Here are two that occurred in the Friday Prayer on the Mountain meetings:
1. MIRACLE PROVISION
A visiting young woman from out of state came up to Cindy (one of our worship leaders) after the prayer session and told her she had always wanted to play the violin.
Cindy asked: “Do you have a violin?”
“No,” the young woman replied.
Cindy said she would see what she could do to assist her.
After talking to the young woman, a gentleman from West Virginia asked to speak with her. He held a violin case. He told her that the Lord had him bring down a violin to see if anyone needed one.
Startled, Cindy ran to get the young woman and introduced her to the gentleman who brought the violin. What a miracle.
2. BREAD ON THE WATER
I believe that I have related to you the fact that my husband, Albert, and I researched and helped to mount the first city-wide repentance service in America with the First Nations people. This was held in Kansas City with the chiefs of the five tribes that had once been a part of Kansas City’s history: The Kanza, Wyandot, Shawnee, Osage and Delaware.
We brought the present-day leaders of these five tribes to Kansas City to allow the ministers of the seventy-two denominations represented in that great city to repent to the leaders of the tribes for the sins committed against the First Nations people.
It was both thrilling and heart-breaking: thrilling to be allowed to be a part of such a breakthrough – and heart breaking as we poured through the protected archives of the Kanza Collection at the university in Lawrence, Kansas. Just reading the book of treaties showed us that our ancestors had tricked and cheated them. It was difficult to stomach the realization of what we had done to the original inhabitants of this land.
But I never expected to be honored again to touch (in any way) the inhabitants of a designated piece of land. But, “like bread on the water”, Chief Big Pond came to Moravian Falls. Although he lives in Bixby, Oklahoma, this godly Methodist apostle travels extensively as a representative of the First Nations people to assist in First Nations repentance services for the setting free of this nation’s land and of those who occupy it.
Chief Big Pond’s ancestors occupied this North Carolina land originally and he felt a monumental connection to it. It was an honor to accompany him to the top of Prayer Mountain to God’s designated location for our Father’s House (on top).
He prayed and blessed me and I him. Also, he gave me this necklace with the colors and symbols of his tribe. Here is the necklace.
He hopes to return here soon for he feels that the book the Lord wishes him to write should be written here. Praise God. (For such an honor, I would ask the Lord if Chief Big Pond could share some of the Scribe Angels helping me.)
With “original” rights he has cleansed the land and called forth the chapel to be built on top of the ridge. The land has been waiting a long time to be released. I’m happy for it. I’m happy for this third generation, First Nations Clergyman/Chief, and I can tell you, I am happy for those of us who have lived to see this day.
