Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
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Pillars
Bricks
Going forward with God’s help we are rebuilding our support founda-
tion. Rather than relying on a significant number of pillars we are look-
ing to build a support structure of smaller bricks that are just as valu-
able. Bricks represent smaller donations given by more supporters to
fund a ministry. In sports, the bricks are the blue collar lunch bucket
teams that collectively get the job done with more team than individual
glory. In architecture, pillars and bricks are both aesthetically pleasing
and each have their place. We’ve all walked on beautiful public walk-
ways lined with bricks and individual contributor’s names on them. In
business it’s called diversifying. In our experience, some of the bricks
already laid in our support foundation have been some of the most
faithful through the years...keeping us engaged through prayer and
communication.
GOAL
Feedback from all over the world shows Native people have high credibility as
missionaries. People know their history and pain and highly respect them.
Movies like Dances with Wolves, Avatar, The New World and others have
shown them to be tremendous survivors in spite of years of attempted cul-
tural genocide. (I do not endorse all viewpoints expressed in these films).
Because of their stories and identity they can bring the Gospel to many areas
that are closed to Anglo (or western) missionaries. A few examples are China,
Tibet and Pakistan.
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A North American Christian Indigenous leader spoke of his reception in this South American country:
“I shared at the national pastor's conference what I believe is God's heart for the Church of Peru. Hundreds of pastors
from throughout the nation gathered and I challenged them about the missing and needed contribution of their Indige-
nous brethren in fulfilling the Father's heart for the nations. It was met with great applause and cheers. I shared a vision
for the emerging role of Indigenous people in the earth today that is free of shame and inferiority, and full of grace and
dignity, and many of them wept during our time of prayer as everyone rose to their feet to say yes to God's call on their
lives to impact the nations. We shared our peoples' common struggles with dominant culture political ideologies, oppres-
sive religious systems and colonial subjugation, yet always coming back to Jesus as the one who brings true freedom and
healing of scarred identities.”
Unity
Our Part