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When Cheyennes Helped Me
Twenty five years ago, our mission administrator told us he was requiring us to move from the Cheyenne reservation to one of our mission centers to get counseling. It was a shock... — Updated 12/4/2014
One More Prairie Christmas
Christmas was the most memorable time during my childhood years on the prairies. It was uncomplicated but valuable, humble but rich. Each one special to our family. Every member... — Updated 12/2/2014
I Proved the Doctors Wrong
The doctor was talking to my mother as they stood beside my bed. She was upset and the doctor was trying to comfort her. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Williams, but we've done all we can for... — Updated 10/12/2014
Memories and hope
Bernice Sondrup, who has had contact with thousands of prostitutes over her years of ministry, says Crossfire volunteers would have talked to everyone of the 54. Scanning a sheet... — Updated 10/12/2014
From Pain to Purpose
When Karen Meekis first heard about a support group for survivors of sexual abuse, she jumped at the opportunity. “I felt like it was my last resort or I was going to go crazy. I wanted healing so bad I was prepared to fight for i... — Updated 10/12/2014
Faith Pruning
I remember how I helped my mother and loved working in the garden with her as a young child. It gave us time together. As we worked, she always told a story. I guess what I didn't... — Updated 10/12/2014
Every marriage and family are different but....
We celebrated our ten-year anniversary much like we've celebrated the previous nine, traveling to reservations and ministering to Native people who are dealing with the same... — Updated 7/23/2014
We All Have Our Own Story to Tell
As a child, no one says, "I want to grow up to be a murderer." I certainly didn't. Yet here I am, 36 years old, labeled by society as a murderer because I took a life. I was born to... — Updated 3/15/2014
Outstanding Native Women
The daughter of sharecroppers Johnson and Gaynell Jacobs, Judy Jacobs (Lumbee Tribe) was born in Lumberton, North Carolina, and is the youngest of twelve children. Her family,... — Updated 3/15/2014
Falling into Place
"The woman in front of me was in no shape to be on television. Her face was lifeless-her eyes red, swollen, vacant. She met my gaze as if begging to be told what to do, but I had... — Updated 1/18/2014
AN OCEAN OF LEAVES
As an artist, color is everything. Whenever autumn is here, I find it brings me renewed awareness of our Creator all over again. I am in awe at the bounty of colors, from warm... — Updated 11/23/2013
He Believed in Me
I was barely a teenager when I began smoking pot and dabbling with Ouija boards. In less than three years, I was running cocaine for a big dealer and sold my soul to the devil.... — Updated 11/23/2013
No longer stuck in a hopeless situation
As I walked in, I saw my mother laying on the couch, bloody from my dad beating her, shaking in fear, unsure of what to do. Fear shot down my spine and I knew once again I was... — Updated 11/23/2013
Wherever You Are
I am a Native American and a prisoner for Jesus. I want to encourage fellow inmates and families of inmates. I’ve been a prisoner for Jesus for years, preaching and teaching the Goo... — Updated 9/28/2013
My Tribal Prayer Journey by motorcycle across Native Country
My Tribal Prayer Journey started in the Spring of 2009 after my Dakota nephew Seth Cloud Chief Eagle passed way from huffing “computer dust-off spray”. This led me to visit and gif... — Updated 9/28/2013
My Walk on Creator's Path
Each one of us has positive and negative factors that shape our lives—age, gender, health, appearance, personality, families, national cultures, religious backgrounds, finances, and... — Updated 9/28/2013
My Understanding Brother
When I stepped from the classroom into the hallway, somehow, it seemed more crowded with kids even shorter and smaller than last year. Was it because I was feeling self-conscious about being a head taller than most of them? As two... — Updated 7/27/2013
God Answered My Prayer and Set Me Free
On the peninsula jutting out into Lake Winnipeg, near the end of Manitoba Highway 59, is where I call home. I was born in Victoria Beach, and called Traverse Bay, Manitoba my childhood home. My mom was treaty but my dad wasn’t so w... — Updated 7/27/2013
WHO OR WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM?
Do you feel abandoned and alone? Are you running away from someone or something? Sherry Lynne knows what it’s like to be “on the run”. If this describes your life, you can stop running. There is someone who wants to be your frien... — Updated 5/25/2013
Where Was God?
As I lay bruised and bleeding on the side of Interstate Highway 10, watching the taillights of the semi fading into the distance, I thought, so this is how God answers prayer. Less... — Updated 5/25/2013
From 'White' Woman to 'Red Warrior' Woman
I have always been a happy-go-lucky person. I grew up in a loving home and had it pretty easy. So when I came to know Jesus as Savior on July 30, 1989, it wasn’t out of desperation... — Updated 3/17/2013
God is still working in people like me
Fear was a huge part of my childhood and not the healthy fear. I was afraid of school, afraid of what friends might think of me, afraid of my family, my grandmother, my mom and her... — Updated 1/19/2013
ANOTHER CHANCE
“Ouch!” My hand smarted from the stinging hot water as I gazed out the kitchen window. Quickly, I mixed cold water over the amber glass and rinsed the suds away. “Not paying atten... — Updated 1/19/2013
Faith and Love Have Carried Me
The first memory I have is my grandmother getting up—while I was still in bed, of course. I would hear a fire going, then I’d wake up. My grandmother used to wake up early in the... — Updated 12/15/2012
Brought back to life
I was born in Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba, on January 19, 1936 and raised in Crane River. I went to school in Crane River up to Grade 4. Then I started working for local farmers.... — Updated 12/15/2012
