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The Gathering
started with the Grand Entry followed up by
opening remarks of the Chief of Mathias Colomb
Cree Nation, Chief Pascall Bighetty. Pascall had
set the tone for the gathering by emphasizing
the absolute importance of walking in faith with
the Creator, even during our failures.
With the opening
remarks said, the Drum Circle commenced drumming
on the Abba drum, leading the dancers into
worship.
We then moved
into presenting the
"One Heart Gathering"
DVD to all the participants. There they were
introduced to what the Spirit of God had done in
the One Heart Gathering and what He was doing
amongst our First Nations' People.
After viewing the
One Heart Gathering, Pastor Joel Molin shared
that the responsibility of Gate Keeper was a
serious matter and one not to be taken lightly -
for the Word declares in Luke;
Luke 12:48
...So to every one to whom much was
given, much will be demanded from him,
and to whom they entrusted much, all the
more they will ask of him.
Further to this
was the importance of our responsibilities as
Leaders and the blessings that come from
obedience and the curses that come with
disobedience. A common theme that rang loud was
the scripture found in 2 Chronicle;
2 Chronicles
7:14
if My people, who are called by My name,
shall humble themselves and pray, and
seek My face, and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from Heaven and
will forgive their sin and will heal
their land.
Afterwards all
were dismissed for the afternoon break and the
evening session resumed at 6:00.
With powerful
signs He reinforced the teachings, both in the
Gathering and the homes where some of our guest
were staying.
Upon resuming the
evening session we moved into testimonies of
God's move in other nations - watching the DVD,
"Let The Seas Resound",
where God is restoring the land of Fiji through
it's Indigenous Peoples - with both MC, Maureen
Brown, and Joel sharing words of scripture and
comments, which captured what God was conveying
during the Leadership Gathering.
The following day
brought a few more of our people into the
Gathering, while others needed to make the
journey back home. So, a time was set aside to
pray for the protection of those that were on
the road.
That afternoon
was dedicated for a time of worship with the
help of Delvina, Don and our Drum circle. What a
powerful time was had.
After songs of
worship had been sung and the Word read by
Maureen, Peter was ask to share what the Lord
had brought him to Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN)
for. He began to share a little, expecting to
move into a routine of dance that he performs
with his family immediately, but due to
technical difficulties with a CD player he was
forced to continue speaking. Oh, thank God for
these difficulties! For with this delay the
Spirit of the Lord came upon Peter. He began to
share from the heart of God a message that all
needed to hear. All were moved by the Spirit and
listened intently to every word. The message was
that God takes us from were we are at and builds
us up to where we are going; that we need not be
afraid of our walk, but boldly move into it, for
where our Lord has walked, so should we. To move
amongst our people and just LOVE them!
Encouraging them
to share forgiveness rather than confrontation,
servant hood rather than being served. All these
things bring healing and grace in more and more
abundance than anything else that one can do. In
another word, LOVE, this is really what builds a
relationship, family, village and nation! And
that love is not a feeling, rather an act of
obedience.
John 14:15
Jesus said to
his disciples: If you love me, you will
do as I command.
After a powerful
word received through Peter's heartfelt message
- who incidentally made the 15 hour journey from
Thunder Bay to OCN to share with us, with only
thirty dollars in his pocket - was able then to
dance out his testimony, accompanied with his
family. Praise God for obedient servants!
At this time we
called forth all those that were going to make
the journey to the land of Israel and had them
seated in front of everyone. Both Peter and
Keith Matthews were called upon to anoint and
bless the team. As Keith was anointing them with
oil, Peter was fanning them with his Eagle Wing
fan, symbolizing the Great Spirit, and a word
was given to each of them.
The Gathering was
concluded by a potluck feast and a short video
on a the First people's prophecy and the role
they will have in healing the nations of the
world.
We want to thank
everyone for being obedient to the calling of
the Great Spirit and making the journey to OCN.
We especially want to thank those that have
journeyed from afar; Winnipeg, Brandon, Thunder
Bay, Ont., Pukatawagan and Nelson House. Your
sacrifice of time, and finances will not go
unnoticed by our Creator and Savior, "Jesus
Christ".
We also want to
give praise to our heavenly Father for having
all our team travel safely back home without
incidents, despite freezing rain and terrible
ice-covered road conditions that existed at the
time of the departure.
Comments on the
Gathering:
Hi Joel
.....It was memorable to be with you to say the
least. Thank you for asking me along to share in
the joy & movement of His Spirit. 'Connection'
with Peter from Thunder Bay was significant for
me....
Your Brother
Keith
Hello there,
Just to let you know that we made it safe and
sound last night at exactly 12:30 am. The roads
were terrible, but God took us there and he
bought us home again. Thank you for the the most
wonderful time. The boys sure enjoyed
themselves.
God bless.
Love,
Janet
Blessings to you and
your household for your graciousness in all that
happened this past weekend. We arrived this
morning only - as the conditions were so that we
had to stay in Dauphin a few hours - so only
pulled into Brandon 8am. But we did arrive! Too
bad Guy wasn't driving for us - I'm sure we
would've been much faster!
Thank you once again
All of you there.
Delvina (Mother
Heart)
(Will be praying for
your request Delvina)
Good Morning Joel &
Melanie
Praise the Lord for the success of the gathering
and safe travel for everyone.
Getting excited about the trip in only a few
days we have to leave home.....
May Our Lord and
Saviour richly bless you as you continue to
serve him.
Sister in Christ
Diane |
