History Made

This past weekend Dale and Shelly two of our very dear friends came to visit us from Richmond, VA. They are elders to the church Emily, Jessica and I go to. Showing them around New London. We showed them the "Pinnacle" which is a mountain that Streams Ministries owns in which you can go up and worship, pray , do whatever. You can see Mt. Washington of the White Mountains from its peak. As we were up there we could see approaching snow instead of a wall of rain it was a wall of snow. Later while laying on the ground, the snow came. Dale and Shelly came while we were on our four day break after Salem, so there was not much scheduled stuff going on. Hanging out was what we did. From traveling 40 minutes to the next town; Concord to see a movie and to eat at Olive Garden to going down town New London drinking coffee in a coffee shop. It was so good to have them here.

"Sunday , Sunday oh Sunday" was a day to remember. Let me tell you God is amazing in His ways. At the church we go to up here called the "Bridge" a very special ceremony would take place. This ceremony would redeem the blood shed that had happen here for hundreds of years between the English and French Colonials against the Pennacook and Piscataqua tribes in the New Hampshire area. For the white man came and stole this land that rightfully belonged to the Native Americans, but instead of following protocol we took it for ourselves. So going in on Sunday morning we were accompanied by feathers, skin drums, beautiful ornate garments that were worn by Native Americans. They were not just from the local area but from all over the country. Natives from Nevada, Canada, and Mexico. One woman was the chef over a many tribes in British Columbia, Canada. Others were mixed in their Heritage.

The purpose of the ceremony was to apologize for the stealing of land that was rightfully the Natives (First nation's). People who were of English descent and wanted to, gave a gift and asked forgiveness for the wrongs of their forefathers and asked permission to remain on this land. I'm dumbfounded. My heart within me is aching because the amazing things that are happening. Never would I imagine this would happen or could happen between Native Americans and us. After all that had happened, Forgiveness was given. History was made here in New Hampshire, but I believe this will and is going to effect the rest of the country. Forgiveness is going to unlock the purpose and give us legal right in the legal systems of God's Kingdom to bring more manifestations of God on, in and through this land. Because even creation itself is groans in great expectation for manifestations of Gods family on this earth. "On earth as it is in Heaven".