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News letter March 2010 The weekend of March 6th our worship team traveled to Ruby Creek, BC Canada for Skawahlook’s inaugural First Nations gathering. There were close to 90 people in attendance. There were believers and pre believers joining in together for food fellowship and worship. We were treated like royalty by our hosts, Jerry’s sister Debbie & husband Dave and Jerry’s brother Brett. Our team wants to go back just to stay! Ministering to us came on the way home at exit 99. Thea was thinking of Roseby Foss as we were traveling down I-5 South and when we stopped at exit 99 to pick up the Barella’s who were riding with the Greely’s. We experience a divine appointment with Roseby who "God told to stop at this exit". She had wanted to hook up with Jerry for a drum. (By the way she really didn’t know him but had seen him at a conference a few months back.) As we were there at the Pilot station taking our break in walks Roseby and she spots the Barellas as she came through the door. She tells them that God had told her to stop there. Then she sees Jerry, they talk about a drum for her. Then she hears the Lord tell her that she needs to pray for our team. We headed out into the parking lot for a time of amazing Holy Spirit prayer and release. The rest of the ride home was more than intense as the presence of the Lord had filled our vehicle. We say yes Lord to all of your plans and purposes for our lives.
Every weekend since our trip to Canada we have been spending hours upon hours as a team seeking the Father and practicing to prepare for the recording of our CD project. It really is a group effort with everyone participating in lyrics, music, arranging and interceding. This journey is quite a blessing. We couldn’t ask for a better group of couples to be partnering with at this time. This weekend we head to the Tacoma Gathering to do our new songs there. We are looking forward to seeing many of our friends and of course indulging into the good food! http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tfng.org%2F&h=4309e9ae1381b076536df1c7f2a8f233 The Barn: John Brown came and painted the walls, Vangie & Leslie painted the floors, and Morgan will be coming by to work on the stairs, door and wood trim for the upper room. Ready or not we will be recording up there April 16th-18th and the 23rd-25th. Here is a look at our itinerary: April 9-10, Practice April 11, Breanne, Carlo and Ava come home from Indonesia! April 16-18 & 23-25 Record CD April 30-May 2, Worship Team to Tsawwasson Long House with Lynda Prince & John Paul Jackson June 10, Jerry & Leslie to Ottawa for Journey of Freedom http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenny-Blacksmith/95254243745?v=wall
June 18, Jerry & Leslie to Chinook First Salmon Ceremony June 24-29, Worship team travels to Sing to the Nations First Nations Worship Festival Oklahoma http://singtothemountainsmusicfestival.blogspot.com/ Thank you all for your prayers and finical support without you, all this would not be possible. Jerry & Leslie Chapman As a reminder we are a 501 c-3 ministry and all donations are tax deductable
News letter February 2010 As we are working toward our goal to send updates at least once a month in order to keep every informed of where we are headed as well as report on where we have been, here’s the latest. This weekend March 6, we will be ministering at a Potluck Gathering in Ruby Creek, BC . We will be bringing a full worship team and hope to see lots of our Canadian friends there. You can get more information on our website at www.jerry chapman.org. We are practicing every week preparing for the recording of our first CD project. Our hope is to record the second weekend in April in order to have the CDs available for the Sing to the Mountains Festival in Oklahoma in June. http://singtothemountainsmusicfestival.blogspot.com/. Your prayers for this project and trip are most welcome. Also concerning this project, we are hoping bring this worship to some of our local congregations as a way of promoting more prayer support from our community here at home. February Report: Saturday the 6th, we went to the Tacoma Gathering where Cheryl and Randy Barnetson were ministering. It was good see many old friends and to make the acquaintance of new friends as well. We were also totally surprised to see Norm Skans from Ketchikan walk through the door. So good to see his smiling face! We plan to return the Tacoma Gathering April 6, where Jerry will do some drum worship. Sunday the 7th we had the pleasure of having a small group teaching time with Suuqiina at Fathers House. He always has messages with such depth. He brings enough revelation from the Father to keep us pressing in for months. It is always good to have even a short visit with a good friend. Saturday the 27th, Jerry and John ministered at the Vader Assemblies of God Men’s Breakfast. They shared in worship and then Jerry brought the men a word from the Lord. That same evening Jerry and Leslie had the pleasure to join with ministry friends in Vancouver with the purpose of blessing Jodi and Jacob Travizo with a dinner and gifts for their first child, a girl who is due to be born in just a couple of weeks. We were so happy to be able to be a part of this blessing for such a wonderful young couple. They are going to make great parents.
The Barn Project continues to progress, the guys are working on the cedar wood work that will cover the front and back walls, waiting for paint for the floor, then the installation on benches. And yes we still need toilet facilities. If you are interested in helping out physically or financially just give us a call. Drums: The drum orders are coming in Jerry will be quite busy for the next several months. Thank you all again, for your prayers and financial support. It is indeed a pleasure to partner with you
News letter January 2010 scroll down for invites Hello All, It’s hard to believe that we are already in February. We wanted to give you an update of what we’ve been up to, as well as let you know about a couple of dates coming up. We had a wonderful Christmas with lots of family gatherings that we always look forward to. The weekend following Breanne, Carlo and Ava’s return to Indonesia, we took the time away adjust to not having our precious little family close and to begin to focus on our schedule for 2010. We are currently working on getting some music together to record a CD. We have gathered a group of musicians and are practicing every week. We have set a deadline to have the project done before the end of June. Not only do we need to get music together, we also need to raise the funds to make this project a reality. This is a totally new experience for us, so your prayers are greatly appreciated. January 16 we had the honor and privilege to join the Chinook Tribe for their annual winter gathering at their plank house in Ridgefield WA. There were tribal representatives from all over Washington and Oregon. It was a day filled with good food, stories and song. Jerry had the opportunity to share a song and gift Ray Gardner the Chinook tribal chairman. We are looking forward to spending more time with the people of the Chinook nation in the near future.
January 30 was our annual Jerry Chapman Ministries board meeting. After the meeting our worship team joined us for a meal and then for prayer and worship. Several prophetic words were spoken over our ministry and the future ministry that will occur in our barn. We believe our time together was strategic. There was a very natural bond in the spirit with our ministry board and worship team. We look forward with anticipation to what the Lord has in store for us this season.
Barn: The barn project continues to progress, the shop on the lower level is organized and in working order. John Curtis has installed a chimney and mantle for the wood stove which is capable of heating the entire building. A lumber storage area has been built by Gene and Morgan. The roof is sealed and there have been no leaks. The insulation is secured in place. We are so thankful to everyone who has put so much time and effort into this project. Up on the priority list is a toilet to be installed. Paint the upper room, trim on all the windows, then we can begin to prepare the upper room for worship! This spring we hope to get the outside painted.
120 Drums: As mentioned in previous reports, Jerry has been commissioned to build 120 drums for Lynda Prince of First Nations of North America Ministry. It has become increasingly difficult to move the drums back and forth across the border. So far we have received $400.00 to go toward the purchase of supplies. Lynda has an amazing ministry in the restoration of people groups and healing the land. Please consider giving to this endeavor.
Join Us On these dates Saturday 2-7-10 Tacoma First Nations Gathering www.tacomafirstnationsgathering.com/ Sunday 2-8-10 Suuqiina Speaking at Fathers House/Creek Side Café, we will start to gather at 6:30 PM 1323 Commerce Ave. Longview use back entrance. Saturday 2-27-10 Vader Assembly of God Men’s Group contact Glen Bruce 360-520-2132 Saturday March 6 Hearts for First Nations Potluck Gathering, Skawahlook Community Hall 58611 Lougheed Hwy Agassiz BC . Looking forward to gathering on Jerry’s home land! Contact Sharron Young (sharskawahlook@gmail.com) for more information. Thank you all for your prayers and finical support without you, all this would not be possible. Jerry & Leslie Chapman
Chapman Ministry Report January - April 2009 January 17th: We took a worship team to the Portland Missions Connexion. It was a packed conference with representations from hundreds of ministries. Most in attendance had not experienced “Native American” style worship. We were happy to serve in that capacity and were very well received. We thank Mike, Rene, Andy, Chuck and Josh for volunteering their time to make our band complete. February 13-16: The weekend started out with us at an Open Heart Ministry conference in Bothell WA. There were two days packed with worship, protocol, prophetic acts and teachings on healing the land. Totally amazing! The event was even shared by live feed to Estonia. Sunday morning we headed to Auburn to minister at Muckleshoot Pentecostal. We led worship and had the opportunity to pray for Pastor Kenny and Charlotte as well as several members of the congregation. We always enjoy joining Muckleshoot for worship. After leaving the church we headed over to our friends Jan and Corb Morgan’s home so Jerry could add drum tracks for Jan’s new CD. He worked on a couple Sunday night and then finished with a total of seven tracks by Monday afternoon.
February 21: We attended a prophetic meeting in Castle Rock WA. There were several First Nations people in attendance and they had a profound impact on the meeting. Speaking prophetic words over the community and region as well as speaking out blessings and the release of ministry. February 28: Jerry and a worship team of guys headed to Woodburn OR to the Youth Correction Facility where they led worship and Jerry shared from the word. The guys also had an opportunity to pray with and encourage several of the young men . We want to thank John, Francis, Ken and Bob for volunteering their time to be a part of this ministry team. We would also like to thank Larry Lemmons for donating the use of his utility trailer so the team could travel in one vehicle with all their gear.
March 20-22:
Foursquare Native Life Celebration and Indian Market Auburn WA.
All we can say is Wow! So inspiring and anointed. The church
that hosted this event spent a lot of time in prayer as well as
physical preparation and we knew it as soon as we walked into
the conference. The presence of the Holy Spirit was so evident.
There were people from all over the United States and Canada. We
were able to connect with many friends and acquaintances as well
as meet all sorts of new people. Jerry had the opportunity to
drum with Terry & Darleen Wildman and Guy Peters. What fun! He
also taught a drum workshop on Saturday afternoon. We were also
blessed to sell many drums and are still working on orders at this time. Jan and Corb
Morgan did a fantastic job facilitating this event. April 3-5: We traveled to Chilliwack BC where we met with some local leaders in First Nations ministry l and then went on that evening to a gathering hosted by Brander McDonald. It was a good meeting with a small number of people in attendance but the presence of the Lord was big. We were blessed with songs, stories & teachings. Our prayer would be that many would seek out this gathering in the future and find a way to attend. You will be blessed as well as having the opportunity to be a blessing to someone else. April 17: We had our annual Jerry Chapman Ministry board meeting where officers were re-elected and we spent time sharing and hearing from the Lord. We are so blessed to have the same people serving since our beginning. A big thank you to Dave and Nancy Bodine, Dave and Janice Rordon, and Lennie Retterath April 18: Jerry and members of his Wednesday night culture class joined the Cowlitz Tribe at St Mary’s for a drum dedication. It was a positive day and an encouragement for all who attended. April 22: We had the privilege to be invited by the Chairman of the Chinook Tribe to witness a historical reenactment on the Columbia River. The two canoes welcoming the trade ship the Hawaiian Chieftain included protocol, trade, a meal and a traditional blessing of the ship. It was an honor to witness the welcome and also to be invited along with Pastor Tony from Raymond to share our prayers, songs and blessings. The Lord continues to bring us places for prophetic acts that bring Him honor.
Barn Update: The barn project continues to progress. Gene and Morgan have spent countless hours removing walls, placing support beams, replacing siding & installing floors. Morgan recently installed a sub- floor in the loft area. Gary from Wiconi has also come several times to give a hand at sorting through all the miscellaneous stuff that has been accumulated over 40 plus years. Dave & Kim have been financially giving to this specific project for years. We are soon to be blessed by our community of churches. Our barn has been selected as part of the Vision City Servant Week. This is when the churches of Kelso/Longview mobilize together to serve the community by coming along side of individuals and groups. They do everything from helping at the schools and nursing homes to construction projects in parks, neighborhoods and community buildings. Jerry has actually led service teams the past two years. We are so honored that we were selected to receive installation of insulation for our barn. The pastors have captured the vision of how important First Nations ministry is, and are wanting to give us a leg up in order free us from the construction phase and allow us more time for the actual ministry.
Drums: Jerry has been building drums like crazy! When we were at the conference in Auburn people actually came looking for him and his drums. They had either seen or heard about the drums and the anointing the Lord has put on Jerry to build these instruments of praise. Next to serving the Lord through worship there is no other part of ministry Jerry enjoys more than building these drums of worship. He has enough orders now to keep him busy for quite a while.
Family Update: Our younger daughter Natalie married Nate Tallbut on December 31st and is happily settling in here in our community. Our older daughter Breanne and her husband Carlo and our granddaughter Ava have been in Jakarta Indonesia for nine months now. You can check up on their progress on Carlo’s blog at http://carloministryjournal.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-will-be-sending-our-first-newsletter.html Volunteer Position: We are calling forth more intercessors for our ministry. Please consider being part of a group praying specifically for this ministry. Let us know by email if you feel called to be a part of our ministry in this capacity. chappyc_4@msn.com
Chapman Ministry Report May 2009 May 1-3: Native American Holy Ghost Conference Medford Oregon. This was our first time at this event and what an event it was. The Spirit of the living God was evident throughout the weekend. Jerry had the opportunity to emcee the grand entries and share bits and pieces of our ministry. We also brought a worship team that ministered prophetically along with Rita Bear Grey for two of the services. People were released, set free and saved. Dave Gomez and his church are very gracious hosts and we were well taken care of. They are a true picture of the body of Christ showing the love of Christ as well as representing so much diversity of generations and culture. We look forward to partnering with New Jerusalem Church in the future. We want to say thank you to our team John, Vangie, Francis, Thea, Bob & Morgan who gave their time & finances to travel with us.
May 4-8: Vision City Servant Week. We were so moved when the churches of our community selected our barn drum shop and worship loft to be a part of their community service projects. We are humbled and honored to be regarded by our fellow ministers in such a way that they would present such a blessing to us and our ministry. Cascade Hydraulics came and purchased and installed 9 windows. That was 3 full days of labor, only to return with plywood for the shop walls and began to install that as well. Heritage Construction sent a crew to insulate the entire building, a project that took over 3 days. And our friend Morgan was a part of both crews. We are truly blessed. Jerry and Leslie had the opportunity to team up with the Vine ministry and go out to the homeless camp and share some First Nations song and dance with the folks out there. May 9: Chilliwack BC. It was an absolutely beautiful day for the wedding of Jerry’s niece Chrystal and her now husband Lee. Jerry was honored to be asked to officiate the couple’s happy day. The flowers in Minter Gardens were in full bloom and the couple and the wedding party was radiant. We pray for a long life of love and happiness for the newlyweds.
May 16: Kelso School District In Honor Of Our Children Pow Wow. Another great event thanks to the hard work of Shelley Hamrick and the Indian Education volunteers. This year there were more dances featuring children than ever before. The kids really had a good time.
May 29-31: Reconciliation Ceremony Richland WA. Desert Rock Church, and 120 Drum Ministry came to recognize, repent to and honor one of the host tribes of the Tri Cities. The Wanapum now has a very small population but was once one of the predominant people groups of the valley. They were a peaceful people who resorted to prayer instead of war. They would not sign treaty’s that would state ownership of what they believed belonged to Creator. There is still small Wanapum population on the land and we believe as their honor is restored, health and healing will come to them, as well as the communities that surround them. Friday night the team met in the tribe’s Long house for protocol. Then on Saturday we met at the park in Richland on the Columbia River, where pastors from seven different congregations came to repent and bring gifts to the host people. The emotional ceremony that took several hours was followed by a beautiful feast then drumming and dancing. Jerry had the opportunity to drum and prophesy over the people, and the land and water calling down the blessings of the Lord. Two of the seven drums Jerry sent to be used in the protocol were actually sponsored by the morning watch team at the Kelso/Longview Three Rivers House of Prayer . We thank our friends for your support of First Nations Ministry. Sunday morning, Jerry started the worship service once again prophesying, this time over the congregation of Desert Rock Church. These are a people who are earnestly chasing after the heart of the Father. They have ordered their own drum and have invited us to come back in person to present it and have a service there. After leaving the church we headed to Troutdale Oregon for a prophetic time of worship at Glen Otto Park on the Sandy River. Once again the Lord met us with favor. One of the cool things about this meeting was people in the park heard the music and drums came by to see what was going on. They ended up staying and were ministered to! That’s what it’s all about, sharing Jesus.
June 6 2009:
Lower Columbia Ethnic Council International Festival Longview.
Jerry, John and Francis joined Marie Dancing Star
and friends representing First Nations in song and dance. It’s
always
good to bring creators worship to a community event and be so
well received.
Later that day Jerry, John and Leslie joined Jan Michael
June 25-28: National First Peoples Summit Ottawa: What incredible experience. The whole event was on the web live stream. Hours and hours of day and night amazing Spirit led worship and intercession. Gifted , humble, lovers of God joining as one to praise, petition, proclaim, and stand together calling forth the nations to come to know and love the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We would return in a heartbeat. July 11: We joined the Chinook Tribe and Liberation Church in Raymond WA for a community gathering and a time to pray and bless the land. This was our third year coming to support the event and with each year it is gradually growing in numbers. We look forward to meeting with and supporting the Chinook people in future gatherings and festivals. Thank you to the Browns, Greely’s and Retteraths, for driving over to be a part of our ministry in Raymond
July 30-Aug 1st: Wiconi Family Camp. It was so good to be back at family camp this year and have time to spend so many friends in a relaxed family atmosphere. Jerry, John and Leslie led worship a couple of times and Mike and Rene Greely came and helped out during our prophetic drum and worship workshop. Holy Spirit met us in a most meaningful way during both sessions. We as well as those who participated were deeply moved during the workshop session. We look forward to being with everyone again next year.
August 11-15: The Cry Canada Tuesday through Friday we joined First Nation believers from Canada and the States to prepare the land during a pre-Cry Summit interceding, repenting and calling forth the healing of the land. Considerable breakthrough was confirmed in our prayer times in preparation for the Cry event. Saturday, with great passion and earnestness, over 2,000 people prayed together for the nation of Canada for it to turn away from its sinful ways, repent, and to experience a spiritual revival at The CRY, a large prayer and fasting movement, held in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Joined with thousands of youth from across Canada, Lou Engle, founder of The Call movement from the States, participated in leading the prayer for Canada. We considered it an honor and privilege to be called upon to participate in such a strategic prayer movement for North America.
Aug.26-Sept.11: We headed to Jakarta Indonesia to visit our daughter Breanne, son-in-law Carlo and granddaughter Ava, where they are ministering at International Connection Center Jakarta. Carlo serves as youth and young adult pastor while Breanne is children’s pastor and director of Stellar Kids International pre-school. Ava is 4 years old and attending pre-school and every prayer and worship time her parents will allow her to stay up for. The people of this congregation who are literally from all parts of the world are passionate for Jesus. Many are pationatly involved with outreach ministries in the city as well as outlining communities. Worship at ICCJ in Jerry’s words was “over the top”, many of the musicians are professional, so when combined with their love of worshiping God it’s very moving. They had visiting pastors Darrell & Sherri Beebe from Mossy Rock WA ministering while we were there. It seemed funny to meet up with people from our region so far away from home. The Beebe’s have a heart wrenching testimony that really proves the faithfulness of our God to restore broken lives and hearts. I, Jerry had the opportunity to minister at the Street Church outreach while in the City. The coordinator of this ministry also leads the ministry to the leapers. She saw a need to feed and clothe people and took it upon herself to organize a group from the ICCJ congregation as well as outside help to start an open air church. It is not allowed to spread the gospel openly on the street, so she found a covered area similar to a large carport. It was hot and sweaty with bats flying overhead and lizards climbing the walls. The area was filled to capacity with 200 people. There were a handful of church folk but mostly street people. One of the elders of ICCJ, an Australian business man, led the bible study as he does every week for 30 minutes to a very attentive group. Then worship, I brought my drums and was asked to sit in with the team. The quality of their instruments was poor at best but it didn’t make any difference. The Holy Spirit used them. They were singing songs of praise in their language. The elders were moving in the spirit and lunging forward as they worshiped. I said to myself, “here we come Lord!” What passion these Indonesians have for their savior Jesus Christ! It was an awesome sight. The Lord led me into a time of prophetic drumming, the worship leader with his voice began to prophesy and sing in the spirit. This was beautiful to behold and experience. The drummer’s kit that was held together with wirers was falling apart but the he was loving it and just kept praising. Following worship I shared a testimony about first nation’s culture in North America and how God is using us wherever we go to release people from the bondage of un forgiveness and bitterness from the past. To show how we begin to love those who once oppressed us. To lead by example and bring into the church the ones missing in order that the church would be filled with every tribe tongue and nation. They were so receptive and passionate, what an amazing night. I, Jerry also had the opportunity to go to the Church’s men’s retreat and joined the worship team there. It was a full and blessed time in the Lord and I felt that I was able to make a good connection with the men my son-in-law is in ministry with. I am thankful for the opportunity. We also made a connection with another man from the church that does recording, and had the opportunity to put down some drum worship. We are looking forward to see how that project turns out. One of the highlights of the trip was when we had the opportunity to go to our granddaughter Ava’s preschool class as her “show and tell”. The week we were there, they were studying North America. So Jerry brought a drum and he and Ava sang songs for the kids, Ava shared protocol with the kids giving Sto’Lo Nation buttons and Jerry gifted the teachers with necklaces. They were all excited to have a “real” native person from North America as their visitor. And Ava was thrilled to have us there to share with her friends
It was wonderful to see our kids in their home and ministry environment and to see firsthand that they are doing well. It was also a blessing that Jerry could minister while we were there. We were able to make several connections for future opportunities should the Lord lead us that way again. Sept. 19: Cowlitz Tribe Pow Wow, Another great Pow Wow put on by the Cowlitz Tribe. They were once again filled beyond capacity and there were more dancers and ever before. Jerry has two new prospects for emcee and looks forward to working with them again so they will be ready and positioned to take his place in the near future. We are so blessed by all the friends we have in the Cowlitz and look forward to each opportunity we have to share in their lives. October 11, We traveled to The Bridge Church Richland WA. This is the church that spearheaded the reconciliation event with the Wanapum people in June. While we were there helping with worship pastor Steve Watson ordered a unity drum for his congregation. At that time he invited Jerry to return with the drum and to lead worship as well as share the word at a future Sunday service, and so with John and Vangie we headed to Richland. What a blessing this congregation is. They seriously press in seeking Holy Spirit and He meets them in power. It was an amazing time of encounter. Jerry, John and Leslie joined with some of the church worship team moving in prophetic worship. Then Jerry shared from the word and also a prophetic word sent by someone here in Longview. It was confirmed that the word was timely for this congregation. Our intercessor Vangie also was able to deliver some powerful prayer for some of the congregation following the service. We are so thankful for opportunities like this one we had in Richland. We look forward to serving these friends in the future as the Lord leads. November7, We took a team to Venture Church in Marysville WA. to share in worship and also about First Nations ministry. We were so blessed to have over 30 of our friends join us from as far as Oregon and also from all over the Seattle area. Venture is a new church and they are very interested in starting off in the right way concerning the local tribal people in the Marysville area. November 26, We traveled up to Ruby Creek BC for the Ruby Creek Art Gallery Open House, where Jerry was the feature artist. It was a really nice event with a steady crowd making many purchases. Jerry was honored to be able to be a part of supporting our family Skawahlook in this business venture in what we hope will one day be a major financial contributor for our people. We will be taking the month of December off and then starting back up in January. We are looking forward to the arrival of our young family from Indonesia for the Christmas season with great anticipation! We will update our itinerary once we are into the New Year. Drums: Jerry had been quite busy building drums. In the past 6 months we have sent out two drum sets. One small set with a totally new stand design. We believe this will be one many people will be interested in, as it packs up small and is less expensive than the full set. We have put out over 60 other drums in various sizes as well. And still have some orders to fill. We are so thankful for the opportunity to share our instruments of praise!
Barn: As drums are being built the Barn project continues. Morgan and Gene repaired the roof and got a fresh snow coat on just in time for the rain. Looks like it’s working well and we have had some real down pours for confirmation. The lean to for lumber storage is well under way, next will be installing the new wood stove. The upper room has almost all the insulation secured then we will be able to paint the floor. The property outside the barn has kept our friend Gary Easty busy one day a week most of the summer. Lot’s more to do but these are the most pressing thus far. We are so looking forward to having small gatherings in the upper room and also being able to finish organizing the wood shop once there is a place for all the lumber. A big concern is for a restroom. The sewer system is a long way from the barn so we need to pray this one in. Thank you to all who continue to donate supplies and labor to this project. There is no way we could do it without
Thank you to all who encourage us with your prayers and financial support. We appreciate you being such an integral part of our ministry. May the Lord bless you and keep you. Jerry & Leslie Chapman
2008 Recap
This is just a brief update of where the Lord has been taking us in the last couple of months during our time of rest from the traveling ministry schedule. One thing that has defiantly been consistent is we have not had a worship team. This has been a big relief. With the long hours Jerry spends driving truck it was very difficult to arrange practice time, get music together and then plan events and road trips. God gave us grace for a season and at this point we are still enjoying the rest from that portion of our ministry. Jerry has been coming along side other musicians or they have come along side him in various meetings and church services. God has been showing up during these times and bringing refreshing, restoration, and encouragement. Not only to those in the congregations but to the ministering musicians as well. God is using Jerry in his God given sphere of authority and we now have an even greater revelation of that sphere and how the Lord uses Jerry through drumming as well as in prophetic song and word. We continually find ourselves in awe on how God uses us. There is a phrase that a missionary from a ministry called Forward Edge uses. “Go be yourself someplace else” That is just what we have been doing and the Lord has just been moving through us. Leslie is still active at the Three Rivers House of Prayer several mornings each week. The number of intercessors vary, but God is consistently meeting us there. We continue to pray and stand in proclamation that this will be a city of refuge, a community of habitation for the Lord Most High. During this year and half while Leslie has been participating at TriHop her gift of intercession has increased creating an insatiable desire for more of God. She has also found herself at a new level during ministry times with Jerry. So the update is: May 21& 22 we went to Lumi in northern Washing ton and meet up with Jonathan and Bill from Broken Walls and just lint a hand where we were needed and Jerry also worshiped on the drum with the guys. It was good to see Jonathan again and a blessing to meet the new drummer Bill. Jerry actually met some extended family up there as well. Tom and June Cox did a great job facilitating the event. June 2-7 was the Kelso/Longview church community servant week. Where members from different congregations join together and do service projects throughout the area. Jerry’s project was to have and artistic sign and entry way designed for the Longview office of the Cowlitz Tribe. The ground has been prepped and landscaped. Tom Kell has carved a beautiful sign that is just waiting for installation. June 7th we headed up to Woodinville to join with Open Heart Ministries for two nights of worship and intercession. (We sent a previous email that stated the pastor Mary Oliver was impressed by the Lord that Jerry would soon be moving into full time ministry and wanted to be able to pray for us in person to that effect and that they did! ) They believe the Lord has called them to open a ministry center in Woodinville, but the community has been closed minded toward churches. So we also spent time praying over the land, asking the Lord for the key connections with the first nations, local government, and realtors. The Holy Spirit just blew right through that meeting. We had several native ministry friends from the Seattle area come and join in ministry with us. What an impact they had on the people that night. One of the dancers gifted a little girl with a shawl. We found our later that during the meeting she called her dad during the time of drum worship (a traditional pow wow man, pre-believer) He asked her if she was at a pow wow, she said no it was better. She was so moved by the Holy Spirit she decided she wanted to start going to church and hearing the drumming over the phone her dad has decided to go with her! Just after the meeting the pastor met a city council member who said he wanted to be the one to help them get into their ministry center. And there are more testimonies… A big thank you to Jan & Corb , Pat & Gary, Lynn and Dave, for joining us in ministry that night and to Betty and Logan who show up so many times just to encourage and love us. June 22nd we attended the funeral service for the Cowlitz Tribal Chairman John Barnett. It was held at St. Mary’s in Toledo, there were well over 200 in attendance. Jeff Hoover and Russ Tevis came as representatives of the Kelso/ Longview pastor’s prayer group. Tom & Lennie Retterath and Gene McCleary also came out representing the church just to lend a hand of support. Jerry had the opportunity to share an honor song and present a gift to the tribe in honor of John. Please keep the tribe in prayer during this time of mourning and transition. July 11-13 we had the honor of ministering at the grand opening of the new Muckleshoot Pentecostal Church in Auburn WA. Jerry lead worship and also taught workshops on drumming and intercession. The new church is beautiful the Muckleshoot people are most encouraged and now have a excellent facility to host every kind of First Nations ministry events. July 21-27 took us to Portland TN for a gathering with Indigenous Messengers International at their healing and worship center, Alie's Place. There was a full week of morning workshops and evening worship, finishing off with two days of ordinations. The purpose in our attending was to present Suquiina and Quamaniq with a full native drum set for their use at the center. We believe that this gift will be well used in many aspects of their healing and intercessory ministry Thank you to Bruce & Gene for helping Jerry in building the kit. And also to those who support this ministry financially so that we are able be a blessing and partner in ministry with our first nations brothers and sisters in Christ. August 3 Our kids depart for Ministry, Jakarta Indonesia. Our oldest daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter have moved to Jakarta to join a world changing ministry. Our hearts are broken for missing them but know that they are being obedient to the calling the Lord has placed before them. Please remember to pray for Carlo, Breanne and our little Ava. Here is their blogspot. http://carloministryjournal.blogspot.com/ August 9-10 was an intercessors and worship gathering with Pacific Ministries at the Sandy River in Troutdale Oregon. Just a small group from various areas of Washington and Oregon, very diverse in ministry background, age and experience. The common denominator is a group of people who have insatiable hunger for more of glory presence of God in their personal live as well as in their communities. It was two days of amazing Spirit lead worship, intercession and encouragement. God so blessed this small group for simply just taking these days to focus on Him. He is faithful to answer whenever we call. August 16 The Chinook Tribe along with Liberation Church co-hosted a community gathering in Raymond WA. Jerry did some drumming & worship and arranged for some worship teams from Seattle and Longview to participate as well. A special treat was that our friends Jo and Victoria Vogels were staying with us so Jo also blessed the people with his gift of music. A very big first for Jerry was going out in the Chinook canoe; he was thrilled to say the least. There was some real relational break through during the event and we look forward to serving the Chinook people in the future. September 13 we had the honor of being invited to the Cowlitz Tribe's first Salmon Ceremony on the Cowlitz River. There is no way to express our feeling for these people who have made us feel such a part of their family. We were honored to just be invited but as true to their nature they honored us in our attendance. They invited Jerry to share in a time of blessing and song. Beyond that, the drum team accompanied Jerry in song and then invited him to join in with them. They had a beautiful feast at the St. Mary's Tribal Center following the ceremony. Jerry counted at least 200 in attendance thanking creator for His provision. September 20 Cowlitz Tribe Annual PowWow, the date was changed from October to September this year and we wondered what that would do to the attendance but this year’s event was the biggest ever! Jerry is just now adjusting to the position of emcee but is already looking for that younger replacement. Hopefully a young Cowlitz person. Let's pray for the Lord's leading in that as well as for the Indian Education Pow Wow. We must always be ready in and out of season for what the Lord will call us to next. Jerry is looking forward to working with the Cowlitz people in some other areas in the near future. An answer to prayer has come! Jerry's work schedule has decreased considerably in the last few months. This is something we have prayed for so that he could put more focus on the ministry and simply keep up at home. The interesting part of the picture is that when the work load lightened our regular ministry support went down notably. So please continue to pray the Lord's will. We can keep up with personal expenses with less work hours but it leaves little for us to contribute toward the ministry and the continued construction of the drum shop. Check out our itinerary for our schedule. Things will quite a different turn for November and December as we make plans for our younger daughter Natalie’s wedding to Nathan Tallbut December 31st.! The Lord just continues to bless us in so amazing ways and we are forever grateful. We thank you in advance for your continued prayers, support and encouragement. Please be reminded that we are a 501© 3 non profit ministry and your donations are tax deductible. May the Lord bless each one of you with the desires He has placed in your hearts.
2007 Recap February 24, Jerry shared at the men's breakfast at Vader Assembly of God and was very well received and has been invited back to share for a church service .
March 23-25 Jerry and Leslie went to Pacific Life Bible College in Surrey BC for a worship seminar and fund raising dinner/auction. Saturday afternoon Jerry did a short teaching on culturally relevant worship and indigenous instruments. He then led the group in a drum circle that turned into a worship circle using drums and percussion instruments. There was a blind woman attending and as she entered in we could see the spirit of joy come upon her and with that joy the anointing of the Holy Spirit came though her worship. There was healing, tears, young people stretched and willing to step forward in new revelation of God through that worship time. That evening we gathered some musicians from our extended family church Harvest Community in Chilliwack. We shared First Nations Style worship music for those attending the dinner auction. We were well received by those in attendance, many who had never heard our style of worship before. The gourmet dinner served that night was outstanding. Thank you, Melanie Gleason Lyle for the invitation. Sunday morning we gathered at Harvest Church in Chilliwack where Jerry joined with the worship team. Gods presence was moving throughout the service. We are always blessed when we have a chance to worship with our church family in Chilliwack. After church we meet briefly with Pastor Keith and Jerry's sister in regard to future kingdom work in the area. We believe God wants to move in greater power in the region. Pray that we hear from the Lord what our part might be and for more fruit bearing workers in the Frasier River Valley. April 7, Jerry, Leslie, Mike & Rene Greely, Connie Wallace and Bill Ivey went to Portland for a Messianic / Native day of teaching, food, fellowship, worship, dance and intersession. Our guitar player called the night before letting us know he would be unable to attend because of a family emergency. We called a man that we knew was coming and asked if he would like to join in worship with us and he graciously agreed. Coming into worship now unrehearsed was a bit stressful but we put our trust in the Lord and laid the time at his feet and He took the worship service from the moment we started. It was an amazing, "God time". The Lord by His Holy Spirit used us in as a corporate group to minister to everyone in attendance that day. April 21, Jerry brought a worship team over to Rainier Oregon for their first ever Gathering. Isabelle Weedman, and Robert Archyleta along with Rodger and Jean Martin did the preliminary ground work meeting with local pastors finding a facility and contacting people to come. We had a wonderful turnout of over 100 people. There were many pre-believers in the crowd and all seemed to enjoy their time in the presence of the Lord. One comment came that :"My brother would never step foot in a church but really enjoyed himself". The gathering format just reaches out in a way that is more appealing to the un-churched as well as the churched. Both Robert and Isabelle shared from the word, we had a potluck meal with delicious food, there was worship and corporate prayer with no one hesitating to participate. We want to thank Paul & Janice Rice for opening up their church. We look forward to the next time we join together in Rainier.
April 27, Jerry went to Tacoma and Seattle with some drum deliveries and stayed on in Seattle for a meeting with Open Heart Ministries Bethseda that evening. Before the meeting Jerry had the opportunity to meet with the guest speaker from Fresh Fire ministries as well as Mary Oliver of Open Heart. They had an amazing encounter with the Lord with each of them speaking prophetically into one another's lives. Needless to say the meeting that evening was charged with the power of the Holy Spirit with no one leaving untouched.
Saturday May 5th we headed to Olympia for a meeting with some pastors from The Nazarene Church in North Seattle. These people have connections with Native people and are searching for ways to effectively minister to them. We scheduled a time for Jerry to come and share at a Sunday morning service. After Olympia we headed to Raymond Washington and met with a pastor and his wife with the same heart. We ended up staying over and attending their street church the next morning. We set a date in June for a gathering at their church and then in August to come back and do a two day outdoor out reach. We returned home on Sunday in time for Jerry to be a part of the worship team for a City Wide service that evening. There was agood turn out and as always there were several in attendance who had their first experience with "Native Style" worship. Jerry was very well received.
May 11-13 we took a last minute trip to Bend to meet up with musician Jo Vogels and his wife Victoria at the "Barn". The meeting times were powerfully anointed and both Jo and Jerry feel strong about working together in the future. We are very encouraged by the ministry that Dale and Joellen Michaels facilitate there in Bend. Sunday night we came home in time to lead worship at Evangel and then finished the night with Mother's Day take out and snuggling with our precious 2 year old granddaughter. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th we traveled to Cannon Beach Oregon to attend a couple of days of our communities 19th Annual Pastors and Ministry Leader's Prayer Summit. There were over 40 leaders in attendance in all or part of the summit. It was such an uplifting experience for both of us. We are so blessed and encouraged to be part of a community of leaders who are so united in prayer and have such genuine care and concern for one another. The bond continues to grow deeper.
Saturday the 19th Jerry once again emceed the "In Honor of Our Children" Pow Wow hosted by Kelso School's Indian Education. We had an excellent turn out with more vendors, dancers and attendees than we have had in the last couple of years. Thank you to the Wiconi volunteers who drove up to help out.
Ketchikan AK, May 24 - 28, 2007 The Chapman’s and the Greely’s ended the month of May in Ketchikan Alaska. Arriving on Thursday the 24th we started with a meeting with the core group of the “Gathering”… We had a time of food fellowship and protocol. Then we got together to practice with the musicians that would be playing with us throughout the weekend. Dale and Lucy Wheeler flew up to join us on Friday. Friday night we gathered at the Saxman Tribal House for a community concert. The event was well attended. The acoustics were perfect there in the long house. The place was made for drumming. We had worshipers and pre-believers joining in unity in native style song and dance. We left that evening with a sense, of awe as we reflected on how the Holy Spirit ministered in the hearts of the people in an ever so gentle way. On Saturday we attended the Gathering’s three year anniversary Potluck. There were lots of people, food, fellowship and music. They have all age groups represented. It was so encouraging to hear the testimonies of some of the “younger” elders who took the time to recognize their elders who were in attendance, and hear how these precious ones prayed for and ministered them into the kingdom many years ago.. E Now we see these people doing the same and soon to pass that mantel on to the next generation. The core group had made enough drum sticks for everyone in attendance, so the evening finished off with all having a chance to drum and then being able to have the sticks to take home. Before we finished as always there was a time of prayer and personal ministry. Sunday we had the pleasure to join Good News Fellowship for service. As it was the Global Day of Prayer we spent the beginning of the service joining in, with believers all around the world in a time of corporate worship, prayer and repentance. Jerry shared a timely word for the body of Good News Fellowship encouraging the adults in their support of the children and youth in the call the Lord has place upon them. That evening we did a service at the Salvation Army Church. There were people from several different congregations as well a number of people who heard the music and simply stopped in to see what was taking place. People were free in song and dance. We left knowing the Holy Spirit had done what He intended to accomplish. After service we went to Norma and Sonya Skans where they prepared a wonderful feast for a least 50 people. They honored us with gifts, generous words and prayers. Norm and Sonya are such a gift to the body of Christ as well as to their community. We just want to say thank you to all of you in Ketchikan for your part in bringing us up to be a part of your ministry. Also for your prayers in sending us out. Joe & Susie Williams, Norm & Sonya Skans, George & Marty at Good News Fellowship, Ken Rainak, John Long, Leonard & Debbie Nance, Dale Bakkala and all those involved in the Ketchikan Gathering. We are blessed by your generosity and hospitality.
June 15 & 16, Raymond WA, Friday night we started the weekend with worship and intercession sharing the music portion with the Liberation Church worship team. It was a sweet yet powerful time in the Lord. Saturday Raymond had their first Potluck Gathering Meeting at the high school. We had the opportunity to protocol the police chief, fire chief, city council as well as tribal representatives from the Shoalwater Tribe. There were over 100 people in attendance throughout the day. We sensed the Lord working in the hearts of many during our time of fellowship, enjoying good food and worship.
June 24 Kelso WA: Sunday morning we took a worship team to Abundant Life Nazarene church. Jerry also spent a brief time sharing about what we do as ministers representing First Nations. There were actually some people who were familiar with Broken Walls ! Pastor Chris Davis is very supportive and an encouragement to Jerry and I . We look forward to a continued relationship with the people there.
June 30 Seattle WA: Jerry and Leslie traveled to West Seattle Church of the Nazarene where Jerry taught on ministry with cultural relevance. We have been in communication with the pastors from West Seattle and believe this is a God connection. They have a very culturally diverse congregation and are more than ready to make a difference in their community.
June 29,30, July7,20, & 21, Jerry and several volunteers from the Vision City servant week spent many hours refurbishing a very old and tired gym at the Cowlitz Tribe's St. Mary's Center in Toledo WA,. It was a big undertaking but the result was well worth the effort. Thanks to all who helped out.
July 27-28, Our worship team was invited back to the Back to the Blues Gospel Blue Festival in Chilliwack BC. Even though we don't play the blues the "Native Style" worship was overwhelmingly received. Jerry and I made several connections with people in the area involved in native ministry. Another answer to prayer. Sunday AM we lead worship at Harvest Church in Chilliwack and as always the people there were prayed up and ready to receive from the Lord and that's just how the morning went. The Holy Spirit moved in power that morning, in blessing and refreshing. A big thank you to our team: Mike & Rene Greely, Chuck & Jacque Hendrickson, Connie Wallace, Josh Anderson and Jay McKenzie. We are very excited about the addition of some new musicians Chuck & wife Jacque and also Josh. What a blessing these guys are! August 2-5 We headed to Turner Oregon for the Wiconi Family Camp and Pow Wow, Jerry facilitated the worship time attempting to get as many different people involved in leading as he could. The worship times carried a diverse flavor and encouraged us to appreciate the way God uses us in so many variations of expressing our worship to Him. We also had our turn at running the sound which is not something either of us are particularly gifted in, but we are learning. It was good to see old friends and have some time to visit in a more relaxed atmosphere. August 11, took us to Tom Fest in Washougal WA, Why? The directors of the event realize that their property is on the land the first peoples and believe that protocol dictates that there be some representation of First Nations People. We were given great respect and favor by these people and believe they will reap a blessing out of their obedience.
August 18 & 19 we returned to Raymond for a two day event. We had the opportunity to meet and protocol the Chinook Tribe at the opening of the Saturday meeting. Thank you Lord for still yet another connection!. The afternoon session got rained out so we packed up in a hurry and headed to the high school. After setting up Jerry had our younger half of the team lead, Chuck, Josh & Jay with Mike filling in on bass. Chuck did an amazing job of leading us into the Throne Room. Josh's guitar seemed to just sing in the spirit. Following worship we had a powerful time of prayer for those in attendance. Sunday morning we got up and headed back to the school where our whole team brought the worship and once again the Lord amazed us with an intense time of worship and intercession. That afternoon everyone was treated to terrific salmon barbeque. Thank you to Tony and Lisa and Liberation Church for all your hard work. Thank you to Patty who opens her door to us and treats us to her wonderful food, comfortable beds, generous hospitality and then send us home with gifts. A friend for life! Also a big thank you to our team who travel at their own expense to be a part of this ministry. Mike & Rene Greely Connie & Jim Wallace, Chuck Hendrickson, Josh Anderson and Jay McKenzie August 25 & 26th Was the Kalama Days of Discovery, This event takes place in recognition of the town's name sake Kalama a Hawaiian who landed on the Columbia River and married a local native woman. The family has held on to their traditions for generations and in honor of them the festival has been born. This was something that interested Jerry as he also is 1/4 Hawaiian. Jerry did some drum songs, two sisters from the Cowlitz Tribe, Patty and Jane came to sing and dance. We invited a traditional pow wow drum family, Cree Star, and there were a handful of First Nations dancers. Our son-in-law Carlo and daughter Breanne joined Jerry in a worship set on Sat. afternoon. We felt that there was a good representation of first nations, not to mention all of the Hawaiians. They counted 64 vendors, us being one of them, 700 guests for the Luau dinner, and 5000 visitors throughout the weekend. Sunday morning Jerry had church service with about 25 people in attendance. The thing I think that impacted us the most was all the testimonies honoring and glorifying Christ, recognizing the fact that this was not a Christian event. Thank you to Bill & Gloria and the countless volunteers that made this event possible. We look forward with anticipation to next year.
The Barn Project: Dale & Sue Bakkela of Ketchikan received vision for our Barn Workshop Project and have been encouraging their personal friends and ministry contacts to give toward that. We had checks come in from Ketchikan, California and Texas. Not mention our local ministry partners. With Gene McCleary taking over the project we now have the roof sealed, half of a new foundation, 2/3 of the new floor, lights and electrical outlets to run equipment. There’s a lot more to be done but this start is really encouraging tion. The core group had made enough drum sticks for everyone in attendance, so the evening finished off with all having a chance to drum and then being able to have the sticks to take home. Before we finished as always there was a time of prayer and personal ministry. October 13, Cowlitz Tribe Pow Wow Jerry was asked to return this year as the emcee for the annual event. This was the tribes biggest and best yet. The remodel project done by the Kelso/Longview City church volunteers made all the difference in the gym. It is was wonderful. The Tribe took time to honor Jerry and the volunteers including doing an honor dance and having gifts of wonderful embroidered fleece vest for all the volunteers. The Cowlitz people are reconnecting with their culture and did a wonderful job of sharing with the community. http://www.cowlitz.org/events/cowlitzindianpowwow.html October 20, We shared in drum songs and the word at the Tacoma Wisdom Circle. This is an additional meeting time to the monthly Tacoma Gathering. This fellowship has a bit more of an intimate and personal setting. There is already First Nations people testifying of the blessing these meeting have been to them. November 1, Jerry joined Richard Twiss for a Worship Seminar at Seattle Pacific University. It was a time to introduce culturally relevant expression in worship and prayer and to share with attendees the powerful impact it can have. Josh Anderson and Chuck Hendrickson join Jerry and Leslie for the worship portion and did a great job as always with their musical gifts. November 15-20, Jerry and Leslie headed down to Puma Valley CA to bring an Abba drum to the Puma Valley Foursquare Fellowship. The people of the congregation and Pastor Derek Myers have been swamped with fire relief ministry. Providing some of the practical needs of meals, groceries, clothing, hands on help as well as spiritual council and just “being there” for those who have been through such a traumatic event. We had great service and enjoyed meeting and worshiping with the people of Puma Valley. |
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John & Vangie Brown
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Heart Meeting
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Square Conference, Jerry & Guy Peters
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Canoe with Tribal Chair Ray Gardner
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kit headed to Eastern Canada April 6th
