread and made Navajo tacos and we served food all day and ministered to
everyone that came by. Some even went from door to door witnessing, meeting
people's needs and inviting them to come and eat.
Thank You to Mrs. Cynthia Zelhner for a new washer and dryer.
Jackie Jacobson, Dee Dee, Activation, all the youth and Roscoe all
blessed us with the word and testimonies.
Many
professions of faith in God were made.
My
Son Ray:
As
if all of this was not enough Ray
brings another big trailer filled with lots of canned foods clothing, paper
goods. We have been asking churches
to come get things and give to their congregation. How wonderful it is to give and see God's word is so true.
He has opened up the windows of heaven and is pouring out blessings so
many they are hard to contain. The
more we give the more He gives back to us.
Thank all of you who sent things by Ray.
Esler
Baptist:
Buddy
and Jan Greer with grandson Marshal and Dennis and Teddy Stewart VBS at
the Kimbeto Area
The
Navajo and we always receive them with such thanksgiving.
They have been adopted into the Sells Family (Navajo) Jan brought
wonderful teaching on creation. We
had a large group of adults and children. Mrs.
Teddy ended up taking the children class outside.
Buddy brought the evening services and Dennis and Marshall kept us
supplied with snacks. There were several decisions for salvation.
Thank God for all you wonderful people that bring the truth of God's word
to our people. You bring them hope
and a few days of pleasure.
Alpine Baptist
Steve
Maltimpi with wife Joy and their four children accompanied by Bonnie and eight
other youth,
We
saw the Holy Spirit touch some of the youth that came in such a way I don't
think they can ever be the same. As
they ministered to the Navajos. God
ministered to them. We had VBS at
the Dome. We were able to minister
to some children who have not been in our services for a long time. Many were very undisciplined.
The youth handled them well. Steve
touched the heart of the Navajo women and they came forward for prayer to live a
more dedicated life for the Lord.
OUR
NEW BUILDING;
I HAD HOPED TO SEND A PICTURE OF ALL THE WORKERS LABORING FOR CHRIST POURING OUR FOUNDATION. PRAISE GOD, MAYBE IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER
Pray
with us
The Words found in Ex 36: 5,7 (The people bring much more than enough for the
service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.) (For the material they
had was sufficient for all the work to be done - indeed to much.)
Pray
for our staff
Pray
for Christ for all Nations
to be a very effectual ministry for our Lord Jesus Christ until He comes.
I know this is made possible through all of you.
Thank
You to all the Churches and all the individuals for your wonderful gifts and support to us. We are forever grateful.
Our prayers are with you.
Pray
for Israel and for Our President
Pray
for the Navajo President
The election will be soon.
God Bless you all.
Serving
him till He comes
Lazelle Powel
Greetings from Dry New Mexico,
As I’m looking out my window today, I can’t remember when we had rain last. It was before I went on vacation, and that was months ago. It’s terribly dry, but we know the rain is coming soon.
I know that God shakes His head sometimes at some of my prayer request concerning rain. For years I’ve prayed, “Please let it rain … but keep our roads dry and passable.” Our summer Mission Teams will be arriving next month to do Vacation Bible Schools all over the reservation, and oh, how I pray they will be able to go everywhere we have planned and take the wonderful news of Jesus to our precious Navajo people.
As we delivered clothing to many churches on the reservation, a little girl came up to me and said, “I know you! You brought people to our Church and did VBS for us.” At another church, a small child said, “I know you; you gave me a doll and took my picture.” These children remember us, what we do, and everything we teach them.
Please, please pray the doors will stay open for us to continue to go to the Chapter Houses and the churches. Pray the Chapter Houses will not start charging us to use their facilities. I have told them that it is for their children and their communities. We help to make better citizens, but they want to charge us.
Academy News: Thanks to Lynn, Ute, and Paul, our school year was wonderful. Ute and Lynn work with the children and love them so much. The children heard a lot of truths from Paul in chapel. I was there the day he read the scriptures concerning tattoos and piercing and stressed the need for them to obey God and not cut and mark their bodies. The national news is now reporting the children that are doing these things are in rebellion. We could have told them that.
Graduation: Michelle Todacheene, daughter of Pastor Rena, was lovely coming down the stairs in her graduation gown, and made us so proud. We are so thankful for every Navajo child that graduates. Most drop out of school by the tenth grade.
I was blessed the last week of school to that hear several of the students saying they wanted us to have summer school. I think Lynn is going to try to give them a few classes in July, so they will be ahead next year.
Mission News: Marvin also helps in many ways. He saw the boys tearing our chairs up by leaning back in them, so he took their chairs away for a day, and had them sit on milk cartons. Since he is the one who repairs them, we all agreed it was a good thing to do.
Marvin is also digging our footings for the new building project. We keep praying for God to send us workers for the heavy-duty work coming up. We’re also praying for funds to continue coming in for the building materials.
Paul and Lynn are moving into their lovely little home. The carpet is in and looks so nice. Thank you all for your prayers and help. They need only one more thing… a small-stacked washer and dryer. We all marvel at how good God is to us.
Thank You: We sure appreciate the truckload of clothing Brenda Trammel brought out here and even helped distribute. The Lord blesses her for that labor of love.
Many thanks go out to New Life in Jesus Christ Church in Nashville, AR for the new computer that they donated for our school offices. When our old one pooped out the Lord provided a new one. Thank you New Life for being led of the Lord.
We also thank Ray Powell for several truck loads of food, paper good, clothing, and many other things he has brought. He has begun to make regular trips to different areas collecting from churches and individuals. Thank all of you who cooperate with him, and load him up with blessings for this work. It is providing us with things to keep this Mission running, and the overflow to share. Special thanks also to Ed for the trips he has made with Ray.
About My Family: Aren’t my children wonderful? They are all so special. Many of you know my son Tim, and that he is a victim of a plant closure. Being a caring and providing husband and father, he has had much concern. After a great disappointment concerning another job, I thank God he knew where to turn when things got rough, and he did not understand. When he asked God to show him why all this was happening to him, he opened his Bible, and God led him to Psalms 73. (If you have not read that psalm in a while please read it.) God answered all his questions, because He wants to talk to us. He allows many things to happen in our lives to have us look only to Him. His love for us is beyond comparison. The more we get to know Him the more we love and trust Him.
Being a Christian does not mean bad things will never happen to us. Tim and Lisa have been strong Christians and have raised their children in the ways of the Lord. The devil has come to wear out the saints. We must all use the word of God to let the devil know, that we know who we are in Christ. We know what His word says concerning us.
The ladies from Alpine Baptist Church keep telling me what a wonderful son I have. Bo is a deacon in that church, and he has been assigned to a certain group of women. These women say they have never had such a wonderful deacon. He actually does what the Bible says a deacon is supposed to do. I just have to brag a little on my children.
I’ll have to share more of what God is doing in my family at home. He is working in all of their hearts and lives. I pray that whatever may be a problem in your life or family, you will talk to God like Tim did. Let Him truly be apart of your everyday life. I heard someone say the other day, “Jesus is the bridegroom and the bride doesn’t even take time to talk to him.” He loves us so much, and He is always waiting to hear from us.
Our Work Outside the Mission: Christian Worship Center is still under construction and the work is moving right along. Ray will soon bring a group out to put up the sheet rock.
Maggie needs help to tear down their old church building. (Church of God in Nageezi) They will then use some of the good lumber to add onto Jerry Domingo’s house.
Jessie came home to visit with his lovely girl friend, Tammy. We are all happy for him.
Prayers Needed:
My Dream: I dreamed I was with a lot of people I knew. We were in a concentration camp. An awful looking place surrounded by barbed wire. There were guards all around us with big guns…we were trying to hide each other…some were trying to escape. Since the dream, I’ve become even more aware of how easily it could come true right now. We should pray daily for our country and thank God for everyday of freedom that we have. I just heard that 78 countries are now persecuting Christians. COULD WE BE NEXT?
In His Lovely Name,
Lazelle Powell
CFAN
NEWS FLASH!
God
Still hears and answers prayer! We have received our permit and work begins for
the dormitories soon. Hallelujah!
If
God has spoken to you and you know it’s Him Don’t let satan rob you of your
dream. Generally it will be something too big for you to do. Something only God
can do. Then He get’s the glory.
I
am so excited about what God has done and what He is doing at Christ For All
Nations in Lybrook, NM. To bring the Navajo’s and many other Indians to
Himself. To know Him as Lord and Saviour. I believe it is the last harvest. This
is God’s work. Though the giants have been many and large. We have never lost
our vision it just becomes larger. It is like a garden planted of the Lord that
grows and grows and grows.
FROM THE DORMITORIES TO A CHURCH
God
is strongly speaking to us to start a church. We have never before wanted a
church because we have always worked with all the churches. Today God says we
can sill work with all the churches and have a have a church at CFAN. We need
to make disciples.
Church...
We are not speaking of a church building at this time.
We just feel a great need of a pastor and wife to join our team and be a
shepherd to our people. The people
need to experience the fellowship, the love the nurturing of their souls through
a church setting. Our Tuesday night
meetings are good but that is not enough teaching to bring them into
discipleship. We must teach them
what God expects of them as Christians. To do this we will need another
couple called to pastor. My
staff are all as busy as they can be there is no one to fill this need. Please pray with us for this need to swiftly be met.
We have the Dome to meet in and will have a room in the new building to
use for services.
I
apologize for the inconvenience of our phone for the last month.
I believe it is finally fixed and pray we do not have any problem like
that again.
I am
praising God for my new car when I traded the old one in.
God gave me a Christian salesman. Ray
had called and told them all the problems I had with my old car.
This man was so nice he gave me enough trade in and rebate credit to pay
off the balance I owed and keep my payments almost to the dollar they were.
Our
phone is now working the number is the same (505) 568-4470 and our email is cfanlaz@juno.com.
You can also call us at (505) 568-0010 my cell is (505) 330-1924
I had
a wonderful trip south visiting family, friends and churches
Thank
everyone for your gifts, your hospitality, your love and your prayers.
I
thank God for my wonderful staff. They
made it possible for me to go
Thank
all of you for making it possible for us to stay here and be your missionaries
occupying till Jesus comes.
In
His Great Love
Lazelle Powell
Dear Wonderful Saints of God,
How I appreciate your prayers. I know they make a difference. I am so thankful today to be alive and I am fully persuaded Jesus watches over his children. He saved my life again today. I give Him praise and glory. I had just left Christian Worship Center when I saw a car in the distance, generally I'll pull out, get a little speed and stay on my side. Today I stopped before going on to the main highway and let this car pass. When I put my foot on the accelerator I knew something was wrong. I thought I had a flat. So I tried to turn back to the shoulder. Then I found out I could not turn the wheel. I thought the car had died and it would stop in the middle of the highway. The motor was on but the steering wheel had come completely unattached and you could turn it round and round like a clock. There is a little lane, very small, for turning in the middle of the highway where it stopped, sitting straight across the road, cars flying by on both sides. Dorothy and I were sitting praising the Lord when up drives a young Navajo private security officer. Dorothy says he was an angel who appeared and was gone very fast. But he went to the church and got Larry and some others. He patrolled for us and was gone before anyone could thank him. They were able to get it off the highway. Praise The Lord! The devil has tried to get rid of me several times in the past couple of years. I thank God; He still has work for me to do. I know we are doing things that upset all the demons.
I believe in angels and I believe in God's Divine Protection. I know God protected us April 17 in a special way.
Rena had just told me she was going to get Dorothy to go with her to visit her sisters who are deep in peyote religion. We had just had the Hebrew teacher out and have been really teaching the Navajo the importance of understanding our Jewish roots and the importance of our Nation standing with Israel. Israel brought us our Savior.
We have much to do so that we may see the fruit of our labors here among the Navajo people. Great revivals are breaking out all over the world even to the dead coming back alive. One of the Navajo boys asked the question. Why did we think we were different from the Mormons? He said he did not see any of that great power we speak of. I said that he would. Jesus said, 'these things and greater shall you do because I have gone to my father.' Faith so strong is going to arise in the heart of the believer just as the children of Egypt looked at the serpent on the pole and they were healed. We are going to see Jesus the way the disciples saw him on the road to Emmaus. Our eyes are going to be opened to look upon him and be healed. I believe it. He said he was coming for a Bride without spot or wrinkle. He will be everything in our life.
God Bless you all. Together lets not look back but push forward till we see the mighty hand of God moving in our homes, in our families, in our cities, in our Nation, in The Navajo Nation.
We
cannot trust man or weapons or automobiles or anything.
They can easily fail us, but not God.
He will never fail us.
So
many things have happened since I have come to the Navajo reservation.
In this area they did not know what a Valentine Banquet was, because they
did not know what love was. It was
a word never used. We have had a
Valentine Banquet at Christian worship Center for several years.
This year a Navajo minister brought the message.
When he spoke he told us his son had ask him what he was going to get his
mother. He said he had not thought
of it. When he was growing up he
did not know what the word love was. Now
he said, I know. How precious to
see some of the changes that have come to some of the churches and some of the
individuals.
Our
visitors Buddy and Jan Greer were just here.
Buddy brought a salvation message and mentioned the importance of
baptism. We had visitors who have
been in one of the churches behind us for many years.
We were surprised to see how many had never been baptized.
One wants to be baptized and we pray as we continue to teach all the
others and many more will be saved and baptized.
Jack
and, Ute are going often to a church to teach.
Jack drives the public school bus and works at the Public Water Service.
Paul
continues teaching at Christian Worship Center, does Chapel for our children and
tutors at the public school. He
also teaches at the church in Cuba. Paul
does many things around here to help keep us going.
We are blessed with these men.
Marvin,
we cannot forget him. He has been
gone a month and we all miss him. He
is visiting his church, his family and putting a roof on his dad's house.
Bro. Al and Delores need our prayers. Bro. Al has been under the doctor’s. care for some time. They have not found his problem. He has no energy and other things wrong that let you know that is not our normal Bro. Al.
Lynn
and Ute are precious jewels to our students.
They put so much love in what they do for them.
How
blessed I am to have the staff I now have.
Dorothy
is a blessing to our work. How we
need the Navajo to stand with us for their people.
We
bless and love you all.
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I covet your prayers for
all of the following and our staff:
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For
CFAN
