Der Dienst von YWAM Native Ministries, Kamiah, Idaho begann im Sommer 1993. Der Herr gab uns ein Wort aus 1. Mose 26, 12-22, besonders Vers 18, …”Dort hatten die Philister nach Abrahams Tod alle Brunnen zugeschüttet. Isaak ließ die Brunnen wieder ausgraben und gab ihnen dieselben Namen, die sein Vater ihnen damals gegeben hatte.” Wir [...]

October 8, 2009 The doctor entered the room, preparing to give me the exam required by US Immigration authorities. Quickly his questions turned personal. Why was I here, what was my job? I briefly stated that I was working with a Christian non-profit organization seeking to walk with and work among Native people in the [...]

The horrific events of 9-11-2001 have no doubt caused many to ask questions like this one. “Where you asleep God, or on vacation or did you just not pay attention?” Interestingly enough, these questions seem to be asked mostly by people who may not think or care about God when things run smoothly in their [...]

Do we really understand what it means to be held as a piece of property, being bought and sold at will by an arbitrary owner. Do we really understand the pain that a Native American might feel about massacred beloved ancestors, land stolen from them, broken promises, and crude and untrue stereotypes being applied to all of them. Their wounds are real, no amount of tolerance alone can take care of those. “Time heals all wounds” is not only a false but cruel figure of speech. A festering wound left alone will not heal by itself, it will only get worse.

We featured a picture of a large rattlesnake, reported to be over 9 feet long, weighing about 97 pounds, that supposedly was killed not far from Kamiah in Lawyers Canyon. The information was forwarded to us by what seemed to be a credible source and all the geographical descriptions appeared correct. As long-time residents of [...]