Unlimited Glory Ministries - Mission Adventure 99

Mission Adventure 99 page 4 Sunday morning dawned bright and clear and found us headed to the village of Wheatfields, AZ, about 130 miles from Many Waters. For purposes of information, it is important to know that the Navajo nation covers an area about the size of the state of West Virginia and is located in parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. When Don and Lynn came to this area in 1979/80 a recent survey had shown that there were only 7 committed Christians among the 40,000 Navajo who lived in the immediate area Don and Lynn felt called to!

The congregation at Wheatfields was among the first to come to the Lord. The church building is located about 3 miles east of the village along a dirt road which is maintained only for school buses during the school year. What began in a 10' by 20' shack is now a growing fellowship known as 'Jordan River Church'. They have a beautiful small church building, and were in the process of adding a fellowship hall when we were there. Pastor Millie invited us to do most of the service that day. Among other things, Amanda gave her testimony.

Immediately after the service we invited everyone to a picnic lunch in the brush arbor. During the service Rachel was busy preparing the food so that it would be ready on time. It was during this meal that we really had a chance to get to know our brothers and sisters in the Lord who had up to this point been separated from us by almost 1,500 miles.

On the right Steve (with hat) and Aimee are talking to Pastor Millie (she has her back to the camera on the right) During a VBS which we held in the afternoon we also did the puppet show called 'The Heat is On,' and a skit called 'Chicken Skit.'

' The Heat is On' Fred, Andy, Kenn, Paul, Jeromie, Evan

After the VBS we had an opportunity to play with the kids. For many of the team members these times with the children will stand out as some of the most memorable experiences of the entire adventure.

Kenn and Andy giving rides to Tyson & Tyron

An angel named Santana who stole the hearts of everyone on the team

Evan with a group of kids who enjoyed

the snacks, balloons, and prizes.

MORE SPIRITUAL WARFARE

When we left Wheatfields Lynn wanted to take us to Canyon de Chelly National Monument located about 60 miles south of where we were. While it was definitely a beautiful spot to visit, we had more on our minds than mere sightseeing. Canyon de Chelly is also a stronghold of the Navajo religion. Not only is it considered sacred because it is where the ancestors of the present day Navajo lived, but the peyote priests who use the peyote blossom from cactus to receive 'visions' - much as drug addicts us mescaline and LSD - come there in order to worship, perform ceremonies and receive direction from the gods.

Looking North Looking South

Cliff dwellings located inside red square near middle of picture As was true at both Nenahnezad and Morgan Lake on Saturday evening, we entered into an intense time of spiritual warfare lasting about 1 1/2 hours. At one of the overlooks we sang, clapped in defiance to the spirits of darkness which had controlled this area for several hundred years, and bound and rebuked them.

During one point we felt led to shout in unison at the top of our lungs that 'Jesus Christ is Lord.' The sound of that echoing back to us throughout the canyon was indescribable. We asked the Lord not only to send a spirit of confusion upon anyone who would seek to again use this area for demonic rituals, but we asked Him to open the eyes of all those who had taken part in these rituals and who had previously been blinded to the truth.

During our time of praise, worship, warfare and prayer the Lord again provided us with a 1/4 rainbow as a sign that we were continuing to fulfill that which He had called us to do!

We left the Canyon overjoyed that God had again used the team in such a powerful way. But we also knew that we weren't finished. Mission Adventure 99 page 1, 2, 3 , 4, 5, 6 , 7 Map Return to UGM Home Page