USA (MNN) — There’s a big celebration coming up this Friday in Harrison, Arkansas.
On Eagles Wings, the Native outreach of Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, is dedicating its brand-new Leadership Center to the Lord on Friday.
“We are about to have a dedication weekend, not so much about a building but a God who built the building,” Ron Hutchcraft of Ron Hutchcraft Ministries says.
“It truly is a miracle in the Ozarks. It is so much more than a building.”
(Photo courtesy of On Eagles Wings/RHM)
The center is a literal dream come true.
“What has been in our hearts for 30 years is to have a discipleship center where we can intensively disciple them (Native believers) in a gap year program, and prepare them for a lifetime of living for Jesus among their people,” Hutchcraft says.
This ministry resource couldn’t have come at a better time.
Native American “people are living with tremendous loss, youth suicide and addiction, missing and murdered women 10 times that of any other women in America, a lot of pain, a lot of grieving. And nobody knows that it’s there” because Native tragedies are rarely in the news, Hutchcraft notes.
“This (building) is a statement that God has never forgotten the first people of this land. They are seen by God; they are loved by God.”
The first of its kind, On Eagles Wings’ Leadership Center is a training hub for Native American Christian youth. More about that here.
“It’s a beautiful facility. It is a place to build community with an incredible huge fireplace in the center room, different kinds of classrooms, plus a workout room, game room, and creative room where they can do Native beadwork, practice instruments, [or] do artwork,” Hutchcraft says.
A nine-month gap-year program equips Native young people to bring the hope of Jesus to their communities. If you’re a Native young person looking to make a difference for Christ, learn more and submit an application here.
“This dedication weekend is a celebration of Jesus opening a new era for the First People of our land,” Hutchcraft says.
“Pray that the young people being launched from here as leaders for their people might be part of the spark for that great move of God.”
Your help makes it all possible. Help empower young Native leaders to bring hope to Native America!
Header and story images courtesy of On Eagles Wings/Ron Hutchcraft Ministries.
