Vision Statement
I was in prison and you came to me ... Truly, I say to you, to the extent that you did it unto one of these...of mine, even the least of them, you did unto me." "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." (Matthew 25:36, 40; John 12:26)
The vision of the Prison/Jail Aglow Prison Ministry is to:
To go wherever women are incarcerated
To tell the good news of Jesus Christ
To bring life and hope through faith in Him
To minister through prayer and fellowship
To love unconditionally with the love of God
To lead women into praise and worship
For more information:
http://www.aglow-prisonministry.org/
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Broken Walls prison tour 2009, from Bruce and Donna Bartelli
Greetings to all!
We have just returned from from what Jonathan, Kris and Bill (Broken Walls) and Paul Starling ( the most incredible sound man on the continent!) have called the most successful MWK journey in our 10 years. And we agree! We thought last year was incredible with breakthroughs, but this year saw even greater things. Our many thanks to all of you who were in intercession for the team of 8 who are still recovering.
I am not going into much of the journey here as I will be sending out a follow-up newsletter in November. It will take that long to put to together plus Donna and I, with several others, will be assisting to honor hundreds of Native Veteran's this November 6th at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. We have 250 Warriors Medals of Valor with Military insignia blankets to present that day during their Veterans Powwow. We are having Marshall and Lauretta Tall Eagle Serna do the ceremony. So we are looking forward to ministering with them once again. So a newletter will be coming, but later.
The purpose for this email is the ATTACHMENT. One of our supervisors at my office retired while I was on the MWK Journey and emailed the attachment included below. Thought you might enjoy it. Randy wrote the story himself; he is of the Cherokee Nation:
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There once was a peaceful Native American village nestled in a horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded by beautiful, majestic, tall mountains. Their Chief had led the people of the village through some difficult times, but had at long last enjoyed a time of peace and plenty. He was well and content, but he knew the time grew close for him to go the way of his ancestors and be with his Creator.
So he called his three sons together and gave them a simple quest, to help him decide which one should be the next Chief. He said to them, behold the mountains that have protected and provided for our village with their shadow, shelter, and abundance. Take forty days to hike and climb into the mountains alone. There to ponder the future of our village, and to pray in the solitude of the mountain. Then return to me, and share of your journeys and thoughts.
While they were on their quest the elder Chief prayed earnestly for their safe return, and for wisdom in deciding which one would take his place as Principal Chief.
Upon their return the Chief asked the first son where his journey had taken him, and what insight the Creator had given him while there. This son presented the Elder Chief with a huge pine cone as the totem of his quest, and then told how that he had gone to the very top of the tree-line and from there gazed upon their whole valley. He saw that it was wonderfully lush and green, and full of the sounds of life; babbling brooks, gentle breezes, and the many creatures of the forest. He went on to say from this view he foresaw many more years of peace and plenty, by tilling the open land and gathering from the forest.
The Chief smiled and told him he had done well, you shall be chief over the youth, the women and the aged ones that tend our gardens and gather from the forest.
The second son, as he listened to his brother’s words, had straightened his stance, squared his shoulders, and went from a faint smile to a near grin on his face. When it became his turn to speak he presented the elder Chief with a magnificent eagle feather, as the totem of his quest. He then told how his journey had taken him far beyond the tree-line, to the bluffs and rocky crags where the eagles nested. From there he saw beyond their valley to a high mesa he had never even known was there! As he admired this lush plateau, of wild grass and a sparkling lake, he saw many wild horses, deer, and antelope, and above them bighorn sheep. In all that his eyes beheld his mind saw the potential to capture spirited horses for breeding, and for much big game to hunt. He was very excited for the potential of wealth and increased mobility the horses would bring, and the abundance of meat and hides of the plentiful big game!
The Chief smiled and told him he had also done well, you shall be chief over our able-bodied men that hunt, explore, and break wild horses.
The third son, as he listened to his brothers’ words, had stood very quietly with a respectful but distant gleam in his eyes. When it became his turn to speak the elder Chief noted that his son’s hands were empty. Then the old Chief asked this last son to speak of his journey. The third son then told how his journey had taken him to the very highest peak, and his totem from there was a changed and humbled heart. As from there he had seen the beauty and immensity of the other side! And there, as he prayed and pondered the vastness of the other side, he had heard the still small voice of the Creator whisper in his ear, “The whole earth and the fullness therein is mine.” In all this he was struck with the knowledge the Creator had graciously led them to their beautiful valley, and provided the plenty of the forest and the potential of the mesa! He there came to understand that what is truly important is to seek to know the Creator and to follow His ways, and to be ever prepared for when He chooses to lead us to the “other side.”
The elder Chief gazed admiringly through tear-clouded eyes at his son, and told him he had done very well indeed, and that he would become a wise and compassionate Principal Chief.
Randy
P.S. I am reluctant to spoil the story by re-stating the obvious, but just in case the obvious is not as obvious as I had hoped? The point is - we will always need management capable of maintaining the status quo like the ‘forest,’ and of exploring the new areas of potential like the ‘mesa,’ but the greatest need will always be for leadership that can see and appreciate the ‘other side.’ I am truly sorry for how much of the time I failed to see or forgot this lesson! Be blessed, and “… seek ye first…” Matthew 6:33
We have just returned from from what Jonathan, Kris and Bill (Broken Walls) and Paul Starling ( the most incredible sound man on the continent!) have called the most successful MWK journey in our 10 years. And we agree! We thought last year was incredible with breakthroughs, but this year saw even greater things. Our many thanks to all of you who were in intercession for the team of 8 who are still recovering.
I am not going into much of the journey here as I will be sending out a follow-up newsletter in November. It will take that long to put to together plus Donna and I, with several others, will be assisting to honor hundreds of Native Veteran's this November 6th at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. We have 250 Warriors Medals of Valor with Military insignia blankets to present that day during their Veterans Powwow. We are having Marshall and Lauretta Tall Eagle Serna do the ceremony. So we are looking forward to ministering with them once again. So a newletter will be coming, but later.
The purpose for this email is the ATTACHMENT. One of our supervisors at my office retired while I was on the MWK Journey and emailed the attachment included below. Thought you might enjoy it. Randy wrote the story himself; he is of the Cherokee Nation:
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There once was a peaceful Native American village nestled in a horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded by beautiful, majestic, tall mountains. Their Chief had led the people of the village through some difficult times, but had at long last enjoyed a time of peace and plenty. He was well and content, but he knew the time grew close for him to go the way of his ancestors and be with his Creator.
So he called his three sons together and gave them a simple quest, to help him decide which one should be the next Chief. He said to them, behold the mountains that have protected and provided for our village with their shadow, shelter, and abundance. Take forty days to hike and climb into the mountains alone. There to ponder the future of our village, and to pray in the solitude of the mountain. Then return to me, and share of your journeys and thoughts.
While they were on their quest the elder Chief prayed earnestly for their safe return, and for wisdom in deciding which one would take his place as Principal Chief.
Upon their return the Chief asked the first son where his journey had taken him, and what insight the Creator had given him while there. This son presented the Elder Chief with a huge pine cone as the totem of his quest, and then told how that he had gone to the very top of the tree-line and from there gazed upon their whole valley. He saw that it was wonderfully lush and green, and full of the sounds of life; babbling brooks, gentle breezes, and the many creatures of the forest. He went on to say from this view he foresaw many more years of peace and plenty, by tilling the open land and gathering from the forest.
The Chief smiled and told him he had done well, you shall be chief over the youth, the women and the aged ones that tend our gardens and gather from the forest.
The second son, as he listened to his brother’s words, had straightened his stance, squared his shoulders, and went from a faint smile to a near grin on his face. When it became his turn to speak he presented the elder Chief with a magnificent eagle feather, as the totem of his quest. He then told how his journey had taken him far beyond the tree-line, to the bluffs and rocky crags where the eagles nested. From there he saw beyond their valley to a high mesa he had never even known was there! As he admired this lush plateau, of wild grass and a sparkling lake, he saw many wild horses, deer, and antelope, and above them bighorn sheep. In all that his eyes beheld his mind saw the potential to capture spirited horses for breeding, and for much big game to hunt. He was very excited for the potential of wealth and increased mobility the horses would bring, and the abundance of meat and hides of the plentiful big game!
The Chief smiled and told him he had also done well, you shall be chief over our able-bodied men that hunt, explore, and break wild horses.
The third son, as he listened to his brothers’ words, had stood very quietly with a respectful but distant gleam in his eyes. When it became his turn to speak the elder Chief noted that his son’s hands were empty. Then the old Chief asked this last son to speak of his journey. The third son then told how his journey had taken him to the very highest peak, and his totem from there was a changed and humbled heart. As from there he had seen the beauty and immensity of the other side! And there, as he prayed and pondered the vastness of the other side, he had heard the still small voice of the Creator whisper in his ear, “The whole earth and the fullness therein is mine.” In all this he was struck with the knowledge the Creator had graciously led them to their beautiful valley, and provided the plenty of the forest and the potential of the mesa! He there came to understand that what is truly important is to seek to know the Creator and to follow His ways, and to be ever prepared for when He chooses to lead us to the “other side.”
The elder Chief gazed admiringly through tear-clouded eyes at his son, and told him he had done very well indeed, and that he would become a wise and compassionate Principal Chief.
Randy
P.S. I am reluctant to spoil the story by re-stating the obvious, but just in case the obvious is not as obvious as I had hoped? The point is - we will always need management capable of maintaining the status quo like the ‘forest,’ and of exploring the new areas of potential like the ‘mesa,’ but the greatest need will always be for leadership that can see and appreciate the ‘other side.’ I am truly sorry for how much of the time I failed to see or forgot this lesson! Be blessed, and “… seek ye first…” Matthew 6:33
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Overwhelmed!
The distributors of the video "The Ultimate Gift" have given us permission for a public performance of the DVD at the SDWP where we minister each month!
Background: the Church of Hope has sponsored Christian videos for the inmates from time to time and Pierre Aglow has assisted with technical help. In the past, secular videos were available to the inmates but currently, our showings are the only movie alternative. Many excellent movies require a fee of up to $250 to show them in a public performance (as opposed to a home showing).
We had begun thinking about our next video showing and made an inquiry to the distributors of 'The Ultimate Gift' and they provided permission for us to show it, free of charge! That is an enormous blessing and we are so grateful to God and to The Helixx Group!
Background: the Church of Hope has sponsored Christian videos for the inmates from time to time and Pierre Aglow has assisted with technical help. In the past, secular videos were available to the inmates but currently, our showings are the only movie alternative. Many excellent movies require a fee of up to $250 to show them in a public performance (as opposed to a home showing).
We had begun thinking about our next video showing and made an inquiry to the distributors of 'The Ultimate Gift' and they provided permission for us to show it, free of charge! That is an enormous blessing and we are so grateful to God and to The Helixx Group!
Friday, June 5, 2009
June 12-13, SD East River Aglow Retreat, "Walking Boldly in His Presence"
SD East River Area Team Presents:
Walking Boldly in His Presence
In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Eph.3:12
Do you really know who you are in Christ?
Come and partake in the banquet the Lord has set for you!
Fri. June 12: 7-10 p.m.~
Sat. June 13: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Life Church, 1117 W. 11th St., Sioux Falls, SD
Featured speaker: Joyce A. Lighari
Joyce is from Brookings, SD. She is new to SD, but not to Aglow. Joyce has been in leadership with Aglow for over ten years. In 2005 she was the Chairman of the Worldwide Aglow Conf. in Nashville, TN. She is a gifted teacher and preacher of the Word of God. Joyce also has a powerful anointing in prophecy. She desires that through her insights that others would be encouraged, strengthened and set free.
Worship Leader: Terry Jahner
Terry is from Bowman, ND, will be our Praise and Worship leader. She is a prophetic psalmist and her music releases the sound and spontaneous songs of heaven. Terry has released a Nashville Gospel project in 2003 called, “The Road Less Traveled.” She has traveled the country bringing refreshing to the Body of Christ. Come enjoy the Glory!
Registration is $40, including lunch.
$20 due by May 16th.
Send to: Marcia Haaland
11701- 403rd Ave.,
Houghton, SD 57449
Write checks to: SD East River Aglow
For more information call Marcia at 605-885-6398
or Glenna Remington 605-397-2750
(Directions to the church: Take I-29, turn on Exit 79- towards downtown on 42/12th St., turn left on Grange Ave., turn next left on W. 11th St.)
Please make your own motel reservations.
Walking Boldly in His Presence
In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Eph.3:12
Do you really know who you are in Christ?
Come and partake in the banquet the Lord has set for you!
Fri. June 12: 7-10 p.m.~
Sat. June 13: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Life Church, 1117 W. 11th St., Sioux Falls, SD
Featured speaker: Joyce A. Lighari
Joyce is from Brookings, SD. She is new to SD, but not to Aglow. Joyce has been in leadership with Aglow for over ten years. In 2005 she was the Chairman of the Worldwide Aglow Conf. in Nashville, TN. She is a gifted teacher and preacher of the Word of God. Joyce also has a powerful anointing in prophecy. She desires that through her insights that others would be encouraged, strengthened and set free.
Worship Leader: Terry Jahner
Terry is from Bowman, ND, will be our Praise and Worship leader. She is a prophetic psalmist and her music releases the sound and spontaneous songs of heaven. Terry has released a Nashville Gospel project in 2003 called, “The Road Less Traveled.” She has traveled the country bringing refreshing to the Body of Christ. Come enjoy the Glory!
Registration is $40, including lunch.
$20 due by May 16th.
Send to: Marcia Haaland
11701- 403rd Ave.,
Houghton, SD 57449
Write checks to: SD East River Aglow
For more information call Marcia at 605-885-6398
or Glenna Remington 605-397-2750
(Directions to the church: Take I-29, turn on Exit 79- towards downtown on 42/12th St., turn left on Grange Ave., turn next left on W. 11th St.)
Please make your own motel reservations.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Aglow Meeting with Carla Reed, Tuesday, June 2 at 7 pm, New LIfe Assembly of God, 1120 N. Harrison, Pierre, SD
Please invite everyone who would be interested in Carla’s ministry or in Aglow. I plan to send some postcards to some who don’t have email addresses.
Carla Reed of Selah Ministries will minister at a meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 7 pm at New Life Assembly of God, 1120 N. Harrison, Pierre, SD.
Carla Reed of Selah Ministries will minister at a meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 7 pm at New Life Assembly of God, 1120 N. Harrison, Pierre, SD.
Carla, seen here with Patty Lihs, is a dear friend and we will be blessed if you are able to join us in welcoming her.
Women and men are welcome, and childcare will be available.
We will also be blessed by Sunny Holloway, Main Street Dance, who has choreographed a dance to the song, “Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree.”
Aglow International (http://www.aglow.org/) is a trans-denominational organization of Christian women and men that emphasizes prayer and outreach with the Gospel.
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Excerpt from Carla’s last ministry email:
SELAH MINISTRIES
Carla Reed
21200 E Country Vista Dr #L-104
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Phone: 509-599-0433
http://www.carlareed.com/
Dearest Friends,
Blessings and Greetings to all of you on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend. I trust each of you have enjoyed your holiday weekend and are ready for summer. It had been a very long winter for many of us in the northwest, and I'm ever so happy the sun is shining, the trees have leafed out, birds are singing, and flowers are blooming all over Liberty Lake and the area. After the dreariness of winter and the weariness of living under a cloud of constant bad national news, most of us are feeling like we can breathe and hope again.
It has been quite awhile since my last correspondance. Although, I have limited my out of town travel, I have kept busy nevertheless. I have spent several weeks writing and editing my first book on the Water Story. As I began to write, I felt the Lord showed me there will be three books on the Water Journey and that the nine year journey has paralleled a woman's pregnancy. I never saw or considered it like that before, and it made complete sense.
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I hope to have some copies ready by this summer and will keep you posted. Pray with me about the formatting, publishing, printing and financing of the book. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the size, content, and easy to read stories that are woven into the book. You could eventually find your stated,river, lake, ocean or city named in the stories. As of now, the writing of the first book is finished, excepting for continued review and proofing.
I will be leaving this week for a month long trip to the midwest. This is my first major excursion in the Glory Van since I finished the twelve week trip to the east coast last fall. I am planning to drive back to South Dakota to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday on June 5. She is living in Neligh, NE, and my family is hoping to surprise her. My dad who lives in Mitchell, SD has just turned 85, and I feel I need to spend some time with both of my aging parents. Then I will travel to Anderson, Indiana where I will get to see my new grandson, Titus, for the first time. He was born in January and is my daughter's fifth child. I will be stopping in Worland and Sheridan,Wyoming, Pierre and Herrick, South Dakota, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. So if you're on my route, contact me, and we'll see if we can get together. I have many wonderful and new things to share with you. The revelation that has been coming to me and the downloads concerning water have been astonishing, and I've caught a glimpse of what I think is coming. It may startle you as much as it has me.
The last several months at home have brought much needed restoration mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I have spent hours reading and studying the many new things that the Lord is showing me. It has taken me completely out of my boxed thinking, but I'm ready for a new season. I will continue to travel and minister as the doors open, but I want to be able to incorporate some new and innovative things regarding natural health and sound, frequency, and music therapy. You'll have to 'stay tuned'.
Last of all, I want to thank you and ask you for your prayers for Joshua who has been in Afghanistan about six weeks. He called over the weekend deeply distressed that his company had lost a pilot and an apache helicopter in a crash. He is part of a small company that did not lose either one man or a helicopter during their 15 months in Iraq. So it was very hard too lose someone so soon. The cause of the crash appears to be mechanical failure which devasted the mechanics who work so hard to keep the 'birds' in the air. Joshua had mentioned they were having trouble getting the needed parts and supplies, although I do not know if that was the particular cause. He took it especially hard as the helicopter that crashed had at one time been assigned to him as the crew chief. It had his fingerprints on it. When I visited him at Ft Bragg over Thanksgiving, he had taken me to the hanger and shown me his aircraft of which I have a picture. He was very proud of it and being its crew chief. That is the very same one that crashed. He had NOT worked on it prior to the crash or since being in Afghanistan, as it had been assigned to someone else, but he took the loss of his pilot friend and the needed and valuable helicopter pretty hard as did their entire company. As you are led, would you pray for him and his company that there will never be another loss of life or aircraft.
If you would like to write to Josh or send a package, his address is:
Spec Joshua Reed
C co 1-82ARB TF Wolf Pack
Task Force Pegasus
APO AE 09355
Be sure and write or type the address exactly as shown. He said it could take nearly a month to receive mail. You can also email him at jareed_amt@hotmail.com. There is an underscore between his name and amt. He has not been able to check emails frequently, but will be moving to another base next week that will allow him easier access.
In closing, I thank you for your prayers and support and ask you not to stop. Josh and I need our friends, and I trust I will be a friend and encouragment to you as long as I keep writing these newsletters. Your financial support is always deeply appreciated and definitely needed.
Don't forget to get online on the website: http://www.carlareed.com/. If you did not get to read "Days of Glory" as the attachment I sent, it is now posted online.
May you be blessed and strengthened in your inner man as we allow the Voice of Many Waters to speak to us from within.
My love to all of you,
Carla
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Dress Rehearsal, Main Street Dance Production of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
You are invited to view Merlynh's photo album: 2009-05-29 Practice
2009-05-29 Practice
May 29, 2009 by Merlynh
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2009-05-29 Practice
May 29, 2009 by Merlynh
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Broken Walls Concert in Eagle Butte May 1
http://www.brokenwalls.com/
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Friday, May 1, 2009
EAGLE BUTTE, SOUTH DAKOTA
10:00AM ~ Presentation & Concert at Middle School, Eagle Butte, SD
01:00PM ~ Assembly presentation, Eagle Butte, SD
2:00PM ~ Workshops, Eagle Butte, SD
7:00PM ~ Broken Walls Concert at CRYP Teen Centre, Eagle Butte, SD
Contact: Lynnette Dupris 605-200-1465
May 01, 2009 -- May 03, 2009
Community Outreach - Eagle Butte, SD & Newtown, ND
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY OUTREACH Eagle Butte, SOUTH DAKOTA
Community Outreach - Eagle Butte, SD & Newtown, ND
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY OUTREACH Eagle Butte, SOUTH DAKOTA
& Solomon's Rest, New Town, NORTH DAKOTA
Contact: Lynnette DuprisPhone#: 605-964-4278
Email: crrev@lakotanetwork.com
Contact: Lynnette DuprisPhone#: 605-964-4278
Email: crrev@lakotanetwork.com
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Friday, May 1, 2009
EAGLE BUTTE, SOUTH DAKOTA
10:00AM ~ Presentation & Concert at Middle School, Eagle Butte, SD
01:00PM ~ Assembly presentation, Eagle Butte, SD
2:00PM ~ Workshops, Eagle Butte, SD
7:00PM ~ Broken Walls Concert at CRYP Teen Centre, Eagle Butte, SD
Contact: Lynnette Dupris 605-200-1465
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